Iran has submitted a 14-point response to a U.S. proposal to end the conflict that Iranian outlets say began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28, the semi-official Tasnim news agency and state broadcaster Press TV reported.
According to those reports, the Iranian plan calls for resolving all issues and ending the war within 30 days, rather than accepting a two-month ceasefire the U.S. had proposed. Other demands cited by the state media include:
– guarantees preventing future military aggression against Iran;
– withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran’s periphery;
– an end to a naval blockade in the region;
– release of frozen Iranian assets;
– payment of reparations;
– lifting of sanctions;
– an end to fighting in Lebanon;
– creation of a new mechanism to govern transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR has not independently verified the contents of the document. An Iranian official told reporters the paper was handed to Pakistan, but did not disclose its terms.
The White House has said it is reviewing Iran’s response. President Trump was quoted by the Associated Press as saying he was “not satisfied” with the proposal so far and that he was reviewing it. The U.S. had earlier presented Iran with a 15-point framework that, among other items, sought the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear program.