Iran says it has responded to latest US proposal, and exchanges are ‘continuing’

Iran says it has responded to a new US proposal aimed at ending the war, adding that exchanges are continuing despite Iranian media reports describing Washington’s demands as excessive.

“As we announced yesterday, our concerns were conveyed to the American side,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says during a press briefing.

He says exchanges are “continuing through the Pakistani mediator,” without providing details.

Baqaei defends Iran’s demands, including the release of Iranian assets frozen abroad and the lifting of long-standing sanctions.

“The points raised are Iranian demands that have been firmly defended by the Iranian negotiating team in every round of negotiations,” he says.

He also defends an Iranian stipulation that the US pay war reparations, describing the conflict as “illegal and baseless.”

On the possibility of another military confrontation, Baqaei says Iran is “fully prepared for any eventuality.”