Trump's 15-point plan passed to Tehran as Iran says US is 'negotiating with itself

Iran has received a 15-point peace plan from the US according to reports from Pakistan, which is acting as an intermediary.

The plan - which has not been made public - reportedly includes Iran dismantling nuclear facilities, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

An Israeli minister tells the BBC the plan is "beautiful on paper" - but adds Iran is "probably" unlikely to agree to it.

Earlier, a spokesman for Iran's military said the US was "negotiating with itself", adding: "Someone like us will never come to terms with someone like you".

Israel’s economy minister, Nir Barkat, has told the BBC that it was "probably" unlikely that Iran would agree to the 15-point plan reportedly put forward by the American administration, describing it as "beautiful on paper", but in need of guarantees if it were to be implemented.

Iran’s regime was "not going to change", he said, and Israel’s main objectives for the war were to leave Iran with "no nukes, no missiles and no proxies".

“If we get to that goal tomorrow by them raising a white flag or signing a deal and commit to the deal, or we will need additional blows to the regime of Iran - including what President Trump, I believe, is planning... I trust that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu are aligned on these goals and we will accomplish them one way or the other,” he said.

“On one hand, maybe Trump is opening up discussions, but he's also bringing troops to the region, and he's basically saying to the Iranian people that we mean business,” he told me.

“I believe at the end of this round, we will accomplish the goals, with or without a deal.”

On the question of whether Israel and the US were aligned on the 15-point plan itself, he said: "Let’s leave it vague."

Asked directly whether Israel was involved in drawing up the proposals, he looked down, raised his hands with half a smile, and remained silent.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump insisted Iran wants a deal "so badly" - saying Iran gave the US a "very big present worth a tremendous amount of money".

Meanwhile, Iran's mission to the UN says "non-hostile vessels" can pass through the Strait of Hormuz - some ships from China, India and Pakistan have already been passing through the vital waterway.