[48476] Iran presents a new proposal to end the war: US and Israel are skeptical

The Iranian ceasefire framework versus international pressure

The Al Jazeera network and Iranian news agencies have published details of a revised proposal that Tehran delivered to the US via a Pakistani mediator. The framework is divided into three main stages: the first aims to turn the ceasefire into a full end to hostilities within 30 days, including mutual commitments to non-aggression, the gradual opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the withdrawal of American forces from the Iranian maritime space. As reported by Abu Ali Express (which is identified with a critical position toward the regime in Tehran), Iran is also demanding the lifting of sanctions and the release of frozen assets.

The second stage of the framework deals with the nuclear issue. According to Abu Saleh the Arab Desk, the proposal includes a freeze on uranium enrichment for a period of up to 15 years, after which Iran would return to enriching to a level of only 3.6% under a "zero storage" principle. However, the reports emphasize that Tehran refuses to dismantle existing infrastructure. The third stage, according to Nitzan Shapira, proposes opening a "strategic dialogue" with countries in the region to build a new security system.

President Donald Trump responded with initial dismissal to the proposal, noting that he is "having a hard time believing it will be acceptable", arguing that Iran has yet to pay a sufficient price for its actions in recent decades. Simultaneously, official figures in Iran continue to issue threats. Sapir Lipkin reports that the editor of the "Kayhan" newspaper threatened that Iran might close the Bab al-Mandab Strait as a counter-measure to American pressure, while the Iranian ambassador to Cairo noted in an interview with Kan 11 that Iran views control over the Strait of Hormuz as a legitimate tool for compensation for war damages.

In Israel, there is deep concern over an agreement that does not include the dismantling of nuclear infrastructure. As reported in News in Real Time, while the discourse surrounding the ceasefire continues, Jerusalem is alert to the possibility of an agreement that would only "stall" for time while the enriched uranium remains in Tehran's possession.