Iran delivered a new proposal combining its 14-point plan and US conditions through Pakistani intermediaries as talks remain stalled.
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Pakistan has conveyed a revised peace proposal from Iran to the United States, according to sources in Islamabad on Monday. The proposal represents a combination of Iran's 14-point plan presented the previous week and conditions recently put forward by Washington, Iranian media reported.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi delivered the proposal during an official visit to Tehran on Sunday. Naqvi met with Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, who served as Iran's chief negotiator in direct peace talks with the US held April 11 and 12 in Islamabad.
A Pakistani source told Reuters that both sides "keep changing their goalposts" in the negotiations. The source added that time is running short, stating "We don't have much time" before the situation potentially escalates again.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that the Islamic Republic and the US continue to exchange comments and proposals through Pakistan regarding adjustments to Iran's latest peace plan. According to the Fars news agency, the US had presented Tehran with five conditions it views as necessary for continuing the conflict resolution process.
A fragile six-week ceasefire remains in place, though talks led by Pakistan have continued to stall. US President Donald Trump previously stated that the current truce is "on life support."
Among the major points of contention is Washington's demand that Tehran cease its nuclear program and end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway controlling approximately one-fifth of global oil and liquified natural gas flows.
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