Iran’s renewed peace proposal called for a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon, the withdrawal of US troops from areas near Iranian territory, and compensation for damages caused during the US-Israeli attacks, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran was also demanding the removal of sanctions, access to frozen financial assets, and an end to the US naval blockade, according to IRNA.
The conditions outlined in Iranian media reports appeared largely similar to an earlier proposal that US President Donald Trump dismissed last week as “garbage.”
On Monday, Trump said he had delayed plans to resume attacks on Iran after receiving a fresh proposal from Tehran, adding that there was now a “very good chance” of securing an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear activities.
Facing growing international pressure to secure an agreement that would reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz — a critical route for global oil and commodity shipments — Trump has repeatedly voiced optimism about a breakthrough while also warning Iran of military action if negotiations fail.
In a post on social media, Trump claimed that the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates urged him to postpone any attack, expressing confidence that a deal acceptable to both the US and the wider Middle East could be achieved.
Pakistan, which facilitated communication between the US and Iran after hosting last month’s only round of peace negotiations, had delivered the latest Iranian proposal to US officials.
Although both sides have remained tight-lipped about possible compromises in talks that have been stalled for weeks, a senior Iranian official indicated on Monday that Washington may be easing some of its earlier demands.
According to the reports, the US had agreed to release roughly one-quarter of Iran’s frozen overseas assets, worth tens of billions of dollars, though Tehran continues to push for the full amount to be unfrozen.
The US appeared more open to allowing Iran to continue limited civilian nuclear activities under monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
