The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the US military prepared to call up at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the Mideast.
The plan was submitted to Iran by intermediaries from Pakistan, who have offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly.
It is necessary to form an alliance of states to ensure security and develop military cooperation in the Middle East without the participation of the United States and Israel, said Iran’s General Staff.
"Time is ripe to create a union of states to ensure security and military cooperation in the region without the participation of the United States and Israel," it said in a statement. The countries of the region "will never need a state located thousands of kilometers away to guarantee their security."
According to Iran, the countries of the region "do not need a state that puts the security and interests of Israel above all else," and "sees only the wealth stored on their lands" in the regional states.
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Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was making progress in its efforts to negotiate an end to the war, with reports of a 15-point plan sent to Tehran.
ReplyDeleteThe Israeli army said in a Telegram post it had launched a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure across Tehran. The semi-official Iranian SNN News Agency said the strikes hit a residential area in the city, with rescuers searching the rubble.
Overnight, Kuwait saw this massive attack take place from Iran.
ReplyDeleteA fuel tank was hit and caused a huge explosion. The civil aviation authority has mentioned a strike at the airport, adding that there was no material damage or casualties but a fire crew was responding to it into the early hours of this morning and assessments are still under way.
Later, Kuwait said six drones were intercepted from Iran.
Iran believes that the US proposal to hold talks in Islamabad may turn out to be a trick, Axios cited sources as saying.
ReplyDeleteIran representatives told the mediators from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey that that U.S. military movements and Trump's decision to deploy major troop reinforcements "have increased their suspicion that his proposal for peace talks is just a ruse." According to Axios, representatives of the Islamic republic note that they "do not want to be fooled again" since the attacks on Iran last June and on February 28 this year were carried out in the midst of the negotiations.
Axios says that the United States sees a 15-point plan for ending the conflict handed over to Iran as a basis for negotiations. According to Axios, representatives of the American administration expect to understand whether Tehran is ready to make concessions that it was not ready for during previous negotiations. However, the portal's source in the White House said that the United States is still considering switching to the ground phase of the operation against Iran, but no final decision has yet been made.