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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nIran is still reviewing the latest proposal from the United States, but a formal response is expected by Thursday.According to Al Jazeera, while there is no official deadline, Pakistani mediators are reportedly expecting Tehran\u2019s response later today.The outlet quoted a lawmaker in the Iranian parliament and a former foreign minister as saying that Iran would send a reply to Washington.<\/p>\n Watch<\/span><\/p>\n Iran Destroys Over 200 US Targets, Satellite Images Reveal Real Damage To Bases In Mideast | Report<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Iran is currently focused on securing a complete cessation of the war across all fronts and is not prioritising nuclear negotiations at this stage.Tehran is seeking guarantees directly from the UN Security Council, removal of sanctions, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz before discussing its nuclear programme in a possible second phase.Iran has also established a new authority called the \u201cPersian Gulf Strait Authority\u201d to oversee maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran said the maritime regime in the strait has changed and vessels must communicate with Iranian authorities before transit.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has said that the US had held \u201cvery good talks\u201d with Iran over the past 24 hours and expressed hope that the war would \u201cbe over quickly.\u201dHowever, Trump also warned that military action could resume if diplomacy collapses. \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them,\u201d he told PBS.As per CNN, the US and Iran are moving closer to a short memorandum aimed at ending the conflict. The proposed one-page memo would reportedly initiate a 30-day process to resolve disputes over Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, frozen Iranian assets and security arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.Trump said that any agreement would require Tehran to ship its highly enriched uranium to the US and commit to shutting down underground facilities.<\/p>\n Iranian officials have pushed back against suggestions that a final agreement is imminent. Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was still examining the proposal, while parliamentarian Ebrahim Rezaei described the US text as \u201cmore of an American wish list than a reality.\u201dIran has maintained that uranium enrichment and control over the Strait of Hormuz remain red lines.Al Jazeera reported that Tehran is resisting calls to transfer its stockpile of highly enriched uranium outside the country.Meanwhile, Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said the US and Israel must \u201caccept the rights of the Iranian nation\u201d to pave the way for ending the war, according to Press TV.The developments come amid continuing tensions in the Gulf. Israel struck a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut on Wednesday, while US forces reportedly fired on an Iranian-flagged tanker amid efforts to enforce Washington\u2019s blockade on Iranian ports.<\/div>\n\nTrump signals optimism, threatens renewed strikes<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Iran insists on sanctions relief, sovereignty<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n