Published: 09:36, April 7, 2026 | Updated: 11:33, April 7, 2026
Iran issues 10-point plan calling for permanent end to war
By Xinhua
Smoke rises in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

TEHRAN/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM - Iran has rejected a US-proposed 15-point peace plan, calling instead for a permanent end to the conflict, the official news agency IRNA reported Monday.

Tehran delivered its response via Pakistan in a 10-point document, citing past experiences as the reason it would not accept a ceasefire.

The response outlines Iran's demands, including ending regional conflicts, establishing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, reconstructing war-affected areas, and lifting international sanctions.

The IRNA claimed the text was presented following recent developments in Iran's western and central regions and the unsuccessful outcome of a US heliborne operation, with US President Donald Trump extending a previously set deadline again and adjusting earlier threats.

In a press conference on Monday, Trump called Iran's 10-point response a "significant step" but said it was "not good enough."

"It's a significant proposal; it's a significant step. It's not good enough, but it's a very significant step," Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn, noting that intermediaries "are negotiating now."

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Meanwhile, Trump said that the Tuesday deadline he has set for Iran to make a deal is final, saying that the president himself is the only person who can determine if there's a ceasefire.

Trump on Monday doubled down on threats against Iran as his Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches, saying he had even "worse" options than his previous threats to strike Iran's power plants and bridges if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not reached.

Strait of Hormuz

Trump said Monday that the US, not Iran, should charge tolls on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

"What about us charging tolls?" Trump said at a press conference at the White House. "I'd rather do that than let them (Iranians) have them."

Trump stressed that reopening the strait must be part of any deal to end the war with Iran.

"We have to have a deal that's acceptable to me, and part of that deal is going to be we want free traffic of oil and everything," Trump said.

Airman rescue

Trump said on Monday that the US military had used as many as 155 warplanes to rescue the second airman in Iran and was forced to destroy some cargo planes that got stuck to prevent them from falling into Iranian hands.

"We blew up the old planes," Trump told a press conference at the White House while focusing on details of the rescue.

The warplanes reportedly contained communications equipment and anti-missile technology that the Pentagon did not want Iran to seize. 

'85% of Iran's petrochemical export capacity disabled'

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Monday that it has so far rendered more than 85 percent of Iran's petrochemical export capacity inoperable after striking Iran's two biggest petrochemical complexes.

The IDF confirmed that its air force, acting on intelligence, on Monday struck infrastructure at Iran's biggest petrochemical complex, located in Assaluyeh County in the southern Bushehr province.