A senior Iranian military officer warned on Saturday that renewed fighting between the United States and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump said he was “not satisfied” with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.

Mohammad Jafar Asadi, a senior figure in Iran’s military central command, said the US had shown it was “not committed to any promises or agreements.” The war has been on hold since 8 April, with one failed round of peace talks held in Pakistan since then.

Why does Iran say renewed conflict with the US is likely?

Asadi, cited by Iran’s Fars news agency, said renewed conflict was likely based on what he described as a consistent pattern of the United States failing to honor commitments. The warning came as peace talks remained frozen and Trump publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Iran’s latest proposal. The ceasefire has held since 8 April, but no substantive diplomatic progress has followed.

What is in Iran’s new negotiating proposal?

Iran delivered a draft proposal to mediator Pakistan on Thursday evening, with state media reporting it without detailing its contents. The White House has also declined to provide specifics. News site Axios reported that US envoy Steve Witkoff had submitted amendments placing Tehran’s nuclear program back on the negotiating table, including demands that Iran not move enriched uranium from bombed sites or resume activity there during talks.

Trump told reporters he was “not satisfied” with what Iran was offering, blaming stalled talks on “tremendous discord” within Iran’s leadership. He said he would “prefer not” to resume strikes “on a human basis,” but left the option open. Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said his country had “never shied away from negotiations,” but would not accept imposed peace terms.

What is happening with oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz?

News of the Iranian proposal briefly pushed oil prices down nearly five percent, though they remain around 50 percent above pre-war levels. Iran has maintained a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz since the war began, choking major flows of oil, gas and fertilizer to the world economy. The United States has imposed a counter-blockade on Iranian ports in response.

Washington imposed new sanctions on three Iranian currency firms on Friday and warned shipping companies against paying tolls to Iran for safe passage through the strait. The US military says its blockade has stopped $6 billion in Iranian oil exports. Inflation inside Iran, already elevated before the war, has surged past 50 percent.

How is the war affecting Iranians on the ground?

The economic toll inside Iran is deepening. “For many people, paying rent and even buying food has become difficult, and some have nothing left at all,” 28-year-old Mahyar told an AFP reporter based outside the country. Tehran resident Amir described the stalemate as feeling like being “stuck in purgatory,” expressing little faith in the latest proposal. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged businesses on Friday to avoid layoffs while threatening Iran’s enemies with “economic and cultural jihad.”

What else is happening across the region?

Despite the ceasefire in the Gulf, fighting has continued in Lebanon, where Israel carried out deadly strikes despite a separate truce with the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s health ministry said 13 people were killed in strikes in the south, including in the town of Habboush, where the Israeli military had issued an evacuation warning beforehand. Washington also approved major arms sales late Friday, including a $4 billion Patriot missile deal with Qatar and nearly $1 billion in precision weapons systems to Israel.

In Washington, lawmakers continued to dispute whether Trump had breached a deadline to seek congressional approval for the war.

Administration officials argue the ceasefire pauses the 60-day clock requiring authorization, a claim disputed by opposition Democrats. Trump wrote to congressional leaders declaring the hostilities “have terminated,” citing no exchange of fire with Iran since 7 April 2026.