CANADA PERSPECTIVE

The Globe and Mail, drawing on the Wall Street Journal, details Iran's 3 phases. The first aims to transform the truce into a complete end to hostilities with international guarantees, the gradual reopening of Hormuz, and progressive lifting of the blockade. The second phase would address the nuclear issue — potentially a uranium enrichment freeze in exchange for sanctions relief.

'Iran's revised proposal showed greater flexibility than earlier positions,' the Globe and Mail notes, citing WSJ sources. Tehran was suggesting reopening Hormuz in exchange for US guarantees to halt strikes and lift port restrictions — a notable shift from previous demands.

The National Post covers Trump's rejection — 'they haven't paid a big enough price' — and notes Trump kept open the possibility of future strikes while saying he 'prefers' not to 'blast the hell out of' Iran. Pakistan, according to anonymous Pakistani government sources cited by the Globe and Mail, maintains active pressure through its PM, FM and army chief.