Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Proposals on Nuclear Restrictions Iran said it could suspend uranium enrichment for up to five years but the Trump administration insisted on 20 years, officials from both countries said.

 

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Proposals on Nuclear Restrictions

Iran said it could suspend uranium enrichment for up to five years but the Trump administration insisted on 20 years, officials from both countries said.

 

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April 14, 2026, 3:54 a.m. ET56 minutes ago

Tyler PagerEric SchmittFarnaz Fassihi and David E. Sanger

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/14/world/iran-war-oil-hormuz

 

Here’s the latest.

The United States and Iran have traded proposals for a suspension of Iranian nuclear activities, but remain far apart on the length of any agreement, according to Iranian and U.S. officials.

 

During weekend negotiations in Pakistan, the United States asked Iran for a 20-year suspension of uranium enrichment. The Iranians, in a formal response sent on Monday, said they would agree to up to five years, according to two senior Iranian officials and one U.S. official. President Trump rejected Iran’s offer, according to a U.S. official.

 

Still, the discussions suggested a possible path to a deal, even as the U.S. military began its blockade of Iranian ports.

 

Officials also said they were discussing a second round of face-to-face talks, but provided no details.

 

In Washington, Israeli and Lebanese officials were set to hold rare talks on Tuesday, as Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon and expanded ground operations strained a fragile cease-fire with Iran.

 

The meeting is expected to be largely preparatory and is not likely to produce an immediate deal, according to a Lebanese official and another person briefed on the plans. The sides remain far apart, with Lebanon calling for a cease-fire and Israel signaling it would continue its campaign against Hezbollah.

 

Tensions continued to escalate over the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump announced a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports along the strait after high-level negotiations with Iran broke down over the weekend, and said that other countries would join in. But on Monday, several European leaders rejected the idea, and several ships coming from Iran were able to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the hours before and after the U.S. military blockade, according to the global trade analysis firm Kpler.

 

Ship-tracking data also showed a tanker that had been placed under sanctions by the United States reversing course near the strait shortly before the blockade but then completing its passage later.

 

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Death tolls: The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 1,701 civilians, including 254 children, had been killed in Iran as of Wednesday. Lebanon’s health ministry on Monday said that 2,089 people had been killed in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, including 357 in a wave of Israeli strikes last Wednesday. In attacks attributed to Iran, at least 32 people have been killed in Gulf nations. At least 22 people had been killed in Israel as of Sunday, as well as 12 Israeli soldiers fighting in Lebanon. The American death toll stands at 13 service members.