Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan on Wednesday. In what is being reported as the country’s first reaction to the proposal, Tehran has dismissed the 15-point plan as “excessive” and has issued a fresh list of demands, which includes sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
Citing Iranian officials, state media agency Press TV reported that Tehran has listed five new demands which include compensation for the war launched by the US and Israel, complete halt to aggressions by the enemy against Iran and resistance groups in the region and more.
What are Iran’s demands?
As per Press TV, Iranian officials have listed out five major demands in order for the ongoing conflict to end. These are –
- A complete halt to “aggression and assassinations” by the enemy.
- The establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure that the war is not reimposed.
- Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations.
- The conclusion of the war across all fronts and for all resistance groups involved throughout the region.
- Sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, which is and will remain Iran’s natural and legal right. Iran also called for a the guarantee for the implementation of the other party’s commitments, which must be recognized.
Iranian officials have further called out Donald Trump and stated that the US President “cannot dictate when the war will end and on what conditions.” Officials added that Iran will end the war “at a time of own choosing and only if own conditions are me.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistani officials delivered Trump’s proposal to Iran. The US proposal broadly addressed sanctions relief, a rollback of Iran’s nuclear program, limits on missiles and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
While the full details of the plan are have not been made public, reports have cited officials as saying that the proposal focuses around Iran’s ballistic and nuclear programmes.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the conditions set forth by Trump include a month of ceasefire, halting uranium enrichment, transferring stockpile of enriched uranium to the IAEA, withdrawing its regional proxy activities, ending support for allied groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis and more.
