Iran fights back against the US peace plan and outright says no. Instead, Tehran puts forward its own demands that turn the whole arrangement upside down. Now the parties are far apart and the war continues.
Iran rejects the US peace plan to end the war, calling it ”maximalist”. At the same time, Tehran puts forward its own concrete conditions for even considering a ceasefire, showing how far apart the parties are at the moment, reports Al Jazeera.
”We have received the proposal.”
”It is maximalist.”
Iranian representatives argue that the US demands go too far, especially in terms of limiting the country's military capabilities and nuclear program before any guarantees are given. Therefore, they reject the plan in its current form.
Demanding an end to attacks before calls
The essence of Iran's response is clear: the war must be stopped before negotiations can begin. Tehran refuses to accept a model of first making concessions and then getting a ceasefire.
”We will not accept a ceasefire under these conditions.”
Instead, Iran demands an immediate end to all military attacks against it. Only then can serious talks take place, and then without the threat of new attacks.
Five requirements that turn the approach around
Iran has therefore put forward five demands of its own that effectively reverse the entire US plan. They call for an immediate halt to all attacks, clear guarantees that the US will not resume hostilities during negotiations, and no unilateral demands for Iran to reduce its military strength in advance, reports Sky News.
They also want the core issue to be addressed first in the context of a broad agreement - not as a condition for starting talks - and for negotiations to take place on a level playing field, without military pressure.
This means that Iran wants to shift the power over the process: from an arrangement where the US sets the terms, to a situation where both parties have to take steps simultaneously.
Fully locked mode
The difference between the parties is thus clear. The US wants Iran to make concessions first, while Iran demands that the US stop the attacks first. Neither side wants to take the first step, which means that the proposal is effectively stuck right away.
Meanwhile, the fighting continues and every day without an agreement widens the gap. Iran's announcement shows that it does not intend to give in to pressure, but instead tries to force a different order in the negotiations.
The situation has thus become easy to describe but difficult to resolve. Both sides say they want a solution, but on very different terms. The question now is who will back down first, or whether the war will continue with no diplomatic solution in sight.
The Persians are really pissed off, and that's something Trump obviously can't handle. The best thing he can do is probably hand over to someone else. Standing and fantasizing in front of the cameras no longer works!
Good that Iran does not give in to big satan in the West Trump needs some setbacks he is far too cocky against other countries just look at what the pig did to Venezuela completely sick.