Iran has submitted a 14-point response to a U.S. proposal intended to end the conflict that followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Iranian semi-official Tasnim and state-owned Press TV report. According to those outlets, Tehran’s reply demands that all outstanding issues be settled and the war concluded within 30 days, rejecting the two-month ceasefire the U.S. had offered. Reported requests in the Iranian response include guarantees against future military strikes, withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas near Iran, an end to the naval blockade, release of frozen Iranian assets, payment of reparations, lifting of sanctions, cessation of fighting in Lebanon, and a new governance arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz.
NPR has not independently verified the contents of the document. An unnamed Iranian official told reporters the paper was handed to Pakistan but declined to disclose its terms. President Trump, according to the Associated Press, said Saturday he is reviewing the new proposal. The White House previously presented Tehran with a 15-point U.S. framework that, among other items, called for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear program. Commenting on Iran’s earlier responses, Trump told reporters Friday, “They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens.”