Trump doubts Iran plan as Israel strikes continue in Lebanon: Updates
Kathryn PalmerAs the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran enters its tenth week, President Donald Trump expressed skepticism over the latest peace proposal as Israeli forces continue to expand their operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said he plans to review a proposal recently sent by Iran, but suggested it may fall short.
“I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years,” he wrote.
Iranian state media said Tehran's 14-point proposal included the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas surrounding Iran, lifting the blockade, releasing Iran’s frozen assets, payment of compensation, lifting sanctions and ending the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, as well as a new control mechanism for the consequential Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has effectively closed down the strait since the war began on Feb. 28, and the U.S.-led blockade of ships from Iranian ports is now roughly a month old.
When asked by reporters at West Palm Beach, Florida, if the president is considering restarting strikes on Iran, Trump said it is a "possibility that could happen," if they "misbehave."
The stalling peace talks come amid tanking poll numbers for the president, and amid a widening rift between the administration and European allies.
Pentagon officials announced on Saturday that they will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, a major logistical hub for American troop movements around the world, including the Middle East. The country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, earlier this week said Iran had "humiliated" the United States over the course of the war. After the remarks, Trump said in an April 29 statement that the United States was studying a "reduction of Troops in Germany" − with this weekend's announcement the apparent result.
Meanwhile, Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops are occupying a strip of the country's south, destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by Hezbollah.
Contributing: Reuters.
Gas prices continue to rise as US-Iran talks stall
Kathryn Palmer
As of Sunday, the national average price per gallon of regular gas is $4.45, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Some states like California have been seeing prices as high as $6 per gallon over the past several days, while Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Alaska contend with average prices topping $5 per gallon.
About a month ago, the average price was $3.99, and around this time in 2025, it was $3.18, USA TODAY reported. Two days prior to the beginning of the Iran war, AAA recorded the national average price as $2.98 per gallon.
See USA TODAY's updated daily gas price average and state-by-state map, here.
Israeli military urges evacuations in southern Lebanon
Kathryn Palmer
The Israeli military issued an urgent warning on Sunday, urging residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate as it conducts operations against Hezbollah.
The warning applies to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, according to Reuters, telling them to evacuate their homes and move at least 3,300 feet away to open areas.
The Israeli military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah following what it described as a violation of their ceasefire agreement. They warned that anyone near Hezbollah fighters or facilities could be at risk.
Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops are occupying a strip of the country's south, destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by Hezbollah.
The Iran-backed militant group has continued its attacks against Israeli troops in Lebanon and on northern Israel, launched in early March in response to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader and began the war.
