US Sends Iran 15-Point Plan Through Pakistan as Trump Claims Active Negotiations; Tehran Denies Any Talks

The New York Times reported that the US delivered a 15-point plan to end the war to Iran through Pakistan, though it remains unclear how widely the proposal circulated among Iranian officials or whether Israel would support it. Trump stated in the Oval Office that Iran has 'agreed they will never have a nuclear weapon' and named VP Vance and SecState Rubio as participants in the talks. Iranian parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf categorically denied any negotiations, and an IRGC military spokesperson said the US is 'negotiating with itself.' Pakistani PM Sharif publicly offered Islamabad as a venue; an Israeli official told NPR that planning is underway for talks in Pakistan later this week. Despite diplomatic signals, the administration is preparing a $200 billion supplemental funding request for Congress.