Own conditions.....

Iran responds to US proposal with its own conditions for ending the war, state media reports

By Adam Pourahmadi and Lauren Kent

An Iranian official has outlined five conditions for ending the war in response to a 15-point proposal from the United States, state media outlet Press TV reported Wednesday.

It is unclear if the person, whom Press TV described as a senior political-security official with knowledge of the details of the proposal, is authorized to speak on behalf of the Iranian government. But it’s notable that the information was reported by Press TV — an English-language state-run media outlet — suggesting that its intended audience was the American side and other English speakers.

According to Press TV, the conditions include:

• A complete halt to “aggression and assassinations.”
• Establishment of concrete mechanisms to ensure the war on Iran does not resume.
• Guaranteed and clearly defined payment of war damages and reparations.
• The condition that the war is concluded across all fronts and for all Iranian proxies throughout the region (which would require an end to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon that are targeting Hezbollah).
• Guarantee that Iran can exercise sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and that its legal right to the strait is recognized.

Press TV also reported that the Iranian official said Tehran will not allow US President Donald Trump to dictate the timing of the end of the war, noting: “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met.”

Remember: It is unclear who is calling the shots in Iran, and if officials speaking to Iranian state media and semi-official media outlets are authorized to do so. Earlier this week, Trump said his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were involved in discussions that he said Iran initiated, but he did not share whom the US officials were talking with.