Trump Demands Iran Dismantle Nuclear Sites And End Proxy Support For 30-Day Ceasefire

Trump publicly unveiled a 15-point demand framework to end the war with Iran.

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Al Jazeera

The plan would require sweeping concessions from Tehran across its nuclear program, proxies, and regional posture.

Al Jazeera

Iran rejected the plan as “excessive”, “maximalist” and “unreasonable.”

Analysts describe the framework as aiming for a 30-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The plan is described as broader in scope than prior discussions.

The 15-point plan includes restricting Iran's nuclear program and expanding monitoring by the UN's IAEA.

Dismantling infrastructure would include Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, sites that were struck last summer but reportedly delayed rather than stopped.

CBC

It would seek a permanent commitment from Iran to never develop nuclear weapons, with the IAEA monitoring remaining infrastructure.

The plan also calls for ending Iran's support for regional proxies and curbing its ballistic missile program.

It calls for ending Iran's support for proxies and curbing its ballistic missiles programme.

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DW

It envisions a 30-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Observers say the plan broadens the scope beyond earlier discussions.

Iran publicly rejected the 15-point plan.

Iran described the conditions as excessive and maximalist.

The Guardian

Iran denied that negotiations were taking place on those terms.

Analysts warn that the framework arrives amid deep mutual distrust and unequal power.

“US president Donald Trump insists talks with Iran to end the ongoing war are progressing “very well”, after sending a “15-point action list” of demands via mediators”

The Independent

The Independent notes a backdrop of zero mutual trust and suggests Iran has better cards to play than the US.

The Independent

Analysts caution that the war will not end militarily in the near term, even if a ceasefire is possible.

The Guardian points to market volatility as diplomacy collides with hardline postures.