The Iranian Executive has submitted to the United States an alternative proposal in which it rules out a partial ceasefire, proposes a longer-term exit, demands the lifting of sanctions and proposes a new protocol for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. All this comes just as the deadline set by US President Donald Trump expires, to order massive attacks against Iranian civilian infrastructure if Tehran does not accept an agreement that includes the reopening of the Hormuz passage.
According to what the official Iranian agency IRNA has reported, the authorities in Tehran have sent the document to Washington through Pakistan, a country that acts as an intermediary in these indirect contacts between both governments.
The counterproposal consists of ten points and relies on past experiences to reject a ceasefire, defending instead the need for a definitive end to the war that respects what Iran considers its legitimate rights.
Among the demands detailed by IRNA are the cessation of hostilities throughout the region, the adoption of a protocol that guarantees safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the reconstruction of the country, and the complete lifting of the current sanctions.
With this move, Tehran responds to the American offer, unofficial and channeled through indirect diplomatic channels, aimed at closing the war conflict.
Iranian authorities reiterate that the United States and Israel must stop the "aggression and killings" against Iran, establish effective mechanisms that prevent the repetition of attacks on Tehran, assume war reparations and accept, by all international actors, Iranian authority over the Strait of Hormuz.
For now, the two parties maintain only indirect and informal contacts, while Pakistan has even offered to "host" "significant conversations." In addition to Islamabad, other mediators such as Turkey and Oman have intensified their diplomatic efforts with the aim of achieving the end of the armed conflict.