Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed the United States 15-point proposal to halt the conflict as unrealistic and unreasonable, directly contradicting US President Donald Trump’s earlier claims that Tehran had accepted most of the demands.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that the American list contains largely excessive demands that Iran finds unacceptable. The remarks contradict Trump’s assertions about the Iranian agreement to the proposal.
Baghaei clarified that Iran has not engaged in any direct negotiations with the US, revealing that messages from the United States have only reached Iran through intermediaries.
“We have had no direct negotiations with the United States so far,” Baghaei told reporters during a Monday press conference.
Naija News gathered that the Iranian spokesperson also addressed recent regional diplomatic initiatives, stating that Iran did not participate in meetings organised by Pakistan with neighbouring countries.
Iran Rejects Pakistan-Organised Framework
Baghaei explained that Iran has declined to join the diplomatic framework Pakistan designed for regional discussions on the conflict.
“The meetings that Pakistan holds with neighbouring countries are within a framework they have designed themselves, and we have not participated in this framework,” the spokesperson said.
Pakistan announced over the weekend that it stands ready to host and facilitate direct talks between the United States and Iran in the coming days. The offer followed a four-nation meeting in Islamabad that brought together regional foreign ministers to discuss de-escalation efforts.
Trump has repeatedly claimed that negotiations with Iran are progressing positively and that Iran has agreed to most of America’s demands. Baghaei’s comments on Monday directly challenge those assertions, revealing a wider divide between the two nations than the US has publicly acknowledged.
This, in turn, has left many wondering whether the war is about to take a new turn, especially with the arrival of USS Tripoli in the region, which carried about 3,500 service members
