The current impasse in diplomatic exchange between Iran and the United States comes after Iran’s preconditions to resume negotiations for ending the war.
Amid a shaky ceasefire and exchange of warnings, the US has reportedly put forth a list of demands to resume negotiations for a peace deal. According to Iran’s Fars news agency, these demands include not paying any war reparations to Iran and also removing 400 kilograms of enriched uranium from there and be delivered to the US.
The report surfaces amid United States President Donald Trump’s “clock is ticking” warning for Iran as peace talks between the two nations, which are at war but currently under a temporary ceasefire, remain stalled.
These demands were made by the US after Tehran presented its peace proposal, the Iranian news agency reported on Sunday. It said that US’ other demands include keeping just one nuclear facility operational in Iran, not releasing even 25 per cent of Iran’s frozen assets, and agreeing to stop the fighting on all fronts only if talks or negotiations are held.
Another Iranian news agency, Mehr, said that the US offered “no tangible concessions, wants to obtain concessions that it failed to obtain during the war, which will lead to an impasse in the negotiations.”
What are Iran’s preconditions for negotiations
The current impasse in diplomatic exchange between Iran and the United States comes after Iran set some preconditions to resume negotiations for ending the war for good.
These preconditions, according to Fars, include ending hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, lifting anti-Iran sanctions, unfreezing Iran’s assets, paying reparations to Iran for war damages and recognising Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
A ceasefire in Lebanon has emerged as a major point of contention between the two sides as Iran demands that aggression towards Lebanon, home to Tehran-backed Hezbollah fighters, should be stopped while Israel, which is backing the US in the war, refuses to accept the demand.