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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi says Iran did not plan to negotiate with US, adds Tehran intends to keep fighting, after US President Trump said Washington had proposed a peace plan.



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ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that his proposed &ldquo;Board of Peace&rdquo; could one day replace the United Nations, which he described as &ldquo;not very helpful,&rdquo; as he marked the first anniversary of his second term in office at the White House. During a press briefing at the White House, Trump said the UN had potential but added that he had never considered turning to the organization to help resolve <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-announces-board-of-peace-formed-for-gaza" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">international conflicts</a>. When asked whether his envisioned Board of Peace could supplant the United Nations, Trump said it &ldquo;might.&rdquo; The US president also released a list of what he described as major achievements from his first year back in office earlier in the day, highlighting what he portrayed as successes in both domestic and foreign policy. The remarks came as Trump continued to outline an alternative framework for addressing global conflicts through the proposed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/everybody-wants-to-be-on-board-of-peace-trump" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Board of Peace</a>, an initiative his administration has promoted as a new international mechanism. Board of PeaceAccording to its founding charter, the Board of Peace will be chaired by Trump. It is &quot;an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict,&quot; reads the preamble of the charter sent to countries invited to participate. It will &quot;undertake such peace-building functions in accordance with international law,&quot; it adds.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2026 (AFP)

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Trump said the UN is 'not very helpful' as he marked the first anniversary of his second term in office at the White House.

Trump: ‘Board of Peace’ might replace UN

KYIV: The United States has presented a plan to Ukraine with a list of sweeping concessions Kyiv could make to potentially end the war with Russia, a proposal that appears to echo many of Moscow&#39;s maximalist demands.&nbsp;Here&#39;s what we know about it: Territory&nbsp;Details of the plan, shared with AFP by a senior source familiar with the matter, suggest Ukraine is being asked to give in to some of Russia&#39;s key demands -- including concessions Kyiv has previously ruled out as tantamount to capitulation.&nbsp;At the same time, the source told AFP it was &quot;unclear&quot; what commitments Russia would make in return.&nbsp;On territory, the plan calls for the &quot;recognition of Crimea and other regions that the Russians have taken&quot;, the source said.&nbsp;Russia&#39;s army occupies around a fifth of the country -- much of it ravaged by years of fighting.&nbsp;In 2022, the Kremlin annexed four Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson -- despite not having full control over them.&nbsp;Russia also annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.&nbsp;Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously demanded Ukraine completely withdraw its troops from Donetsk and Lugansk, and offered to freeze the front line in the southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, according to Turkey&#39;s foreign minister, who mediated three rounds of peace talks earlier this year.&nbsp;Ukraine has said it will never recognise Russian control over its land, but has conceded it might be forced to get it back through diplomatic means.&nbsp;Ceding territory in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions that Ukraine still controls could leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack by Russia.&nbsp;&quot;It is a matter of our country&#39;s survival,&quot; Zelensky said recently.&nbsp;&nbsp;Army and weaponsThe plan calls for Ukraine to reduce its army to 400,000 personnel, cutting its military by more than half, the same source told AFP.&nbsp;Kyiv would also be required to give up all long-range weapons.&nbsp;That fits with other Russian demands put to Ukraine at talks in Istanbul earlier this year when Moscow called for a reduction in troop numbers, a ban on mobilisation and a halt to the flow of Western weapons.&nbsp;Russia has also repeatedly said it will not tolerate any NATO troops on Ukrainian soil.&nbsp;By contrast, Ukraine wants concrete Western-backed security guarantees, including a European peacekeeping force, to prevent Russia from re-invading in the future.&nbsp;Whose plan?US media outlet Axios reported the plan had been drawn up by the Trump administration in secret consultation with Russia.&nbsp;Many elements appear to echo Moscow&#39;s demands for how the conflict should end.&nbsp;&quot;It seems that the Russians proposed this to the Americans, they accepted it,&quot; the senior source told AFP.&nbsp;&quot;An important nuance is that we don&#39;t understand whether this is really Trump&#39;s story&quot; or &quot;his entourage&#39;s&quot;, the official added.&nbsp;Since returning to the White House, US President Donald Trump&#39;s position on the Ukraine war has shifted dramatically back and forth.&nbsp;Over 2025, he has gone from calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a &quot;dictator&quot; to urging Kyiv to try to reclaim all the land captured by Russia and hitting Moscow with sanctions.&nbsp;The source said it was also &quot;unclear&quot; from the plan what commitments or concessions Moscow would make in return.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reactions&nbsp;There has been no official reaction to the plan in Kyiv. The Kremlin said it had nothing to say when asked about the reports.&nbsp;The EU&#39;s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said any peace settlement must have the agreement of both Kyiv and Brussels.&nbsp;&quot;For any plan to work, it needs Ukrainians and Europeans on board,&quot; Kallas told reporters ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.&nbsp;&quot;We have to understand that in this war, there is one aggressor and one victim. So we haven&#39;t heard of any concessions on the Russian side,&quot; she added.

A reported US plan proposes major Ukrainian concessions, including recognizing Russian-held territories, halving its army, and surrendering long-range weapons, despite unclear Russian commitments, prompting concern as Kyiv, the EU, and others note the absence of reciprocal concessions from Moscow.

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DOHA: Qatar&#39;s foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that Israel should have ceased operations in Gaza already in line with US President Donald Trump&#39;s peace plan. &quot;Regarding the ceasefire, this question should be directed first to the Israeli occupation government. It was supposed to actually cease fire if the statements made by the prime minister there regarding adherence to the Trump plan were true,&quot; Majed al-Ansari told reporters in Doha. Hamas and Israel are holding indirect talks in Egypt this week about Trump&#39;s 20-point proposal to end the conflict in Gaza and build a roadmap for its post-war governance. After Hamas agreed on Friday to discuss freeing hostages under Trump&#39;s plan, the US president had called on Israel to cease fire in Gaza, posting on his Truth Social platform: &quot;Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza, so that we can get the Hostages out safely and quickly!&quot; Ansari was cautious on the Egypt peace talks. &quot;I have no doubt that this round of negotiations is a process in which all parties are strongly committed to reaching a consensus, but there are many details to consider,&quot; he said. He said the plan&#39;s clauses &quot;require practical interpretation on the ground, which of course requires communication with all parties&quot;. He said it was still &quot;early&quot; to discuss the future of Hamas&#39;s political bureau in Doha, after Israel hit the group&#39;s leadership in the Qatari capital last month. The Hamas bureau, which Qatar hosts with US blessing, has helped Doha mediate in the conflict, he said, adding: &quot;As long as there is a need for a channel (of communication with Hamas), there is a need for this&quot;.

Qatar urged Israel to cease operations in Gaza, citing Trump’s peace plan. Doha said Hamas-Israel talks in Egypt show progress but warned that many details remain unresolved, emphasizing the need for ongoing mediation through Qatar

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