Iran submits new proposal: Top conditions

ALBAWABA - Iran, through Pakistani mediators, has submitted a new proposal to the United States, Axios reported on Monday.

According to Axios, citing a U.S. official and two informed sources, the new proposal aims to reach an agreement with President Donald Trump's government on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war, while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage.

The new proposal seeks to overcome the current deadlock in the talks and solve internal disagreements within the Iranian leadership regarding the extent of nuclear concessions it is willing to make to reach a final deal with the U.S.

Two sources familiar with the matter told Axios that during talks in Islamabad, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed with his counterparts a new proposal that attempts to overcome the current impasse over the nuclear program.

^{US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP}

One of them said Araghchi made it clear to mediators that the Iranian leadership has different opinions on how to deal with U.S. demands to suspend uranium enrichment in the long term and transfer enriched uranium out of Tehran.

But reaching an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz first and lifting the U.S. blockade of Iran's ports would leave Trump with no real leverage to compel Tehran to relinquish its stockpile of enriched uranium and commit to suspending uranium enrichment for at least a decade.

The American outlet mentioned that addressing these two nuclear concerns through military action or diplomacy is a key objective for Trump in his confrontation with Iran.

However, it is still unknown whether the United States would agree to Iran's latest proposal.

It is worth noting that Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrived today in Russia to hold talks on the regional conflict and latest developments in talks with the U.S. He is expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin.