ISRAEL PERSPECTIVE

The Jerusalem Post provided detailed coverage of the 14-point Iranian plan. The plan reportedly comprises three main stages, including a 30-day phase aimed at transforming the ceasefire into a complete end to the war. The Iranian draft constitutes a 'rebuttal' to the US 9-point peace plan.

Trump confirmed to Israeli channel Kan News that he had reviewed the proposal and that it was 'not acceptable.' Special Envoy Witkoff nonetheless confirmed that the US and Iran were 'in conversation.' In the first phase, according to the Jerusalem Post, the US, Iran, and Israel would sign a nonaggression pact. The Strait of Hormuz would gradually reopen, the US would lift its blockade, with Iran taking charge of clearing the sea mines.

Israel firmly supports the American position: any agreement must include complete and verifiable denuclearization as a sine qua non condition. The Iranian plan, by deferring the nuclear issue to a second phase, is seen in Jerusalem as a maneuver to obtain economic relief while preserving the nuclear program.