Iran’s latest proposal to the United States calls for resolving issues between the two countries within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, according to Iranian state-affiliated media.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was studying a new Iranian proposal to end the war, but also expressed doubt that it would lead to an agreement.
“I will soon review the plan Iran just sent us, but I cannot imagine it would be acceptable since they have not yet paid a high enough price for what they have done to humanity and the world over the last 47 years,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Iran’s 14-point proposal calls for an end to the war, not just an extension of the ceasefire. The proposal, a refutation of the U.S. nine-point plan, also calls for the U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran, end the naval blockade, withdraw its forces from the region and cease all hostilities, including Israel’s operations in Lebanon, according to the semi-official Nour News agency, which has close ties to the country’s security organizations.
Iran sent its response through a Pakistani intermediary, the news agency reported. Pakistan has hosted previous negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Pakistan’s prime minister, foreign minister and army chief continue to push negotiations forward and encourage the U.S. and Iran to speak directly, according to two officials in Pakistan who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Trump rejected an earlier Iranian proposal this week. However, talks have continued and the fragile three-week ceasefire appears to be holding.
Also on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al Busaidi, who oversaw previous rounds of talks between the U.S. and Iran before the latest round of fighting.
The US president also offered a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, where about a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas trade normally takes place.
Iran remains firm on Strait of Hormuz issues
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Iran’s deputy parliament speaker said on Sunday that Iran “will not retreat from our position in the Strait of Hormuz and will not return to pre-war conditions.” Ali Nikzad, who has no decision-making power in parliament, made the comments during a visit to port facilities on Iran’s strategically important island of Larak, located near the narrowest part of the strait.
“The Strait of Hormuz belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said, adding that the country was working to compensate businesses and property damaged during the war and that Trump’s blockade plan was certain to fail.
Nikzad reiterated Iran’s position that all ships not connected to the US or Israel will be allowed to pass after paying a toll. The US has warned shipping companies that they could face sanctions if they pay Iran in any form, including digital assets, for safe passage.
After the United States and Israel launched a war on February 28, Iran effectively closed the strait by attacking and threatening ships. Tehran later offered safe passage to some ships via routes closer to its coast and at times charged fees.
The US has responded with a naval blockade of Iranian ports since April 13, depriving Tehran of the oil revenue it needs to support its ailing economy.
In Tehran the rial continues to fall
On Sunday, the second day of the Iranian working week, the rial weakened further against the US dollar. On Ferdowsi Street in Tehran, the capital’s main foreign exchange hub, the dollar traded at 1,840,000 riyals. Analysts believe there is a high chance that the currency will slide further in the coming days.
The rial traded at 1.3 million to the dollar in December, a record low at the time and sparking widespread protests over the deteriorating economy. Markets in Tehran remain unstable and prices of some goods are rising daily.
According to reports published in Iranian media, several factories did not renew their workers’ contracts after the Iranian New Year holidays and a significant number of workers lost their jobs.
Yousef Pezeshkian, the son and adviser to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, wrote on Telegram that both the United States and the Islamic Republic see themselves as winners of the war and are unwilling to back down.
Nobel Committee calls for medical treatment for imprisoned Iranian laureate
The Norwegian Nobel Committee called on Iran to immediately transfer detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to Tehran for medical treatment after her health deteriorated sharply.
The committee said it was in contact with Mohammadi’s family and lawyer and that the 2023 laureate’s life remained in danger without treatment from her dedicated medical team in Tehran.
Mohammadi fainted twice in prison in the northwestern city of Zanjan on Friday, her foundation said, and was taken to a local hospital. Her lawyers said she suffered a heart attack in late March.
“Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned solely because of her peaceful human rights work. Her life is now in the hands of the Iranian authorities,” said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chairman of the Nobel Committee.
Mohammadi, 53, a lawyer who won the prize while in prison, was arrested in December during a visit to the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad and sentenced to seven more years in prison.
—Lidman reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writers Amir Vahdat Tehran, Iran and Munir Ahmed in Islamabad contributed to this report.
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