Tehran Tells Washington to Accept 14-Point Peace Plan or Face Deadlock

Iran on Tuesday warned the United States that rejecting Tehran’s 14-point proposal for ending the Middle East conflict would lead only to continued failure and escalating costs.

The statement came from Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, after US President Donald Trump dismissed Iran’s latest counterproposal and described the ceasefire that began on April 8 as being on “life support.”

With negotiations at an impasse following unsuccessful talks last month, Ghalibaf said the US must acknowledge Iran’s demands if it wants the conflict to end.

“There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another,” he said in a post on X.

“The longer they drag their feet, the more American taxpayers will pay for it.”

Iran has continued to reject pressure from Washington, while senior military officials have warned they are prepared to respond to any future US military action.

The standoff has already affected global trade, with Tehran disrupting movement through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s key oil shipping routes. The United States, meanwhile, has maintained a naval blockade targeting Iranian ports.

Although details of Washington’s latest proposal remain unclear, reports indicate it is a one-page memorandum focused on halting the fighting and opening broader negotiations over Iran’s nuclear activities.

Iran’s foreign ministry said its response included demands to end hostilities across the region, including Lebanon, remove the US naval blockade, and release Iranian assets frozen overseas under sanctions.

No details were provided about possible concessions from Tehran.

Separately, Ebrahim Rezaei said parliament could explore enriching uranium to 90 percent purity if another conflict breaks out.

“One of Iran’s options in the event of another attack could be 90 percent enrichment. We will examine it in parliament,” Rezaei wrote on X.

Iran already holds a large stockpile of uranium enriched to 60 percent, while 90 percent enrichment is generally considered weapons-grade.

The issue remains central to negotiations with the US, which wants the enriched uranium moved out of Iran. Tehran has so far refused, insisting on its right to peaceful nuclear energy while describing enrichment levels as “negotiable.”

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