Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new proposal to end the war with the U.S. and Israel, with Tehran expected to respond by the end of the week, according to an official briefed on the negotiations.
The proposal, delivered on Sunday, sets out a seven-day plan for confidence-building measures to address concerns raised by Tehran and Washington. The process could begin early next week, with several countries serving as guarantors of any agreement.
Qatar and Pakistan have spearheaded diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which began in February and has disrupted global shipping and oil supplies.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei has insisted that any agreement must safeguard Iran's rights and interests, as well as those of its regional allies, known as the resistance front.
In a statement published after a meeting with Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei on Tuesday, Khamenei described the current situation as “neither war nor peace” and insisted that Tehran's conditions must be met.
According to AnewZ correspondent Touraj Shiralilou in Tehran, Iran has proposed ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, on condition that Washington accepts its demands.
These include an end to economic pressure, the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
Talks have reportedly hit a stumbling block over the order in which confidence-building measures should be implemented and Washington's insistence that Iran's nuclear programme be included in a final agreement.
The latest diplomatic push follows visits to Tehran by Qatari mediators and senior security and defence officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.
U.S. President Donald Trump issued fresh threats to strike Iran on Friday, while Iranian security officials said Tehran had drawn up plans to target undersea cables in the Gulf if U.S. and Israeli attacks resumed.
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An earlier interim peace agreement reached in June collapsed shortly after taking effect.
The renewed diplomatic effort faces significant hurdles, with Tehran and Washington still divided over the terms of a potential deal and how it would be implemented.
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