New Delhi, May 3 -- US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is studying a fresh peace proposal submitted by Iran, even as he cast doubt on whether the offer would prove sufficient to end a war that has reshaped energy markets and raised alarm across the Middle East.

Trump made the remarks to reporters in Florida before posting on Truth Social that he had been briefed on "the concept of the deal" put forward by Tehran. Within the same hour, he distanced himself from any optimism that a resolution was imminent.

"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 t...