{"id":205343,"date":"2026-03-26T02:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/iran-calls-us-proposal-to-end-war-maximalist-unreasonable-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:14:21","slug":"iran-calls-us-proposal-to-end-war-maximalist-unreasonable-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/iran-calls-us-proposal-to-end-war-maximalist-unreasonable-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran calls US proposal to end war \u2018maximalist, unreasonable\u2019 – Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diplomatic source tells Al Jazeera that Iran is dismissing the 15-point plan from the Trump administration as unworkable.<\/em>
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A high-ranking diplomatic source has confirmed that Iran received a 15-point plan<\/a> from the United States aimed at ending the US-Israeli war on the country.
But the source told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that Tehran described the US proposal as \u201cextremely maximalist and unreasonable\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not beautiful, even on paper,\u201d the source added, calling the plan deceptive and misleading in its presentation.
The comments come as US President Donald Trump has claimed \u2013 despite Iranian denials \u2013 that negotiations are under way between Washington and Tehran to reach an agreement to end the nearly one-month conflict<\/a>.
The source explained that Iran has a clear understanding of what conditions it requires for a ceasefire and what it will reject.
The source also stated there have been no direct Iran-US talks since the war began, but messages have been exchanged through a number of mediators.
The response came hours after sources confirmed to Al Jazeera that Pakistan had shared US ceasefire demands<\/a> with Iran, which has been under US-Israeli attack since February 28.
Later on Wednesday, Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said no negotiations are taking place between Tehran and Washington, but he noted that the US is sending messages through different mediators, which \u201cdoes not mean negotiations\u201d.
In comments shared by Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim news agency, Araghchi stressed that Tehran is not seeking war and wants a permanent end to the conflict.
He also said Iran is demanding compensation for the destruction caused by weeks of US-Israeli attacks against the country.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s diplomatic push comes after Trump announced<\/a> he was suspending planned strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure due to what he described as \u201cproductive\u201d talks towards ending the war.
The conflict has seen Iran fire missiles and drones across the wider Middle East, including at critical oil and gas facilities in the Gulf region. Iran has also essentially shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, a Gulf waterway critical for global energy supplies, sending oil prices soaring.
But on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that Washington is prepared to escalate its military operations if necessary.
\u201cThe president\u2019s preference is always peace. There does not need to be any more death and destruction,\u201d Leavitt told reporters.
\u201cBut if Iran fails to accept the reality of the current moment \u2013 if they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be \u2013 President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have ever been hit before.\u201d
Mediators are pushing for in-person talks between the Iranians and the Americans as early as Friday in Pakistan, Egyptian and Pakistani officials said earlier in the day.
According to Al Jazeera\u2019s Osama Bin Javaid, Pakistan is in a unique position as a mediator because it has a Shia minority and relatively good ties with Iran, including cross-border trade.
It also has a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and a Sunni majority that is closely aligned with the Gulf states, he said. The leader of Pakistan\u2019s military also has a relationship with Trump, Bin Javaid added.
\u201cSo all of this puts Pakistan in a unique position to act between these two sides. It has no US bases on its soil, so Iran cannot accuse it of being used by the United States, and it is a state that has historically tried to mend relations between these actors,\u201d he said.
\u2060Egyptian \u2060Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, meanwhile, said Cairo was ready \u2060to host any meetings related to Iran as long as \u200cthey serve de-escalation.
Abdelatty said at a news conference that Egypt supports \u2060Trump\u2019s initiative to \u2060negotiate with Iran.
On Iran\u2019s response to \u2060the US plan, \u2060he said: \u201cWe \u2060have to continue our efforts. It\u2019s all about \u200cdiplomacy and negotiations.\u201d
Turkiye has also been trying to position itself as a possible mediator. Harun Armagan, vice chairman for foreign affairs in Turkiye\u2019s ruling AK Party, told the Reuters news agency that Ankara has been \u201cplaying a role passing messages\u201d between Tehran and Washington.<\/p>\n

Iranian English-language broadcaster, Press TV, quoted an anonymous official as stating Iran had rejected the US ceasefire proposal.
\u201cIran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions<\/a> are met,\u201d Press TV quoted the official as saying.
The official offered Iran\u2019s own five-point plan, which consisted of a halt to killings of its officials, the means to ensure no other war is waged against it, reparations for the war, the end of hostilities and Iran\u2019s \u201cexercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz\u201d.
Earlier, two officials from Pakistan described the 15-point US proposal broadly, saying it addressed sanctions relief, a rollback of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, limits on its missiles and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are shipped.
An Egyptian official involved in the mediation efforts said the proposal also includes restrictions on Iran\u2019s support for armed groups.
Israeli officials, who have been advocating for Trump to continue the war against Iran<\/a>, were surprised by the submission of a ceasefire plan, The Associated Press news agency reported, quoting an anonymous source.
Iran remains highly suspicious of the US, which has twice, under the Trump administration, attacked it during high-level diplomatic talks, including the February 28 strikes that started the current war.
Iran\u2019s rejection of the US proposal came as Israel launched air attacks on Tehran and Washington deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region.
Iran, meanwhile, launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a large fire at Kuwait International Airport.<\/p>\n

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