‘Will We Just Accept Iran’s 10 Demands as They Are?’ Calls Grow for US Congress Approval

According to Financial News, Lindsey Graham, a U.S. senator from South Carolina and a close ally of President Donald Trump, said, "Any proposal to end the war with Iran must be approved by Congress."
On the 7th (local time), Cable News Network (CNN) in the United States reported that Graham said, "I hope the 10-point proposal Iran has put forward to end the conflict will be reviewed at the appropriate time and then put to a vote in Congress, just like the Barack Hussein Obama II administration’s Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA."
Graham argued, "All of the roughly 900 pounds (about 408 kilograms) of highly enriched uranium must be removed from Iran and placed under U.S. control," adding, "Only then can we prevent Iran from building a dirty bomb in the future or resuming its uranium enrichment program."
He also said, "We must remember that after the war broke out, Iran attacked the Strait of Hormuz and undermined freedom of navigation," and added, "Iran must never be rewarded for such hostile actions going forward."
The White House has not disclosed the specific details of the 10-point proposal. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt only described it as "a viable basis for negotiations."
In a statement issued the same day, the Supreme National Security Council of Iran claimed, "Iran has achieved a great victory and has compelled the United States of America (U.S.) to accept a plan consisting of 10 provisions."
According to Iran, the 10-point proposal includes: controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz coordinated with Iranian forces; an end to the war against pro-Iran resistance groups; withdrawal of all U.S. combat bases from the region; a protocol for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz; compensation to Iran for war damages; lifting all sanctions and terminating UN resolutions; releasing frozen assets held overseas; and approving all these points in a binding United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution.
whywani@fnnews.com Hong Chae-wan Reporter