Iran Rejects Trump's Proposal to End the War and Lays Out 5 Conditions
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A woman looks out from her destroyed apartment in the remains of a residential and commercial building in the Shahrak-e Gharb neighborhood of Tehran, Iran, on March 21. The building was hit on March 16 amid U.S. and Israeli attacks and resulted in several deaths. (photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty) Iran Rejects Trump's Proposal to End the War and Lays Out 5 Conditions
NPRMultiple Iranian diplomatic offices shared the government's demands on social media after Iran's state Press TV first reported them, citing an Iranian senior political security official.
The demands include safeguards against future attacks on Iran, the payment of war reparations to the country and a recognition of Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Press TV said the U.S. proposal had been "delivered via a friendly regional intermediary." The Associated Press reported earlier that Pakistan — which has warm ties with both the U.S. and Iran — gave Iran the message.
The U.S. proposal, as first reported by The New York Times and Israel's Channel 12, included Iran's commitment to never pursuing nuclear weapons and dismantling any existing nuclear capabilities.
A person briefed on the proposal told NPR that the summary published by Channel 12 reflected an early version and that changes had been made since then, though it wasn't clear what the changes were. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. NPR has not seen a copy of the proposal.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said on social media his country "stands ready" to facilitate talks between the U.S. and Iran to end the war. He followed his statement by tagging the X accounts of President Trump, as well as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.