Iran forwarded to the USA an updated proposal for an agreement to end the war

Iran on Thursday delivered to the United States through Pakistani mediators its response to the United States’ latest amendments to the agreement to end the war, a regional source said.

While it is unclear if there is any reduction in the differences between the parties, the Iranian response is a signal that diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement are still ongoing. Negotiations through Pakistani mediators continue as President Trump maintains the US naval blockade and considers new military action against Iran. Iranian state media also reported on the new response provided to the United States by Iran.

Last weekend, Iran gave the United States a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war, with the nuclear negotiations postponed to a later stage. On Monday, White House envoy Steve Witkoff sent Iran through Pakistani mediators a list of amendments that focus on returning the nuclear issue to the text of the agreement, according to a source familiar with the details.

The source said one of the amendments included a requirement that Iran undertake not to carry out any activity at its bombed nuclear facilities and not to attempt to touch any part of its stockpile of enriched uranium as long as negotiations on these issues continue. “Nobody knows what’s going on in the talks except me and a few other people. They (the Iranians) really want to make a deal. We have a problem because nobody knows for sure who the leaders are. That’s a bit of a problem,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.

On Thursday, President Trump met with his top national security team in the White House Situation Room to discuss war with Iran. Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Defense Hesseth, CIA chief Ratcliffe and White House envoy Witkoff attended the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, two senior US officials said.

The US officials said that CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kane briefed Trump and his staff on new plans for possible military action against Iran.