WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is seeking a one-month ceasefire with Iran and has submitted a 15-point peace plan as Washington hunts for a swift off-ramp from the war.
Middle East envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are working on a framework involving ‘the declaration of a monthlong ceasefire period, during which the sides would negotiate,’ sources told Israel’s Channel 12.
The 15-point plan, modelled on Trump’s Gaza deal, was confirmed by two officials briefed on the talks, the New York Times reported. It includes Iran dismantling all of its nuclear and long-range missile capabilities, as well as opening the Strait of Hormuz and abandoning its ties to proxy terror groups across the Middle East.
The proposal outlines reciprocal benefits for Iran, including assistance with advancing its civilian nuclear programm, as well as lifting all sanctions imposed by the international community. Pakistan delivered the plan to Iranian officials with a 24-hour deadline to respond, Haaretz reported.
Trump said Tuesday that Iran had abandoned its nuclear ambitions, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading the peace talks. ‘‘They’re talking to us and they’re talking sense,’’ the president told reporters in the Oval Office. ‘‘I don’t want to say in advance, but they’ve agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon.’’
US sailors observing as an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, approaches the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford. (Pic: Daily Mail)