Iran has told regional intermediaries that for a ceasefire, the US must guarantee that neither it nor Israel will strike the country in the future, according to several officials familiar with the matter.
Iran is particularly concerned Israel will attack again after the current war ends, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters.
Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7.
Photographer: Sasan/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images
It’s unclear if the US is willing to give Iran such a pledge and if it would be able to insist on Israel doing the same.
The back-channels are being facilitated by European and Middle Eastern countries, the people said.
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