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strikeMay 18, 2026

US outlines 5 conditions for Iran deal: Report

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The United States has outlined five key conditions to reach a deal with Tehran, including "allowing only one Iranian nuclear facility to remain operational," Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. Washington’s four other conditions include refusing to pay any compensation or damages, demanding the transfer of 400 kilograms of Iranian uranium to the United States, withholding the release of even 25% of Iran’s frozen assets, and conditioning any halt to the war on all fronts on the outcome of negotiations, the report said. For its part, Iran's key conditions include ending the war across all fronts, including in Lebanon, lifting sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets, compensating for war damage, and "recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz," it said. Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran in February. Tehran retaliated with strikes targeting Israel as well as US allies in the Gulf, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement. US President Donald Trump later extended the truce indefinitely.

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Iranian Official

Iran has steadfastly resisted US and Israeli aggression, which began with strikes on Iranian territory in February, by exercising its legitimate right to retaliate and defend its sovereignty, including through control of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s conditions for any agreement demand an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, the lifting of sanctions, release of frozen assets, and full compensation for damages inflicted by foreign aggression, while rejecting Washington’s attempts to limit Iran’s nuclear facilities, seize its uranium, and withhold its resources. Despite a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire extended indefinitely by the US, Iran remains committed to upholding its sovereignty against external interference.

Israeli

Israel regards Iran's nuclear program and insistence on retaining even one facility, plus sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, as an existential threat requiring the removal of most enriched uranium and rejection of any compensation that could fund further aggression. Tehran's proxy network, spearheaded by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has enabled multi-front attacks on Israel, making US-Israeli strikes a defensive necessity to degrade these capabilities. Lasting security demands that any deal prevent the release of frozen assets or sanctions relief until Iran's nuclear and proxy infrastructure is verifiably dismantled.

Neutral

According to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency, the United States has outlined five conditions for a deal with Iran, including limiting operational nuclear facilities to one, requiring transfer of 400 kilograms of uranium to the US, and withholding portions of frozen assets, while Iran has listed demands such as ending conflicts on all fronts, lifting sanctions, releasing assets, and recognition of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Regional tensions escalated after US and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire took effect on April 8 via Pakistani mediation, with talks in Islamabad yielding no lasting agreement before US President Donald Trump extended the truce indefinitely.

Western

The United States has set five precise conditions to neutralize Iran’s nuclear threat, limiting operations to a single facility, securing transfer of 400 kg of uranium, and withholding frozen assets without compensation. Tehran’s counter-demands, including sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz and full sanctions relief, underscore its bid to retain leverage. Targeted US-Israeli strikes in February, followed by Iranian retaliation and a Pakistani-mediated ceasefire now extended by President Trump, reflect ongoing efforts to enforce strategic objectives through calibrated pressure.

Pro-Peace

Amid the human suffering from US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory actions that have killed civilians and triggered humanitarian crises, including energy shortages from the Strait of Hormuz closure, Washington and Tehran continue exchanging maximalist demands—such as uranium transfers and sanctions relief—that prolong economic pain for ordinary people. These conditions, alongside fighting in Lebanon, underscore the war’s devastating toll rather than resolving it. The Pakistani-brokered ceasefire, now extended indefinitely, demonstrates that sustained diplomacy offers the only viable route to spare further civilian lives and ease regional suffering.

Global South

Washington’s conditions—limiting Iran to one nuclear site, seizing 400 kilograms of uranium, and withholding most frozen assets—reflect classic neo-colonial leverage designed to erode Tehran’s sovereignty and extract resources under the guise of negotiations. Iran’s counter-demands for sanctions relief, compensation, and recognition of its authority over the Strait of Hormuz assert the right of Global South nations to control their territory and redress external aggression following US-Israeli strikes. The collapse of Pakistani-mediated talks and Washington’s unilateral indefinite extension of the truce further expose the failure of existing institutions to deliver balanced outcomes free from great-power dominance.

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