US sent Iran 15-point plan to end war

The United States has delivered a 15-point proposal to Iran aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to a report by The New York Times. 

Iran on Monday firmly denied engaging in direct negotiations with the United States after Donald Trump said Washington had held `productive` discussions with Iranian officials, prompting him to delay planned military action targeting Iran’s power infrastructure.

Iran has called on regional governments to remove American military forces from their territories as tensions escalate following the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.

US intelligence agencies believe the leadership of Iran remains firmly in control despite nearly two weeks of intense military strikes by the United States and Israel, according to officials familiar with the latest assessments.

Iran has declared it will keep the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed for oil exports as long as its conflict with the United States and Israel continues, escalating fears of a prolonged global energy crisis.

Iran has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, just over a week after the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, in joint United States-Israeli strikes that have sharply escalated tensions across the Middle East.

Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts has reportedly selected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the country’s next top authority, according to media reports citing informed sources.

A senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned that Tehran will attack any vessel attempting to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in an already volatile region.

Iran has firmly ruled out negotiations with the United States, dismissing claims by US President Donald Trump that Tehran’s new leadership is seeking dialogue.

Iranian state media have confirmed that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed at his office in the Israeli-US attacks on Iran, following earlier reports of his killing by US and Israeli officials.

The United States and Iran are set to resume nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, seeking to resolve their long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme and reduce the risk of renewed military confrontation in the Middle East.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a renewed nuclear agreement with the United States is “within reach” ahead of another round of negotiations scheduled later this week, expressing cautious optimism that diplomacy could ease long-standing tensions.

The United States has renewed its threat of military action against Iran after another round of indirect nuclear negotiations, even as Tehran and Russia announced joint naval exercises aimed at bolstering their maritime cooperation in the Sea of Oman and surrounding waters.

Iran says it has reached an initial understanding with the United States on key `guiding principles` aimed at resolving their long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme, following indirect negotiations in Geneva.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has begun large-scale naval exercises in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, just a day before a fresh round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States in Geneva.

Iran has signalled it is ready to place major economic incentives — including energy, mining and aircraft deals — on the table as part of efforts to secure a renewed nuclear agreement with the United States, days before a fresh round of indirect negotiations in Europe.