Iran has set tough conditions for a ceasefire in its negotiations with the US
In negotiations regarding a possible ceasefire, Iran has adopted a hardline stance and set out a wide range of demands. According to sources familiar with the situation, representatives from Tehran have made it clear to Donald Trump’s administration that a return to the negotiating table is possible only if a number of conditions are met, reports The Wall Street Journal.
It is noted that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has strengthened its position within the Iranian government and is formulating key demands. These include the closure of all US military bases in the Gulf states and the payment of compensation for strikes against Iran.
Iran is also demanding the establishment of a new regime in the Strait of Hormuz, which would allow it to levy a toll on ships passing through this waterway, similar to the Suez Canal in Egypt.
Other conditions include guarantees that the war will not resume, as well as an end to Israeli strikes against the Iran-linked Hezbollah group in Lebanon.
Tehran insists on the complete lifting of sanctions and the preservation of its missile programme without negotiations on its curtailment.
One US official described these demands as unrealistic. According to US and Arab officials, this stance makes reaching an agreement more difficult than it was before the war began.
The first signs of a new round of diplomacy, they say, emerged late last week via intermediaries in the Middle East. There are currently no direct contacts between the US and Iran.
