Iran has rejected a 15-point US peace proposal delivered via Pakistan, instead issuing five counter-demands including reparations for war damage. A security official stated: “Iran will end the war when it decides to do so and when its own conditions are met.”
The conflict has claimed at least 3,000 lives, with a raid in southern Tehran killing 12 and wounding 28. Strikes caused an airport fire in Kuwait from a drone attack, Saudi Arabia intercepted missiles, and casualties were reported in Bahrain. Israel also came under fire from Iran, and in Lebanon, where 1,072 have died, fears of an Israeli ground invasion are rising.
Iran’s demands include a complete halt to US and Israeli aggression, payment of war damages, protection for its proxy forces, and international recognition of its right to control the Strait of Hormuz. The US is “highly unlikely” to accept these terms, according to security sources.
President Trump claimed his government is in direct talks with Iran, but Tehran dismissed this as “fake news” and demanded a “complete end to the war - not a ceasefire.” The US has deployed 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, joining 5,000 Marines already en route.
