Iran and the United States have still not reached an agreement on a definitive ceasefire. President Donald Trump has roundly rejected Tehran's latest proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable."
According to a reconstruction by the Wall Street Journal, the Islamic Republic has sent a multi-page document with its demands: no preliminary commitments, urged by Washington, on its nuclear program and stockpile of highly enriched uranium , and a willingness to suspend enrichment procedures for a shorter period than the 20 years proposed by the United States. Finally, a complete refusal to dismantle its nuclear-related facilities and an openness to diluting part of its highly enriched uranium and transferring the remainder to a third country, provided that, with Washington's guarantee, the fissile material is returned if negotiations fail or the United States withdraws from the agreement at a later stage. Nuclear power, with Tehran's clear limits, would be an issue to be addressed in the next 30 days of negotiations, immediately after the memorandum is signed.
Tehran also proposes an end to hostilities and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, along with the lifting of the US blockade imposed on Iranian ships and ports.
The text, as mentioned, was rejected by the Washington leader. But Iran also rejected the US plan . The US plan "would have meant Tehran submitting to Trump's excessive demands," state television Press TV reported. On the contrary, "the Iranian plan emphasizes the need for the United States to pay war reparations and reaffirms Iran's sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran," it added, "reiterated the need to lift sanctions and release the country's seized assets and property."
(Unioneonline)
