Updated : 2026-03-26 17:59:51 KST
We start with the latest words of defiance from Iran's top diplomat in response to Washington's continuous claims of negotiations with Tehran to end hostilities. Our Lee Seung-jae reports. Iran says it has no intention of holding direct talks with the United States, but is reviewing an American proposal to end the war. According to Iranian state media on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that exchanges of messages through mediators "do not mean negotiations" with Washington.
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"No negotiations have happened until now. But over the past few days, our American counterparts have begun sending messages through other countries that are our friends. If there are messages through others, to which we respond with our own position and demands, that is not called conversation, nor negotiation, or anything." Earlier in the day, media reports from Iran said Tehran would reject a U.S. ceasefire offer and that the country had instead presented its own conditions for ending the conflict.
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A senior political-security official cited by state broadcaster Press TV said Iran's five-point counterproposal includes a demand for sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical oil shipping route. Other conditions reportedly include a complete halt to what Iran calls aggression and assassinations, guarantees the war will not resume, clearly defined war reparations, and an end to fighting across all fronts involving regional resistance groups.
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reparation 배상, 보상
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However, the demand over the Strait of Hormuz could be a major sticking point. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier suggested the waterway could be jointly controlled by the U.S. and Iran's leadership, a proposal likely to face resistance. Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that Iran has received a 15-point peace plan from Trump. The U.S. president said negotiations are underway, but Tehran has denied that any direct talks are taking place. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
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sticking point 난제
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