Trump Administration Offers Ceasefire Proposal to Iran
The administration of US President Donald Trump has offered a ceasefire plan comprising 15 points to Iran to end the war in the Middle East. The ceasefire offer was conveyed by Washington to Tehran through Pakistan as an intermediary.
As summarised by detikcom on Wednesday (25/3/2026), information about the ceasefire offer, as reported by Reuters and Associated Press, was first revealed by the leading US media outlet, The New York Times (NYT), citing two US officials familiar with the outline of Washington’s proposal.
The NYT reported that the US’s 15-point ceasefire offer has been delivered to Iranian officials via Pakistan. Islamabad itself has offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
The contents of the 15-point ceasefire plan have not been disclosed in detail to the public.
In the proposal, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner suggest a one-month ceasefire. During this period, both sides would negotiate the 15-point agreement.
Channel 12 reported several key points from the plan, including: the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear programme, the cessation of support for proxy groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
However, according to The New York Times report, it is unclear whether Israel supports the proposal.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet responded. Associated Press noted that several Israeli officials, who had urged Trump to continue the war against Iran, were surprised by the US move to offer a ceasefire to Iran.
The White House has also not responded to the media reports.
Recently, Trump discussed the possibility of a deal with Iran to end the war that has raged for the past four weeks. On Tuesday (24/3), Trump claimed the US has made progress in efforts to negotiate an end to the war with Iran, including securing important concessions from Tehran.
Earlier on Tuesday (24/03), Pakistan offered to host negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Iran’s Response
The Iranian government has responded to the ceasefire offer from the administration of US President Donald Trump to end the war that has been raging since late February. Tehran has mocked the US efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement.
Spokesman for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters in the military, Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaghari, as reported by Associated Press on Wednesday (25/3/2026), asserted that the US would only negotiate with itself.
Zolfaghari made this statement in a video aired by Iranian state television on Wednesday (25/3) local time.
“The strategic power you once spoke of has turned into a strategic failure,” said Zolfaghari in his statement directed at the US.
“A country that claims to be a global superpower would surely have exited this chaos if it were truly capable. Do not disguise your defeat as an agreement. The era of your empty promises is over,” he emphasised.
Zolfaghari then mocked the US by saying: “Has your internal conflict reached the point where you are negotiating with yourself?”
Zolfaghari’s statement was released shortly after the Trump administration sent the 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran via Pakistan as an intermediary.
“Our first and last word remains the same as on the first day, and it will stay that way: People like us will never make peace with people like you. Not now, never,” he asserted.