The Iran Brief — May 11, 2026

Iran has sent its formal response to the US peace proposal — and President Trump has already rejected it. Trump called Iran's terms, quote, "totally unacceptable," posting that reaction on Truth Social on Sunday. The response passed through Pakistan, which has been serving as the go-between in these negotiations. What Iran is actually asking for, why Washington pushed back so hard, and what Netanyahu is now saying about the conditions for ending the war — that's where we start today. Read the full written brief and learn about paid multi-country monitoring on Substack: https://threatsandtrends.substack.com/