Tehran, May 17 — Iranian state media report that the United States offered no concrete concessions in response to Tehran’s proposed de-escalation plan, deepening a diplomatic stalemate over efforts to end the war.
According to Fars news agency, Washington replied with a five-point framework that included demands for Iran to retain only one nuclear site and to transfer its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to the United States. Fars also said the US refused to release even 25 percent of Iran’s frozen assets held abroad and would not agree to pay reparations for wartime damage.
The Iranian outlets reported that Washington conditioned any cessation of hostilities across multiple fronts on the start of formal negotiations. Mehr news agency warned that by offering no tangible concessions, the United States appears to be seeking through diplomacy what it could not achieve during the fighting, a stance that could stall talks.
Tehran’s original proposal called for an end to the war on all fronts, including the fighting in Lebanon, and demanded an immediate halt to the US naval blockade on Iranian ports that has been in place since April 13. Iran also urged the lifting of all US sanctions and the release of assets frozen under longstanding sanctions, and it emphasized continued Iranian management of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran says it has largely kept closed since the conflict began.
As negotiations have stalled, rhetoric has hardened. Iranian armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi issued a warning to US leadership against renewing attacks, saying any renewed Western kinetic action would trigger unpredictable and forceful domestic retaliation and produce unprecedented scenarios for American forces and resources, according to state broadcasts.
The reporting is drawn from Iranian state outlets and the ANI syndicated feed. The Tribune published the account as received and assumes no responsibility for independent verification of the claims.
