Iran's response to the US peace proposal

Felix Wilow, 

Oskar Forsberg

Updated 16.18 | Published 14.38

 

Ship stuck near the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP

Iran has now responded to the US peace proposal.

The exact content is still unknown.

But according to the regime-loyal news agency Isna, the focus is on "ending the war and maritime security".

Iran has sent a response to the US peace proposal, writes AFP. The proposal is said to have been put forward by the mediating country Pakistan, but it is still unclear what it contains, according to the news agency.

According to the Iranian regime-controlled news agency Irna, the proposal is mainly about ending the war.

The main focus of Iran's response is to reach an end to the war and to ensure maritime security in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, reports Isna in turn.

14 points

The exact content of the US negotiation proposal, or rather declaration of intent, is not known, but it is said to consist of 14 points.

According to sources cited by the American media company Axios, an important point is Iran's continued nuclear energy program - and a moratorium on uranium enrichment. Both Iran and the US are to lift the sanctions and efforts that block the Strait of Hormuz according to the American proposal, reports TT.

 

A billboard of Trump and the Strait in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP

Basis for negotiations

According to the proposal, the US is to simultaneously lift the sanctions that it has imposed on Iran, as well as release frozen Iranian assets. The scope of these two points is not known – whether, for example, all US sanctions against Iran will apply.

The idea is that the US proposal will form the basis for continued negotiations, to reach a final peace agreement between the US and Iran – with a timetable of 30 days of negotiations while the ceasefire prevails.