Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly offered Iran a 15-point cease-fire plan to end the ongoing conflict, with the terms offered applying to both US and Israeli targets.
According to the widely cited Channel 12 report, which cited people familiar with the details, Trump’s top aides Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff came up with a mechanism to facilitate “declaring a month-long ceasefire period during which the parties would negotiate a 15-point agreement,” similar to how the US brokered deals with Hamas in Gaza and Lebanon.
Also, the New York Times, citing Trump administration officials, confirmed that the 15-point plan was indeed sent to Iran.
While there’s no official word on the said 15-point plan, here’s what we know about the terms set by the Trump administration, based on a Channel 12 report that cited Western sources.
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Trump’s 15-point plan for a ceasefire in Iran
US demands on Iran:
1. Iran must dismantle its existing nuclear capabilities.
2. Iran must commit to never pursuing the development of nuclear weapons.
3. Uranium enrichment cannot take place on Iranian territory.
4. Iran must hand over its stockpile of roughly 450 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the near future, within a time frame to be decided.
5. The Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities must be dismantled.
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6. The IAEA, the UN nuclear watchdog, must be given full access, transparency and oversight in Iran.
7. Iran must abandon its regional proxy “paradigm.”
8. Iran must stop funding, directing and arming its regional proxies.
9. The Strait of Hormuz must remain open and function as a free maritime corridor.
10. Iran’s missile program must be limited in both scope and production, with specific thresholds to be determined at a later date.
11. Any future use of missiles by Iran must be limited to self-defense.
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If Tehran agrees, Iran would have the following benefits:
12. Iran would see the full lifting of sanctions imposed on it by the international community.
13. The US would help Iran develop its civilian nuclear program, including electricity generation at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
14. The so-called “snapback” mechanism, which allows the automatic reimposition of sanctions if Iran does not comply, would be removed.
Point 15 is not mentioned in the Channel 12 report. The NYT, meanwhile, said it did not have a copy of the draft document, but cited sources as saying Trump’s list of demands covered Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
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What we know about the US-Iran talks
News of the 15-point plan sent by the Trump administration comes days after the US president promised to delay strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, citing “very good and productive” talks with Tehran.
While Iran officially denied at the time that it had been in contact with the U.S. regarding ceasefire negotiations, reports indicated that a narrow window had opened for talks.
Some communication is said to have taken place between the two main negotiators in previous discussions, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff, the BBC said, describing the talks as very preliminary.
Meanwhile, a CNN report said that Iranian officials have informed the Trump administration that they prefer to negotiate with Vice President JD Vance rather than reopen talks with Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The report added that the report reflected Tehran’s belief that discussions involving Witkoff and Kushner would not be productive given the trust deficit between the two sides following the breakdown of talks before the US and Israel decided to launch joint strikes against Iran.
