US reportedly offers 15-point plan to end conflict
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You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway and we're recording this at 5 o'clock GMT on Wednesday the 25th of March. The US has reportedly sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war. The social media giant Meta is ordered to pay $375 million in damages for misleading users over child safety. And Russia launches nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine. Also in the podcast, we look at NASA's mission to fly humans deeper into space than ever before, and... There was a real sense of joy across the team.
Moments like this are so incredibly unique, and they give everyone a big morale boost, and they just remind us why this work matters.
Delight as a second gorilla gives birth to twins in a national park in Congo. President Trump appears to be pursuing a twin approach to the war on Iran. On the one hand, he's reported to be sending thousands of US paratroopers to the Middle East, raising the possibility that he intends to invade Iran's oil hub of Haag Island. But at the same time, US officials say Iran has been sent a 15-point plan to end the war.
What is the 15-point ceasefire plan proposed by the US to Iran?
Speaking at the White House, President Trump said the two sides were already in negotiations and the Iranians, quote, badly want to make a deal. He also spoke about a gift from Iran related to the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I'm not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize. And they gave it to us and they said they were going to give it. So that meant one thing to me would deal with the right people. No, it wasn't nuclear related. It was oil and gas related. The Press Was it related to the Strait of Hormuz and the flow of it? The President Yeah, it was related to the flow and to the Strait, yeah.
A few hours later, Iran said it would allow what it called non-hostile vessels to pass through the strait. In recent days, countries like China, India and Pakistan have managed to negotiate safe passage through the waterway. Despite this report of possible progress, analysts like Ali Vaez from the International Crisis Group say the situation remains very dangerous. The United States is now getting closer and closer to the prospect of putting boots on the ground.
The president seems to have absolute belief in the ability of U.S. military to deliver results, and he believes that taking over Iranian territory would force the Iranians to open up the Strait of Hormuz. This is an absolute catastrophe for the region, and it might come to haunt the U.S.
and Israel I spoke to our US correspondent David Willis and he told me first about the American peace plan.
It's being reported here, Oliver, that the U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan via intermediaries in Pakistan for ending this war, the sort of blueprint that the United States believes is needed to be signed up for by Iran. And according to The New York Times, it broadly addresses Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and is said to include the demand that Iran abandoned any attempt to build a nuclear weapon. Now, that is something which President Trump, to the surprise of many, I might add, said today that Iran had already agreed to. And this plan is also thought to include provisions regarding maritime routes, given Iran's recent blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. It's unclear how widely the plan has been shared today.
amongst Iranian officials or indeed whether Iran is likely to accept it as the basis for negotiation. And nor is it clear whether Israel, which of course has been bombing Iran together with the United States, is on board with the provisions included in this plan. Iran has of course denied that any negotiations are taking place with the United States and President Trump once again refused to be drawn today on who in Iran the US is negotiating with.
At the same time there are reports that US paratroopers are going to be heading to the Middle East. Is President Trump really thinking of trying to take Hague Island?
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:18
2
What is the 15-point ceasefire plan proposed by the US to Iran?
1:18–6:11
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How is President Trump negotiating with Iran amidst military tensions?
6:11–15:52
4
What are the implications of the Pentagon deploying ground forces to the Middle East?
15:52–25:47
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