Pakistan Conveys US 15-Point Proposed Peace Plan To Iran

Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the United States to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Iran 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 told the BBC the plan is “beautiful on paper” – but added that Iran is “probably” unlikely to agree to it.

Israel’s economy minister, Nir Barkat, 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 said.

“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.

Meanwhile Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam,  has said  “no direct or indirect negotiations” have taken place between the US and Iran, according to Iranian state media IRNA.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said his administration was “talking to the right people” in Iran, and “they want to make a deal so badly”. But a spokesman for the Iranian military said the US was “negotiating with itself”.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a social media post on Tuesday that the country was “ready” to host talks for a settlement of the conflict.

Amiri Moghadam said that “friendly countries seek to lay the ground for dialogue between Tehran and Washington, which we hope will be fruitful in ending this imposed war”, according to IRNA.w