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Home / US-Israel-Iran / Back to square one: Trump rejects Iran’s response to peace proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’
US‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

May 11, 2026

Back to square one: Trump rejects Iran’s response to peace proposal as ‘totally unacceptable’

12 p.m.—Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft virtual discussion: “Lessons in Military Deterrence from the Iran War: U.S. Strategy in Contested Waters,” with Jennifer Kavanagh, senior fellow and director of military analysis for Defense Priorities; Kelly Grieco, senior fellow of the Stimson Center’s Reimagining U.S. Grand Strategy Program; Brandon Carr, studies associate at the Quincy Institute; and Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, editor-in-chief of Responsible Statecraft and senior adviser of the Quincy Institute https://quincyinst.org/events/lessons-in-military-deterrence-from-the-iran-war

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