DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian leadership has submitted a comprehensive peace proposal to Washington through diplomatic channels, establishing a 30-day timeline for resolving bilateral disputes and seeking a permanent end to current hostilities, according to Iranian state-connected media outlets.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump acknowledged examining the new Iranian diplomatic initiative aimed at concluding the conflict, though he voiced skepticism about achieving a successful agreement.
The Iranian government’s 14-point diplomatic framework seeks a complete cessation of warfare rather than merely prolonging the existing truce. This comprehensive response to America’s nine-point strategy demands Washington remove economic sanctions against Tehran, halt maritime blockades, withdraw military personnel from the region, and cease all aggressive actions, including Israeli military activities in Lebanon, as reported by the semi-official Nour News agency, which maintains connections to Iran’s intelligence apparatus.
Tehran transmitted its diplomatic response through Pakistani mediators, the news outlet confirmed. Pakistan has previously facilitated diplomatic discussions between Iranian and American representatives.
Earlier this week, Trump dismissed a prior Iranian diplomatic overture. Nevertheless, diplomatic communications have persisted, and the delicate three-week cessation of hostilities continues to maintain stability.
On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi conducted discussions with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al Busaidi, who previously supervised diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran before the current military escalation began.
The American president has additionally proposed a new strategy for reopening the Strait of Hormuz at the Persian Gulf’s entrance, through which approximately one-fifth of global oil and natural gas commerce normally flows.
Iran’s deputy parliamentary speaker declared Sunday that Tehran “will not back down from our position on the Strait of Hormuz, and it will not return to its prewar conditions.” Ali Nikzad, who lacks parliamentary decision-making authority, delivered these remarks during an inspection of port infrastructure on Iran’s strategically important Larak Island, positioned near the strait’s narrowest section.
“The Strait of Hormuz belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he stated, noting that the nation was working to reimburse businesses and property owners for war-related damages, and predicting Trump’s blockade strategy would ultimately prove unsuccessful.
Nikzad restated Iran’s stance that vessels unaffiliated with America or Israel may transit after paying required fees. Washington has cautioned shipping companies they risk facing sanctions for compensating Iran through any payment method, including cryptocurrency, for safe passage.
Iran effectively blocked the waterway by launching attacks and issuing threats against maritime traffic after America and Israel initiated military action on February 28. Tehran subsequently provided certain vessels with protected transit along routes nearer to Iranian coastlines, sometimes imposing charges.
America has implemented a naval embargo of Iranian harbors since April 13, eliminating oil revenues Tehran requires to support its struggling economy.
Sunday, marking the second day of Iran’s business week, saw the rial decline further against the American dollar. On Tehran’s Ferdowsi Street, the capital’s primary currency trading center, the dollar reached 1,840,000 rials. Financial experts indicate strong likelihood the currency will weaken additional in upcoming days.
The rial traded at 1.3 million per dollar in December, establishing a then-record low that sparked widespread demonstrations over economic deterioration. Tehran’s markets remain volatile, with certain commodity prices increasing daily.
Iranian media reports indicate multiple manufacturing facilities have declined to renew employee contracts following Iranian New Year holidays, resulting in substantial job losses.
Yousef Pezeshkian, son and advisor to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, posted on Telegram that both America and the Islamic Republic consider themselves victorious in the conflict and remain unwilling to compromise.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee called on Iran to immediately relocate imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi for medical care in Tehran after her condition severely worsened.
The committee reported maintaining contact with Mohammadi’s family and legal representation, stating the 2023 prize recipient’s life remains endangered without treatment from her specialized medical team in Tehran.
Mohammadi collapsed twice in prison Friday in the northwestern city of Zanjan, her foundation reported, and received treatment at a nearby hospital. Her attorneys believe she experienced a heart attack in late March.
“Narges Mohammadi is imprisoned solely for her peaceful human rights work. Her life is now in the hands of the Iranian authorities,” Nobel committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes stated.
Mohammadi, 53, a human rights attorney who received the prize while incarcerated, was detained in December during travel to the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad and received an additional seven-year prison sentence.
