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Responding to US truce conditions, Iran demands recognition of its ‘natural, legal right’ to control Hormuz, reparations, and an end to attacks on its proxies
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Iran rejects the current US proposal to reach a ceasefire, a “senior political-security official” tells state-owned PressTV.
US President Donald Trump sent through Pakistan a 15-point proposal to reach a ceasefire in the war.
According to the official, the war will only stop “on Tehran’s own terms and timeline.”
The official lays out five Iranian conditions — recognition of Tehran’s “natural, legal right” over the Strait of Hormuz; the end of the war against Iran and all of its proxies; “guaranteed” war reparations; concrete guarantees to prevent the resumption of hostilities; and “an end to aggression by the enemy.”
Iran has also reportedly demanded the closure of all US bases in the region and the removal of all sanctions against it, and rejected limitations on its missile program.
However, a senior Iranian official is less strident, telling Reuters that Iran’s initial response to the US proposal to end the war has not been “positive” and adding that Tehran is still reviewing it.
The official says that Tehran’s initial response has been delivered to Pakistan to be conveyed to Washington.
Agencies contributed to this report.
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