Iran sent a revised peace proposal for the United States to Pakistan, the two countries' mediator, even as U.S. forces remain positioned in the region for a resumed strike campaign, Reuters reported on May 1. Meanwhile, a White House official argued that hostilities with Iran had "terminated," an apparent attempt to stave off a legally mandated 60-day War Powers Act deadline for the United States to begin withdrawing from the conflict, barring congressional authorization of continued use of force.