We haven’t seen the 15-point plan which President Trump says he has sent to Iran. There has been no official confirmation of what it may contain. But some details are being reported in the Israeli and US media.
Israel's Channel 12 reports that the plan includes the following demands:
1. The nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow will be taken out of use and destroyed
2. Transparency and oversight by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over activities in Iran
3. Iran will abandon the use of armed proxies in the region, and stop its funding and arming of regional affiliates
4. Dismantling of existing nuclear capabilities that have already been accumulated
5. A commitment to never strive to achieve nuclear weapons
6. No nuclear material will be enriched on Iranian soil, and all enriched material will be handed over to the IAEA
7. The Strait of Hormuz will remain open and constitute a "free maritime zone"
8. Iran's missiles will be subject to a future decision, but they would be limited in quantity and range, and only for self-defence purposes
What Iran receives under the plan:
1. American assistance in developing a civilian nuclear project in Bushehr for electricity production
2. Removal of all sanctions
3. Removal of the threat of renewing sanctions
There are also reports of a possible month-long ceasefire while discussions take place - but again, this remains unconfirmed, with no details given by the White House.
Last night, Trump gave an update on the war with Iran and took questions from reporters. Here is a breakdown of what he said:
1. Trump said his administration was "talking to the right people" in Iran, and "they want to make a deal so badly". He also said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were involved in the negotiations
2. He added that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran have led to "regime change" - but also warned that he did not trust "anybody"
3. The president also hinted at a "very significant prize" gifted to the US by Iranian negotiators, adding it was related to oil and gas, and the Strait of Hormuz
4. "They did something yesterday that was amazing actually," Trump said. "They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money." He gave no specific details
5. Asked how hopeful he was that a peace deal with Iran would work, Trump responded: "This war has been won"
6. There was little mention of how the war could actually end, the BBC's White House reporter Bernd Debusmann Jr writes
7. Trump did not address a potential US troop deployment to the Middle East. CBS News, the BBC's US partner, has reported that the Pentagon is expected to send troops from the 82nd Airborne Division, including ground forces and a command element
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