What’s in Iran’s 10-point plan?
As we’ve been reporting, the Iranian National Security Council says that talks with the US will begin in Islamabad on April 10, based on a 10-point plan it has formulated.
According to that statement, the plan includes:
- “Controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Iranian armed forces, which would grant Iran a unique economic and geopolitical position”,
- “the necessity of ending the war against all elements of the axis of resistance”,
- “the withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases and deployment points in the region”,
- “the establishment of a safe transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz in a way that guarantees Iran’s dominance according to the agreed protocol”,
- “full payment of Iran’s damages according to estimates”,
- “the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions and resolutions of the Board of Governors and the Security Council”,
- “the release of all Iranian assets and properties frozen abroad”,
- “and finally the ratification of all these matters in a binding Security Council resolution.”
To me, none of these 10 points is acceptable to USA.
Let alone “it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,”