Pakistan sends a new Iranian peace proposal to the United States (Image source: ANI)
Iranian media say the United States has offered a temporary exemption on oil restrictionsIran has sent a new peace proposal to the United States with terms that appear similar to offers previously rejected by Washington, although a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that the United States had softened its positions on some issues.A Pakistani source confirmed that Islamabad, which has conveyed messages between warring parties in West Asia since hosting the only round of peace talks last month, had shared the latest proposal with Washington. But the source indicated that progress was difficult. The Pakistani source said that the two sides “continue to change their goals,” adding: “We do not have much time.”Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed that Tehran’s views “were conveyed to the American side via Pakistan” but did not provide details.
Washington did not immediately comment.The Iranian proposal, as described by the senior Iranian source, seemed similar in many respects to Iran’s previous offer, which US President Trump rejected last week and described as “garbage.” It will first focus on ensuring the end of the war, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the lifting of maritime sanctions. The source said that the controversial issues related to the Iranian nuclear program and uranium enrichment will be postponed to later rounds of talks.
However, in an apparent softening of Washington’s stance, the senior Iranian source said the United States had agreed to release a quarter of frozen Iranian funds — totaling tens of billions of dollars — held in foreign banks. The Iranian source also said that Washington showed more flexibility in agreeing to allow Iran to continue some peaceful nuclear activities. Iran’s Tasnim news agency separately quoted an unidentified source as saying that the United States had agreed to waive oil sanctions imposed on Iran during the negotiations. Iranian officials did not immediately comment on Tasnim’s report, which a US official, who requested anonymity, said was false.Reuters
