Iran says it has received US reply to its seven-point proposal, contents undisclosed

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Wednesday 30 September that Iran had received the official US response to its proposal to end the war, which Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented to President Masoud Pezeshkian at a cabinet meeting. 1 2 A day earlier, Araghchi had said in New York that Iran had made no changes to what became known as the seven-point plan, which was passed to the US through Qatar, and that Tehran was waiting for an official answer. 3 4 CBS reported that the plan includes a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran demanding that the US meet conditions in a June memorandum of understanding. 3

CNA reported that the conditions include a ceasefire across the Middle East including Lebanon, unfreezing of Iranian assets, lifting of oil sanctions and an end to the US naval blockade; it said not all conditions have been made public. 1 Trump rejected the proposal when speaking to reporters on Saturday, according to CNA, and CBS's headline also describes it as already rejected. CBS's text reports Trump writing "I offered them NOTHING!" in response to an Axios report about sanctions relief. 1 3 Pezeshkian said Iran is making every possible effort to ensure the success of the Islamabad memorandum and had not compromised on its principles, according to Anadolu citing ISNA. 2

Revolutionary Guard spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said the US should admit defeat and leave the region, and dismissed claims that Hormuz shipping was being restored. 4 On Wednesday the Guards said they had been striking small vessels trying to pass through the strait, and that the US had not retaliated for a while, CNA reported. 1 Accounts of how the war began differ slightly: CNA and Anadolu say the US and Israel launched it in February, while ABC's article points to Trump's announcement of combat operations on 28 February. Whether the US reply accepts, rejects or modifies the plan is not yet known. 2 4