A senior political-security official said on Wednesday in an interview with Press TV that Iran will end the war at a time of its own choosing and only if its own conditions are met, adding that it will not allow Donald Trump to determine when the conflict ends.
According to the informed Iranian source, the United States has requested negotiations with Iran through various diplomatic channels and has put forward proposals that were described as “excessive” and inconsistent with what he called “America’s defeat on the battlefield.”
He added that Iran has evaluated these proposals, as it did during two previous rounds of talks in the spring and winter of 1404 (2025–2026), and considers them a deception aimed at escalating tensions. He said that on both previous occasions, the United States did not have genuine intentions to negotiate and instead carried out military attacks against Iran.
The Iranian official emphasized that Tehran has rejected the U.S. proposal, which was conveyed through a friendly regional mediator, and is prepared to continue its defense and deliver heavy blows to its adversary.
He further stated that Iran’s conditions for any agreement include five key points: an end to “aggression and assassinations by the enemy,” the establishment of “objective conditions” to prevent a recurrence of war, clarification regarding the “payment of damages and compensation,” the termination of the war “across all fronts and involving all resistance groups throughout the region,” and “guarantees for the enforcement” of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.
The security official added that these conditions are separate from the demands presented during the second round of negotiations in Geneva, held a few days before the U.S. and Israeli attack in Esfand (March).