EMILY FENG, BYLINE: So when Iran rejected the U.S. proposal to end the war earlier, it put forth its own five demands, and those include the U.S. paying war reparations to Iran and also ensuring the U.S. will never attack Iran again. And then this weekend - although this is not an Iranian government official speaking - a hardline Iranian newspaper that is funded by the office of Iran's supreme leader, published nine more demands in order to end the war. The through line in all of this is that Iran's leaders are feeling confident enough that even after weeks of heavy U.S. and Israeli bombing, they're still negotiating aggressively with the U.S., and they've also threatened deadly force if the U.S. deploys troops on the ground in Iran.
Author: Emily Feng
Published at: 2026-03-29 21:21:02
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