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19:06

Trump 'Not Satisfied' With 'Messed Up' Iranian Leaders' Proposal

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media prior to departing from the the White House on May 1.

US President Donald Trump said he is "not satisfied" with a new Iranian proposal delivered by Tehran to Pakistan, which is acting as a mediator in talks with the United States.

"They want to make a deal, but I'm not satisfied with it," Trump told journalists outside the White House hours after Iranian media reported that the Islamic republic had handed over the text of its latest peace plan to Islamabad on April 30.

The president added that Tehran seeks a peace deal "because they don't have a military left," following a joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began on February 28 and has been halted since a cease-fire between the United States and Iran came into effect on April 8.

"They have a tremendous problem getting along with each other in Iran. The leadership is very disjointed... They all want to make a deal, but they all are messed up," Trump said.

While the Iranian Foreign Ministry appears to continue diplomatic efforts to negotiate with Washington on key issues of the conflict, hard-line clerics and lawmakers have publicly opposed any major concessions.

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22:33

14 IRGC Specialists Killed Attempting To Defuse Ordnances, Iran Media Report

Iranian media on May 1 reported that 14 members of the hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in an operation to defuse unexploded explosives in Zanjan Province.

"Following enemy air strikes using cluster bombs and aerial mines, parts of Zanjan Province, including about 1,200 hectares of agricultural land, were contaminated by bombs," reported Fars news agency, which is close to the IRGC.

The report could not independently be verified.

The Fars report said IRGC demining specialists had neutralized more than 15,000 items during the operation.

"However, today, during one of these missions, 14 of these dedicated forces were martyred and 2 were injured," it said.

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22:21

Trump Claims No Need For Congressional Approval As Hostilities With Iran Have 'Terminated'

US President Donald Trump, in a political battle over his war powers, claimed that a cease-fire announced last month had officially "terminated" hostilities against Iran as part of his argument that he does need congressional approval to continue the conflict.

Trump made the claim in a letter to lawmakers on May 1 -- which was the deadline to come to Congress about the war -- saying there have been no exchanges of fire with Iran forces since the April 7 cease-fire.

"The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media prior to departing from the White House on May 1.

"We had a cease-fire, so that gives you additional time," Trump added.

At issue is the 1973 War Powers Resolution. Under the terms, a US president can wage military action for only 60 days before ending it and then asking Congress for the authority to continue.

A president can also seek a 30-day extension due to "unavoidable military necessity regarding the safety of United States Armed Forces" while withdrawing forces.

Trump formally notified Congress of the conflict 48 hours after the first US-Israeli air strikes at the end of February, starting the 60-day clock that ended on May 1.

A senior Trump administration official had said on April 30 that the Trump administration's view was that the war powers law deadline did not apply, while has Trump said he considers the law unconstitutional.

Democrats in Congress have repeatedly attempted to pass war powers legislation to force Trump to end the conflict or come to Congress for authorization.

After 60 days of conflict, President Trump still does not have a strategy or way out for this poorly planned war," Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement labeling the May 1 deadline "a clear legal threshold" for Trump to act upon.

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21:11

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Urgently Transferred To Hospital

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  RFE/RL's Radio Farda

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran, her foundation said in astatementon May 1.

"Narges Mohammadi was urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan today following a catastrophic deterioration of her health, including two episodes of complete loss of consciousness and a severe cardiac crisis."

Narges Mohammadi

The Narges Mohammadi Foundation added that the development comes after 140 days of Mohammadi's "arbitrary detention and the persistent denial of specialized health care."

Speaking to RFE/RL's Radio Farda last month, Mohammadi's brother, Hamid Reza Mohammadi,saidhis sister's life is "in serious danger," as she was suffering from "vision problems, nausea, blood-pressure issues, and chest pain."

Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian human rights activist, has spent much of the last decade behind bars.

She was most recently arrested in December 2025, during a memorial ceremony in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

"After her arrest in Mashhad, because of blows she received to the head, she was already in bad condition," her brother said.

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20:25

Iran's Internet Shutdown Means A Boon For Saffron Business In Afghanistan

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  RFE/RL's Radio Farda

Iran supplies about 90 percent of the world's saffron -- one of the most valuable agricultural products by weight.

But since Iranian authorities shut down Internet access two months ago, growers have been cut off from their usual clients in Europe and China. That has meant a windfall for Afghan saffron dealers.