Tehran receives counter-proposal for ceasefire as United States complete Iraq withdrawal
IRAN has formally received the response of the United States to its latest Gulf ceasefire proposal, even as Washington completes the full withdrawal of American troops from neighbouring Iraq following a 23-year military footprint. An official briefed...
Iran has formally received the United States' response to its latest Gulf ceasefire proposal, as Washington completes the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq after a 23-year presence. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was briefed on the American reaction in Doha by Qatari mediators. Both countries reportedly agree on restoring the collapsed June peace accord, but major disagreements remain over the order of concessions.
Iran's proposal stipulates that the US would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. Despite US President Donald Trump publicly dismissing the proposal, Iranian government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani confirmed Araqchi's formal presentation of the US response.
The military withdrawal from Iraq is hailed by Iranian-aligned factions as a historic victory, while Iraqi Islamic resistance groups and honorable Iraqis view it as a crushing defeat for the American project. The diplomatic exchanges occur amid heightened regional tensions following the death of seven American service members in Iraq since February's Operation Epic Fury and recent proxy strikes against Saudi energy infrastructure.
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