Iran presented its 14-point plan designed to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday, citing the state-affiliated agency Nour News.
The plan contains three main stages with a 30-day phase aimed at transforming a ceasefire into a complete end to the war. It was presented as a rebuttal to the US’s nine-point peace plan.
The Iranian draft reportedly calls for the US to lift sanctions on Iran, end its blockade on Iranian ports, withdraw US forces from the region, and cease all hostilities, including Israel’s war in Lebanon, Al-Jazeera reported.
The report stated that in the first phase, the US, Iran, and Israel would sign a nonaggression pact. After that, the Strait of Hormuz would gradually reopen, and the US would lift its blockade, with Iran taking charge of clearing the sea mines.
In the second phase, Iran would return to enriching uranium at 3.6% after a specified time limit. During this phase, Iran requested that no nuclear infrastructure or facilities would be destroyed, all sanctions would be lifted, and funds would be unfrozen.
The third phase would see Iran entering into a “strategic dialogue” with neighboring Arab states in order to build “a security system that includes the entire Middle East,” Al-Jazeera reported.
Iran also called for China and Russia to play roles in enforcing any agreement, Saudi Arabian news outlet Al Hadath reported.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal without detailing which element he opposed.
“They’re asking for things that I can’t agree to,” he told reporters at the White House.
Trump also expressed that the US was having difficulties negotiating with Iran due to Iranian internal discord.
“They have no leaders. Actually, their leaders are all gone too; it’s part of our problem,” Trump said in a speech later on Friday. “We don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with.”
In the same speech, Trump suggested that the US may be “better off not making a deal at all.”
Reuters and Corinne Baum contributed to this report.