Iran's government has delivered its official response to the U.S. cease-fire plan, which consists of 15 articles, and is waiting for the other side's reply, according to local Iranian reports.
On the 26th (local time), Iran's Tasnim News, citing a source, reported that Iran delivered its written response through mediator countries the previous night.
In the response, Iran set out the following demands: ▲ the immediate end to hostile aggression and acts of terror ▲ the creation of objective conditions to prevent a recurrence of war ▲ guarantees for compensation for war damage ▲ the implementation of a cease-fire on all fronts, including all resistance forces in the region.
It reaffirmed in particular that sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's lawful right and stressed that the other side's fulfillment of promises must be guaranteed and recognized.
Tasnim News said these are conditions separate from the demands presented during the second round of U.S.–Iran talks held earlier in Geneva, Switzerland.
The source said Iran labeled the U.S. negotiation proposal a "triple deception operation," escalating its criticism. The claim is that the United States is disguising itself as supporting peace to deceive the world under the banner of negotiations, keeping international oil prices low, and buying preparation time for a ground invasion of southern Iran.
The source said, "Iran remembers that during the past '12-day war' and this 'Ramadan war,' the United States used negotiations as a pretext to start war," adding, "The United States is trying to set the stage for committing new crimes by putting forward the false pretense of negotiations."