A report said back-channel talks for an end to the war between the United States and Iran are making smooth progress.
On the 18th local time, Iran's Tasnim News, citing sources from the U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams, reported, "Iran delivered a new cease-fire proposal consisting of 14 clauses to the U.S. through mediator Pakistan."
Iran is said to have partially revised the proposal it initially presented to the United States, including lifting crude oil export sanctions and focusing on confidence-building during the negotiation period in the new cease-fire plan.
Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry, also held a regular press conference that day and said, "After we delivered the 14-clause proposal, the U.S. presented us with its priorities."
In particular, Tasnim News, citing another source familiar with negotiations with the United States, reported that "unlike the previous proposal, the U.S. agreed to a condition to lift or temporarily waive crude oil export sanctions on Iran during the negotiation period."
Reuters also reported that day, citing a senior Iranian source, that Iran's latest cease-fire proposal again focuses on guaranteeing an end to the war, resuming passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and lifting the U.S. naval blockade.