Iran's 10-point plan to serve as basis for talks with US: deputy FM

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi on Friday said a consensus has been reached for Iran's 10-point plan to serve as the basis for negotiations with the United States.

Speaking at a meeting with foreign envoys and representatives of international organizations in Tehran, Ravanchi said Iran welcomes diplomacy and dialogue but will never accept talks based on false information or designed to pave the way for renewed military aggression.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday the two-week ceasefire with the United States does not signal an end to the war, pending negotiations over the details of the plan. Key points include continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region, and lifting international sanctions.

The United States and Iran are scheduled to hold talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday morning during the two-week conditional truce announced on Tuesday, more than one month after the start of U.S.-Israeli joint military strikes on Iran.

Iran's 10-point plan to serve as basis for talks with US: deputy FM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel will "soon" take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, despite the terms of an ongoing fragile ceasefire.

"We currently hold more than 60 percent of the enclave; soon we will reach 70 percent," Netanyahu said during his weekly cabinet meeting. He said Israel was still fighting Hamas and "eliminating" the group's senior commanders.

In Lebanon, Netanyahu said Israel was "eliminating villages of terror" near the Israeli border. He said Israeli forces had killed about 350 people in Lebanon over the past week, claiming they were all militants.

A ceasefire agreement that took effect in October 2025 allows Israel to keep forces behind the so-called "yellow line" demarcation, which includes about half of the war-devastated enclave.

Israel has continued to carry out daily attacks across Gaza. Earlier on Saturday, Gaza-based health authorities said that 951 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire took effect.

Netanyahu says Israel to "soon" control 70 pct of Gaza