BlockBeats News, May 18th, according to the U.S. media AXIOS, a senior U.S. official and an insider said that Iran has submitted an updated ceasefire proposal, but the White House believes that the proposal has not shown substantive improvement and is not enough to reach an agreement.

The U.S. official stated that Trump hopes to reach an agreement to end the war, but because Iran has rejected many of his demands and refused to make meaningful concessions on its nuclear program, Trump is considering resuming the war. U.S. officials stated that if Iran does not change its position, the U.S. will have to "negotiate with bombs."

The senior U.S. official said: "We haven't actually made much progress. The Iranians need to show some sincerity. We need a real, robust, and detailed dialogue on the nuclear program. If dialogue cannot take place, we will have to have a dialogue through bombs, which would be regrettable."