Iran War: Public 10‑Point Tehran Peace Plan Demands Sanctions End and U.S. Withdrawal as Trump Calls Private Version ‘Workable Basis’
Iran publicly released a 10‑point peace plan calling for an end to U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East, a halt to attacks, return of frozen assets, a binding UN resolution and recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium, but the White House says that public version differs from a private plan Tehran shared that President Trump described as a “workable basis” for negotiations. Trump has publicly disavowed other circulating documents while insisting there will be no ongoing enrichment and repeating his claim that Iran would let the U.S. “dig up” enriched uranium (which Iran has not confirmed), and Pentagon officials have touted broad U.S. military gains and said forces have “for now” done their part and stand ready to enforce the ceasefire.
📌 Key Facts
- Iran publicly released a 10‑point peace plan that demands an end to all U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, full Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, a halt to U.S. attacks on Iran and its allies, withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East, release of frozen Iranian assets, a binding U.N. resolution, U.S. compensation for war damage, and U.S. acceptance of Iran’s right to enrich uranium.
- The White House says the public 10‑point plan differs from a version Iran privately shared with U.S. negotiators; President Trump described the privately shared version as a “workable basis” on which to negotiate.
- Trump publicly disowned various “agreements, lists and letters” circulating in public, called many of their authors “fraudsters,” and said there is “only one group of meaningful ‘POINTS’” being negotiated behind closed doors as the basis for the ceasefire.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed the U.S. has accepted the “general principles desired by Iran,” a characterization U.S. officials have not confirmed.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham warned that allowing Iran to retain an enrichment program would be an affront to those killed in the war and inconsistent with denying Iran a path to a bomb; Trump reiterated that the U.S. will not agree to ongoing enrichment and said Iran will allow the U.S. to “dig up and remove” enriched uranium at the site hit by Operation Midnight Hammer, and that he will discuss tariffs and sanctions relief with Iran.
- At an April 8 Pentagon news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military has “for now” done its part in the Iran campaign but stands ready to ensure Iran upholds “every reasonable term” of the ceasefire, and he warned Iran could either hand over buried enriched uranium voluntarily or face further strikes similar to last summer’s attacks.
- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine claimed U.S. operations have struck more than 13,000 targets, destroyed roughly 80% of Iran’s air defense systems, hit about 90% of its weapons factories, and sunk more than 90% of its regular naval fleet (including roughly 150 ships), described the outcome as a “capital ‘V’ military victory,” said “we own their skies,” and provided colorful logistics details about the campaign’s consumption of meals, coffee, energy drinks and nicotine.
📊 Relevant Data
As of February 2026, Iran possessed approximately 440.9 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% purity, a level close to weapons-grade, much of which was buried under rubble from U.S.-Israeli strikes in June 2025.
Securing Iran's enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say — WTOP
U.S. sanctions on Iran have caused its oil exports to drop by over 90% since 2018, leading to an economic contraction of about 20% and widespread protests, with energy revenues being a primary target.
1224 U.S. Sanctions that Buried Iran's Economy, in One Graphic — Kharon
In the U.S., 86% of Republicans support military action against Iran, compared to only 14% of Democrats, reflecting a significant partisan divide in approval of the conflict.
Three charts that are warning signs flashing for Trump on Iran — BBC
Black households in the U.S. spend an average of 5.1% of their income on energy costs, compared to 3.2% for White households, with disparities exacerbated by oil price spikes from geopolitical tensions like the Iran conflict.
Black families pay more to keep their houses warm than average — Phys.org
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- Iran has publicly released a 10‑point peace plan that, according to the article, demands an end to all U.S. primary and secondary sanctions, full Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, a halt to U.S. attacks on Iran and its allies, withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East, release of frozen Iranian assets, a binding UN resolution, U.S. compensation for war damage, and U.S. acceptance of Iran’s right to enrich uranium.
- The White House says the public 10‑point plan differs from the version Iran privately shared with the U.S. and that Trump described as a ‘workable basis on which to negotiate.’
- Trump publicly disowned various ‘agreements, lists and letters’ being circulated, calling many of their authors ‘fraudsters’ and insisting there is ‘only one group of meaningful “POINTS”’ being negotiated behind closed doors as the basis for the ceasefire.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is quoted claiming the U.S. has accepted the ‘general principles desired by Iran,’ a characterization U.S. officials have not confirmed.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized Iran’s proposed agreement, warning that allowing Iran to retain an enrichment program in the future would be ‘an affront’ to those killed in the war and inconsistent with denying Iran a path to a bomb.
- Trump reiterated that the U.S. will not agree to any ongoing enrichment and tied this to his earlier claim that Iran will let the U.S. ‘dig up and remove’ enriched uranium at the site hit by Operation Midnight Hammer, saying ‘there will be no enrichment of Uranium’ and that he will talk tariffs and sanctions relief with Iran.
- At an April 8 Pentagon news conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military has 'for now' done its part in Iran but stands ready to ensure Iran upholds 'every reasonable term' of the ceasefire.
- Hegseth asserted that Iran will 'give [buried enriched uranium] to us voluntarily' or the U.S. may conduct strikes 'like' last summer’s joint U.S.–Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, adding 'we reserve that opportunity.'
- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine claimed U.S. operations have struck more than 13,000 targets, destroyed roughly 80% of Iran’s air defense systems, hit 90% of its weapons factories, and sunk more than 90% of its regular naval fleet, including about 150 ships.
- Hegseth described the war as a 'capital "V" military victory,' said 'we own their skies,' and dismissed the shoot‑down of two U.S. jets as Iran having 'got lucky one time in 40 days.'
- Caine gave colorful logistics details, saying the operation consumed more than 6 million meals, about 950,000 gallons of coffee, 2 million energy drinks and 'a lot of nicotine.'