Tehran reacts to American proposal through middlemen, anticipates response

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Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

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Iran has responded through unnamed intermediaries to a 15-point US plan to end the war, news agency Tasnim reported on Thursday, and is now waiting for Washington’s reply.

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The exact contents of the US plan, conveyed to Iran via Pakistan according to Pakistani officials, are not officially known.

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“Iran’s response to the 15 points proposed by the US was officially sent last night through intermediaries, and Iran is awaiting the other side’s response,” Tasnim reported, citing an informed source.

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Iran responded by sending a five-point counterproposal, according to the source cited by Tasnim.

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The five points were ending the “aggression”, the establishment of a mechanism guaranteeing that neither Israel nor the United States would return to war, financial compensation, and the end of hostilities on all fronts — meaning that Israel would stop fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon and possibly Hamas in Gaza.

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The source also indicated that Iran wanted its sovereignty over the vital Strait of Hormuz to be recognised.

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AFP

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