Report: Iran outlines formal, obdurate demands for a deal; offers possible concessions behind the scenes

Iran has laid out a set of formal, obdurate demands for ending the war, in the context of the Trump-announced indirect talks, Channel 12 reports.

According to the report, Iranian officials are seeking firm guarantees that fighting will not resume, alongside a new arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz that would effectively place it under Iranian control.

Channel 12 says Iran is also demanding the closure of US military bases across the region and financial compensation for damages sustained during the war.

However, a separate Channel 12 report suggests Tehran may also be privately signaling some limited flexibility in the talks, and sets out what it says are Iran’s opening negotiating positions, as understood by the United States, without citing sources.

According to this report, Iran may be willing to halt its ballistic missile program for five years, “reduce” its uranium enrichment, and enter discussions over its stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium.

Channel 12 adds that Iran could also agree to allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspections of remaining centrifuges and to stop funding regional proxy groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iraqi militias.