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What options do the US and Iran have left to bring war to an end ...
NewsFeedIran says it’s reviewing Washington’s latest response to a proposed ceasefire framework following Pakistani mediation. In a panel discussion, a former US State Department official and a Qatari academic discussed what options remain on the table.Published On 21 May 2026
How the U.S. can end the Iran war now - Defense Priorities
Last week, President Donald Trump said he was extending the ceasefire with Iran until “discussions are concluded.” Meanwhile, Iran continues to assert control over the Strait of Hormuz, amid an attempted U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping. With talks at an impasse, Iran on Sunday offered a new proposal to the U.S. to open the Strait and end the war, while postponing nuclear negotiations. In this DEFP Q&A, Policy Director Ben Friedman discusses what the U.S. should do next and examines the lessons of this war. (This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Watch the full interview here.) What should the U.S. do amid the deadlock in negotiations? Friedman: The U.S. has no real interests at play in this war in Iran, except for a problem we caused by launching the war: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its effect on oil and gas prices. That problem doesn’t need to be solved, but it would be better if it was. The Iranians have apparently offered to reopen the strait if the U.S. ends its blockade and agrees to defer talks on other matters, including nuclear issues. That is the kind of deal the U.S. should be proposing. Before the war, the U.S. could have had a good deal on Iran’s nuclear program, but Trump chose to bomb anyway. Now it’s going to be much harder, as a result of the war and Iran’s success in withstanding it, to get a deal on nuclear issues. But the U.S. doesn’t really need that kind of deal anyway. Iran’s strategy for a long time has been to move toward nuclear weapons without actually developing them in exchange for sanctions relief. Their nuclear program was decimated in the June 2025 U.S. strikes, and they’re not particularly close to having a nuke, whether or not they want one. It’s not something we need to solve right away, but maybe down the road we can get a deal. Even if we don’t, the U.S. can live with the results. There are also calls to do something about Iran’s ballistic missiles. These are unreasonable demands, especially if Iran is not going to have nuclear weapons. Any state needs the ability to deter attack and to defend itself, and any Iranian government—even if they’re nice liberal people that we invent in a laboratory—is going to want that capability. Iran has seen, as a result of this war and past strikes, that they need deterrent capability, so they’re not going to give up their missiles, and they can always rebuild them if we destroy them. The same arguments can be made for Iran’s so-called “proxies,” which they vie...
Amid Escalating Threats, U.S. and Iran Float Ideas to End War
Here's what we know about the various proposals. What does Iran want? On Monday, Iran put forward a 10-point plan to end the war, according to Iranian state media reports.
Four Ways the Iran War Could End - The Atlantic
Trump has options to end the war with Iran, but they all come with serious liabilities.
