CENTCOM Briefs Trump on New Iran Strike Options; Trump Rejects Iran Hormuz Proposal, Tells Tehran to 'Just Give Up'

On April 30, 2026 (Day 62 of the US-Iran war), CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper briefed President Trump at the White House on a menu of new military options for Iran — described as a 'short and powerful' wave of strikes targeting additional infrastructure and potentially ground-force interdiction operations. Axios reported the briefing ahead of time, citing officials familiar with the plans. Pakistan was also expecting to receive Iran's revised peace proposal by Friday May 1. Trump simultaneously rejected Iran's latest overture — a conditional offer to partly reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions easing — telling reporters Iran should 'just give up.' He added: 'I've given them enough chances. This is the last one.' CENTCOM reported 41 tankers carrying 69 million barrels of Iranian crude remain blocked by the naval cordon, representing more than $6 billion in oil revenue Iran cannot access. No new US-Iran diplomatic talks are scheduled; VP Vance's Islamabad trip remains on hold. Brent crude climbed above $100/barrel intraday for the first time since Day 20 of the war as the strike briefing news circulated, before settling around $99.