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United States President Donald Trump has proposed a 15-point ceasefire framework to end the escalating conflict involving the Islamic Republic of Iran, but Tehran has rejected the plan as “excessive” and said any end to the war would take place only “on Tehran’s own terms and timeline”, according to Iranian state media.
The proposal, which was reportedly delivered through Pakistan, has not been officially published by Washington. However, details reported by Israeli and United States media suggest it would require the dismantling of major elements of Iran’s nuclear programme and restrictions on its regional military activity in exchange for sanctions relief and civilian nuclear cooperation.
According to Israel’s Channel 12, the reported framework includes the closure and destruction of nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, full monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the removal of all enriched uranium from Iranian territory.
The plan is also reported to require Tehran to commit to never pursue nuclear weapons, to end uranium enrichment inside the country and to dismantle existing nuclear capabilities already accumulated by the Islamic Republic. Additional provisions would include limits on ballistic missile range and stockpiles and an end to funding and support for regional proxy groups.
The proposal reportedly calls for guarantees that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open as a free maritime corridor.
In return, the United States is said to be offering the removal of sanctions, assurances against their reimposition and assistance with developing civilian nuclear energy capacity at Bushehr. Reports have also suggested a possible one-month ceasefire period during negotiations, although this has not been confirmed by the White House.
A senior Iranian political-security official told Press TV that the proposal would not end the war on American terms, saying the war would stop only “on Tehran’s own terms and timeline”.
According to the same reporting, Iranian officials have outlined five counter-conditions for ending hostilities.
These include recognition of Iran’s authority over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to military operations against Iran and its regional partners, “guaranteed” war reparations, binding assurances preventing renewed attacks and what officials described as “an end to aggression by the enemy”.
A senior Iranian diplomatic source told Al Jazeera the proposal was “extremely maximalist and unreasonable”, adding that it was “not beautiful even on paper” and that public reporting did not fully reflect the contents of the document.
President Trump said earlier in the week that Washington was “talking to the right people” and that Iran wanted “to make a deal”, but a spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters dismissed that suggestion, saying “someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you”.
The diplomatic exchanges come as fighting continues across the region. The IDF said it carried out strikes on Iranian research infrastructure in Isfahan and reported multiple rounds of missile launches from Iran towards Israeli territory. Lebanese state media said Israeli strikes killed at least six people in the south of the country, while Iraq’s defence ministry reported that seven fighters had been killed in separate incidents.
Iranian drones have also reportedly targeted sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
In a statement posted on X, Iran’s mission to the United Nations said “non-hostile vessels” would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz provided they coordinated with “the competent Iranian authorities”, although shipping traffic through the waterway remains limited.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the conflict had “broken past limits even leaders thought imaginable” and called on the United States and Israel to end military operations while urging Iran to stop attacking neighbouring states.
Iranian officials confirmed to Reuters that Tehran’s initial response to the proposal “was not positive” and said the framework remained under review, leaving the prospects for a near-term ceasefire uncertain.
