Iran Rejects US Peace Conditions: What Are the 5 New Demands?

[The Public=Yang Won-mo] Iran has rejected the U.S. package of 11 ceasefire conditions and issued five counterconditions, moving the negotiations toward a deadlock.

A senior Iranian political and security official told state-run Press TV on the 25th (local time) that Tehran has reviewed Washington’s proposal but will not accept a unilateral U.S. decision—by President Donald Trump—setting the war’s end date. He said Iran will determine whether to end hostilities only when the conditions Tehran has set are satisfied.

Tehran outlined five conditions for ending the conflict. It first demanded an immediate and complete halt to hostile attacks and targeted assassinations. It called for robust institutional guarantees to prevent a return to war and clear, enforceable compensation for wartime damages. Iran also demanded a full cessation of fighting across all fronts in the Middle East, including operations against resistance groups, and insisted on guaranteed recognition of its lawful sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

The official warned that Iran will maintain its military posture until those demands are accepted, saying Tehran will remain on defense while continuing to inflict significant strikes on its adversaries.

He drew a firm line against the U.S. offer, saying the United States has reached out through multiple diplomatic channels but that the proposal is excessive and fails to reflect battlefield realities. He referenced two negotiation attempts last year and dismissed the current package as a reiteration of old agendas rather than a new framework.

Describing the U.S. ceasefire plan as fundamentally deceptive, he said Iran will not treat it as a sign of progress in negotiations.

Earlier, Washington put forward 11 conditions that included the full dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program, abandonment of nuclear-weapon development, a ban on uranium enrichment, and the transfer to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of roughly 450 kg (about 992 lb) of uranium enriched to 60%.

The U.S. package also demanded dismantling the Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow nuclear facilities, full IAEA access and inspections, abandonment of proxy strategies across the Middle East, and limits on missile capabilities. Washington said that if Iran accepts, it would pursue the full removal of international sanctions, support for civilian nuclear programs, and elimination of automatic snapback sanction mechanisms.