Iran media says 'no tangible concessions' in US response to Iran proposal

• Iranian media say the US made no concrete concessions in response to Iran’s peace proposal, warning of a possible deadlock in talks.

Iranian media on Sunday said the United States failed to make any concrete concessions in its response to Iran’s proposal for negotiations to end the war.

Fars news agency said Washington gave a five-point list which included a demand for Iran to keep only one nuclear site in operation and transfer its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to the United States.

Mehr news agency meanwhile said: “The United States, offering no tangible concessions, wants to obtain concessions that it failed to obtain during the war, which will lead to an impasse in the negotiations.”

Iran’s earlier response to a US proposal for peace talks to end the war focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially Lebanon, and on the safety of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state TV earlier said, without indicating how or when the vital waterway might reopen.

It followed a US proposal to end fighting before starting talks on more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.

Pakistan, which has been mediating talks over the war, forwarded the Iranian response to the US, a Pakistani official said.