What’s in Trump’s 15 point plan offered to Iran – and will they accept?
The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran after announcing the call-up of at least 1,000 more troops to the Middle East.
The plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host new negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
The New York Times reported earlier on Tuesday that the 15-point plan had been delivered to Iranian officials.
Israeli officials, who have been advocating for Trump to continue the war against Iran, were taken by surprise by the US submission of a ceasefire plan.
The exact details of each of the 15 points have not been revealed, but officials told the New York Times that it addresses Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
It also touches on key maritime routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively stopped a large portion of the world’s oil trade.
It comes after Trump said the US was in talks with Iran to end the war as diplomatic efforts picked up and Iran issued a newly defiant statement.
An Iranian military spokesperson mocked US attempts at a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, insisting the Americans were only negotiating with themselves.
Still, airstrikes battered the Islamic Republic while Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the region.
Iran has denied that any negotiations are taking place, and Trump delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran’s chokehold on that crucial waterway has snarled international shipping, sent fuel prices skyrocketing and threatened the world economy.
How would negotiations work?
Any talks between the US and Iran would face monumental challenges. Many of Washington’s shifting objectives, particularly over Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes, remain difficult to achieve.
It is not clear who in Iran’s government would have the authority to negotiate or be willing to, as Israel has vowed to continue taking out leaders.
Iran remains highly suspicious of the United States, which, twice under the Trump administration, has attacked during high-level diplomatic talks, including the February 28 strikes, which started the current war.
At least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division will be sent to the Middle East in the coming days, three people with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press.
The 82nd Airborne is considered the US Army’s emergency response force and can typically be deployed on short notice.
It is the latest addition of American troops after US officials last week said thousands of Marines aboard several Navy ships would be heading to the region.
Elsewhere, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote on X that his country is ready to ‘facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks’ to end the conflict.
The US had agreed in principle to join talks in Pakistan, according to three Pakistani officials, one Egyptian official and a Gulf diplomat, while mediators were still working to convince Iran.
Speaking on Tuesday at the White House, the president said the US is ‘in negotiations right now’ and that the participants included Witkoff, Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
‘We have a number of people doing it,’ Trump said. ‘And the other side, I can tell you, they’d like to make a deal.’
What has Israel said?
Israel was reportedly blindsided by the news that Trump had offered a 15-point peace plan to Iran.
Netanyahu has made it clear that he wants to continue the war to topple the Iranian Regime. Shortly after the war began, it was reported in the US that America had its ‘hand forced’ by Israel to begin the war.
The Israeli military announced it had begun new wide-scale attacks early on Wednesday, targeting Iranian government infrastructure, and witnesses reported airstrikes in the northwestern city of Qazvin.
Missile alert sirens began early in the morning in Israel as Iran launched its own attacks, which have been a daily occurrence since Israel and the US attacked Iran to start the war.
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