U.S. President Donald Trump said that he is expecting a proposal from Iran’s leaders to end the war imminently.
This comes hours after he inflicted sanctions on some of the country’s top weapons dealers.
Amid ongoing talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the president told reporters that Iran was expected to give the United States an answer on a peace offering by Friday evening, Reuters said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio added he hopes what Iran lays on the table is ‘a serious offer’ after weeks of bombing and blockades between the countries.
The two countries initiated a ceasefire in April, but the US fired a round of ‘self defense’ strikes on Friday targeting two oil tankers.
However, the President claimed that the latest round of strikes did not breach the tenuous ceasefire agreement.
Trump’s anticipation for a peace offer comes on the same day that the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against ten suppliers ‘enabling efforts by Iran’s military to secure weapons.’
‘While the surviving [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] leaders are trapped like rats in a sinking ship, the Treasury Department is unrelenting in our Economic Fury campaign,’ said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
‘Under President Trump’s decisive leadership, we will continue to act to Keep America Safe and target foreign individuals and companies providing Iran’s military with weapons for use against U.S. forces.’
