Ceasefire Proposal: Iran rejects America’s ceasefire proposal, presents 10-point plan for ‘permanent solution’

Tehran, April 7. Iran has rejected America’s 15-point peace proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the conflict. According to state news agency IRNA, Iran presented a 10-point document in response. According to news agency Xinhua, Iran, citing its past experiences, said that it will not just accept the ceasefire. In this response, many demands of Iran have been made, such as ending regional conflicts, ensuring safe movement through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstructing war-affected areas and removing international sanctions.

IRNA reported that this proposal was given at a time when the situation in the western and central areas of Iran has changed and a US helicopter operation was not successful. Also, US President Donald Trump again extended the earlier deadline and made some changes in his old stance. At a press conference Monday, Trump called Iran’s 10-point response “an important step” but said it was “not enough.”

Also on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bagai said the ceasefire would only give opponents time to regroup and commit more crimes, and that “no sane” person would accept that. At the end of March, American media had reported that America had sent a 15-point proposal to Iran through Pakistan, so that the war could be ended. Iran later rejected it, saying it was “exaggerated and not based on ground reality.”

Iran has also put forward some conditions for peace. These include stopping US and Israeli attacks, creating a solid system to prevent future attacks, compensating for the damage caused by the war, stopping fighting on all fronts in West Asia, and recognizing Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. On February 28, Israel and America together attacked Tehran and other cities of Iran. Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, several senior military officers and civilians were killed in this attack. In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on targets associated with Israel and America in the Middle East.