Reports that Iran is presenting a three-stage peace framework, as nuclear talks continue

The serial negotiation plan proposed by Tehran puts the end of the war before the nuclear discussion. Middle East media with the report.

summary

• Iran presented a three-stage negotiation framework to the mediators, according to Al-Mayadeen TV correspondent in Tehran
• The first stage: ending the war and providing guarantees that it will not resume for both Iran and Lebanon. There are no other issues on the table at this stage
• Phase Two: Managing the Strait of Hormuz, including developing a new legal framework in coordination with Oman
• The third stage: nuclear negotiations, which Tehran insists will not begin until agreements are reached in the early stages
• Talks will not resume unless the United States agrees to the proposed framework

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Iran has presented a structured, three-stage negotiation plan to the mediators, according to the independent Arab satellite channel Al-Mayadeen, citing its correspondent in Tehran. This framework represents Tehran’s most detailed public expression to date of the conditions under which it is willing to reengage diplomatically, and it sets deliberately high standards for entry.

The first phase is narrowly defined and non-negotiable in scope. Tehran wants to stop the war and obtain binding guarantees that hostilities will not resume, including Iran and Lebanon. Until this is achieved and formalized, Iran has made clear that it will not accept discussions on any other topic. Insisting on guarantees for Lebanon indicates that Tehran views any settlement as necessarily linked to the broader regional picture, and not just to its territories.

If the first phase results in an agreement, the framework will move to a second phase centered around the Strait of Hormuz. This would address waterway management arrangements, with Oman playing a key coordinating role in developing a new legal framework for the strait. Given the significant impact of the Hormuz siege on global energy supplies, this stage carries great economic weight and will be closely monitored by oil markets.

As for the nuclear issue – which has long been the main concern of Western governments and the main driver of the original conflict – it has descended to the third stage. Iran has been frank: the nuclear file will not be opened until satisfactory results are reached in the first two stages. This sequence appears designed to protect Tehran’s negotiating leverage and to ensure that any nuclear discussion takes place from a position of relative security and not under the pressure of an active conflict.

It remains to be seen whether Washington accepts this framework as a basis for resuming talks. The phased structure requires the United States to make significant concessions in advance – including a ceasefire and security guarantees – before the nuclear issue, which has been the United States’ primary concern, reaches the agenda. This discrepancy is likely to face scrutiny in Washington and could be the central sticking point.