Trump, Tehran and a Qatari tanker transit: here’s what happened overnight

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US leader calls Iran’s response to its peace proposal ‘totally unacceptable’, while a Qatari ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz

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Orange WangPublished: 8:46am, 11 May 2026Updated: 8:50am, 11 May 2026The US-Israel war against Iran has now entered its tenth week and there has been little progress on the stalled peace talks.

These are the major takeaways from what happened overnight.

What did Trump say?

Iran reportedly sent a response to Washington’s latest proposal – a one-page memo aimed at ending the war – but it was rejected by US President Donald Trump.Advertisement“TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” he wrote on social media on Sunday.

Tehran’s Tasnim news agency, citing an “informed source”, reported that Iran’s proposal included an immediate need to end the war and maritime blockade on Iran.

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Iran also requested that sanctions be lifted by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control relating to Iranian oil sales over a 30-day period, according to Tasnim.

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