The United States has proposed a 15-point plan to end its ongoing war with Iran, although Iran denies formal talks are taking place.The war began on February 28 when the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, causing massive casualties and disrupting global markets. As pressure mounts on all parties to find a way out, the reported plan outlines what Washington is willing to offer and what it expects in return, Al Jazeera reported.However, the specific details have not been officially confirmed by the United States, Iran or Israel.
What are the specific contents of the US 15-point plan?
The U.S. proposal reportedly includes a temporary cessation of fighting while the two sides negotiate a long-term solution. Key points include:
- 30 days ceasefire
- Dismantle Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow
- Iran permanently pledges not to develop nuclear weapons
- Hand over enriched uranium stockpiles to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- The International Atomic Energy Agency conducts comprehensive monitoring of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and has no domestic uranium enrichment activities
- Limits on the range and number of Iranian missiles
- Ending Iran’s support for regional proxies
- Ending Iran’s Attacks on Regional Energy Infrastructure
- Strait of Hormuz reopened
- US lifts sanctions on Iran and ends UN snapback mechanism
- US supports Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant
While the plan is being discussed, the United States is also preparing for a possible escalation, with reports that it has deployed troops to the region.
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Iran on Wednesday said the U.S. proposal was excessive and said it would not allow Trump to decide when the war would end, Reuters reported, Press TV quoted an official as saying.Iran insists no negotiations have taken place and is taking a tough stance against U.S. demands. Its military leadership has ruled out talks, especially after repeated attacks during the early stages of talks.“Has your inner struggle reached the point of negotiating with yourself?” Iranian military spokesman Ibrahim Zolfakari said on Tuesday. “People like us can never get along with people like you; people like us are not going to come to terms with you. Not now. Not ever.”Although Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps made it clear that it did not want to negotiate with the United States, the country still proposed certain peace conditions.President Masoud Pezeshkian has said: “The only way to end this war is the recognition of Iran’s legitimate rights, the payment of compensation and firm international guarantees against future aggression.”Iran is also reportedly seeking to lift sanctions, close U.S. military bases in the region and create new mechanisms to control transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
