Iran wants to retain control of the Strait of Hormuz.Image: keystone
Iran sent the US a list of ten demands. At first, Donald Trump didn’t want to know anything about it – now he describes the plan as a “viable basis for negotiations”. This is what is known about the claims.
04/08/2026, 07:32Apr 08, 2026, 07:46
Almost 90 minutes before the deadline that Donald Trump had set for Iran was due to expire, the announcement came: a two-week ceasefire between the warring parties, plus a temporary opening of the Strait of Hormuz – and, at least according to Trump, negotiations on a long-term peace agreement.
According to Trump, these are based on the 10-point list that Iran recently sent to the USA. He now described this list as a “viable basis for negotiations”. Iranian news agencies have already reported on the content of the list of demands, but there has been no official information about it so far. Here is an overview of the known Iranian demands.
These demands are known
- Permanent cessation of attacks by the USA and Israel
- The lifting of all economic sanctions against Iran
- A complete US troop withdrawal from the Middle East
- The release of frozen Iranian assets
- A UN Security Council resolution legitimizing an agreement with these points
- Paying reparations to Iran for war damage caused by the US and Israel
The original Persian versions also included a demand that Iran be allowed to continue enriching uranium. In English-language versions distributed later, this point was missing. The reason for this is not known.
However, a report by the Iranian Fars news agency stated that Iran is committed never to produce nuclear weapons. Uranium enrichment is to be restricted after the negotiations.
Skepticism in the USA
While supporters of Donald Trump praised the president in the USA for his alleged negotiating skills, criticism of Trump poured in from democratic circles.
“A ceasefire is good news – but only because this senseless war should be ended as quickly as possible,” wrote Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal on X. US President Donald Trump still cannot explain why he started the war. “A ceasefire is not a victory for the American people,” Blumenthal added.
Meanwhile, Congressman Gregory Meeks stressed that a ceasefire is not enough. Trump must explain to Congress why he led the United States into war with Iran, in which 13 military personnel died.
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was more derisive. He wrote on
Chuck Schumer said he was “happy” about Trump’s “backing down”.Image: keystone
There was also at least cautious criticism of the US President’s giving in from Republican circles. Senator Lindsey Graham demanded that the US Parliament be involved in the Iranian plan. With regard to Iran’s maximum demands, the senator, who is a clear supporter of war, particularly insisted on control of the remaining Iranian uranium.
“Every single gram of the approximately 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium must be controlled by the USA and removed from Iran to prevent the country from developing a dirty bomb or returning to uranium enrichment in the future.”
Graham also demanded that the draft be submitted to Congress for a vote so that Parliament could vote on it, as was the case with the nuclear deal with Iran under former US President Barack Obama.
con with material from the news agencies sda and dpa.