TEHRAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's 10-point plan to end the war has been agreed as the basis for negotiations between Tehran and Washington, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Friday.
Speaking to foreign diplomats as well as international organizations' representatives in Tehran, Takht-Ravanchi said that Iran welcomes diplomacy and dialogue, "but not a dialogue that is based on disinformation and aimed at deception and preparing the ground for repeated aggression against Iran," according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
He warned that the United States and Israel seek to dominate West Asia and pursue the "Greater Israel" plan.
The Iranian diplomat added that Iran's approach towards its neighbors is based on good neighborliness, and its "defensive operations" should not be mistaken for attacks on them. Those operations, he explained, targeted U.S. bases and facilities within regional countries that were used in attacks against Iran.
Takht-Ravanchi criticized certain European states for "standing on the wrong side of history" and refraining from condemning the "aggressions and crimes" against Iran's people, with some even supporting the "aggression."
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. assets in the Middle East.
A two-week ceasefire reached between Washington and Tehran took effect on Wednesday, with peace talks scheduled to begin later this week in Islamabad, Pakistan.
According to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the 10-point plan includes U.S. commitment to ensure no further acts of aggression, continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of Iran's nuclear enrichment rights, lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, termination of all United Nations Security Council resolutions against Iran, termination of all International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors resolutions against Iran, payment of damages to Iran for loss in the war, withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region and cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon. ■
