Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran had conveyed its concerns to the United States and that diplomatic contacts were continuing, although he declined to provide details of the latest exchanges.

Washington and Tehran have traded proposals since fighting began on Feb. 28, with only one direct round of talks held so far under a fragile ceasefire that has been in effect since April 8.

“As we announced yesterday, our concerns were conveyed to the American side,” Baqaei told reporters during a weekly press briefing, adding that negotiations were proceeding “through the Pakistani mediator.”

Baqaei reiterated Iran’s core demands, including the release of Iranian assets frozen overseas and the removal of longstanding US sanctions, saying Tehran’s negotiating team had consistently defended those conditions.

He also insisted that Iran’s request for war reparations remained justified, describing the conflict as “illegal and baseless.”

Iranian state-linked media reports suggested the latest US proposal sought major concessions from Tehran in exchange for limited relief measures.

According to Fars News Agency, Washington presented a five-point framework that included restricting Iran to a single operational nuclear facility and transferring its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to the United States.

The report said the United States had rejected demands to release a substantial share of Iran’s frozen assets and refused compensation for wartime damage. It also said Washington conditioned a full cessation of hostilities on Tehran entering formal peace negotiations.

Separately, Mehr News Agency criticized the US position as seeking concessions unattainable during the conflict itself, warning the demands risked deadlocking negotiations.

Iran’s earlier proposal, submitted last week, called for a complete halt to military operations across the region, including Israeli operations in Lebanon, and demanded an end to a US naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports since April 13.

Tehran also insisted it would maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy shipping route that Iran has largely restricted since the outbreak of the conflict.

Baqaei said Iran remained prepared for any renewed military escalation if diplomacy failed.

Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran’s response focused on what it described as Iran’s “legitimate rights” rather than demands for concessions from Washington.

“We did not demand any concessions. The only thing we demanded was Iran’s legitimate rights,” Baqaei told reporters during a weekly press briefing in Tehran.
According to Baqaei, Iran’s position included calls for “an end to the war in the region,” the lifting of what he described as a U.S. naval blockade and the release of Iranian assets frozen in foreign financial institutions for several years.

Iran has long sought access to billions of dollars in overseas funds restricted under U.S. sanctions, which were intensified after Washington withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement during President Donald Trump’s first administration.

The latest comments come amid heightened tensions across the Middle East, where regional conflicts involving Israel, Iran-aligned groups and U.S. forces have increased diplomatic pressure on Washington and Tehran to prevent wider escalation.

Iranian officials have repeatedly linked broader regional stability to the easing of sanctions and the normalization of economic access, while U.S. officials have maintained pressure over Tehran’s nuclear activities and support for armed groups in the region.

Baqaei did not provide further details about the contents of the U.S. proposal or indicate whether negotiations between the two sides were ongoing.

The remarks come as indirect diplomatic contacts between Tehran and Washington continue against the backdrop of military tensions stretching from Gaza and Lebanon to the Red Sea and Gulf waters.