Iran's response to a United States peace proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is expected later on Friday, according to a source briefed on the matter.
US President Donald Trump and top White House officials have been told via interlocutors that Iran's counter-proposal would likely arrive on Friday, the source said.
The war, which began when the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, has spread across the Middle East.
Iran had been reviewing a 15-point proposal, sent via Pakistan, that included demands ranging from dismantling Iran's nuclear program to curbing its missile development and effectively handing over control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to sources and reports.
Iran says proposal 'one-sided and unfair'
An Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday that senior officials had reviewed the proposal and deemed it “one-sided and unfair,” serving only US and Israeli interests, and lacking “the minimum requirements for success.”
The official added that no plans for talks between the United States and Iran “appear realistic at this stage” and that no arrangement for negotiations has been established yet, but stated that Turkey and Pakistan are attempting to “establish common ground between Iran and the United States and reduce differences."
Despite the Iranian official's claim that Tehran was displeased with the proposal, US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff claimed that the plan "resulted in strong positive messaging and talks" during a cabinet meeting with Trump on Thursday.
Witkoff described the proposal as an "action list that forms the framework for a peace deal," asserting that Iran is currently "looking for an off-ramp" and that the US has received "strong signs" that implementing the plan would be possible.