An unnamed official revealed that several regional mediators conveyed proposals to Tehran aimed at ending the war
A senior Iranian security and political official stated that official Tehran has six main conditions for ending the war with the United States and Israel, while it intends to continue its policy of punishing the aggressor until it “delivers a historic lesson to the American-Israeli aggression and President Donald Trump.”
In an interview with the Arab media network Al Mayadeen, the unnamed official revealed that several regional mediators had conveyed proposals to Tehran aimed at ending the war, however, according to him, Iran has set conditions that must be fulfilled and taken seriously before any agreement is reached.
He listed six conditions for ending the war that official Tehran presented as part of what the official described as a new legal and strategic framework.
The first condition is guarantees to prevent a new war, the second is the closure of American military bases in the region, and the third is the payment of compensation to the Islamic Republic.
Among the other conditions are the end of wars on all regional fronts, the establishment of a new legal framework for the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the prosecution and extradition of media figures considered hostile to Iran.
The official clarified that Iran is implementing a pre-prepared plan step by step and with great strategic patience.
“After destroying the enemy’s air defense infrastructure, Iran now has full control over its airspace,” the unnamed Iranian official said.
Meanwhile, the administration of US President Donald Trump, after three weeks of war, has begun discussions about the next phase and what peace negotiations with Iran might look like, and Tehran would be required to meet six demands, the Axios portal reported today, citing anonymous sources.
According to an unnamed American official, the United States would require from Iran a five-year suspension of its missile program, a complete ban on uranium enrichment, as well as the dismantling of reactors at the nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo, which the United States and Israel bombed last year.
Among the demands is also the establishment of strict external protocols for monitoring the construction and use of centrifuges and similar facilities that could be used for the development of a nuclear weapons program, as well as the conclusion of an arms control agreement with countries in the region, which would include limiting the number of missiles to no more than 1,000, as well as ending the financing of proxy groups in the region, such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis.
Axios sources state that any agreement to end the war would have to include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, resolving the issue of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, as well as establishing a long-term agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missiles and support for intermediaries in the region.
Another official said that there could also be room for negotiations on returning frozen assets to Iran.
“They call it reparations. Maybe we call it the return of frozen money. There are many different ways we can agree on how to politically resolve what they need to resolve, in order to reach consensus in their system,” the official concluded, Tanjug reports.
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