The Iranian response was handed over on Sunday to mediator Pakistan, which passed it on to Washington.
Exactly what the response entails is unclear - but the main focus is on "ending the war and maritime security" in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, according to the pro-regime news agency Isna. Iran also demands an end to the war "on all fronts, especially in Lebanon," reports the state-controlled public broadcaster Irib.
The response consists of a document several pages long, reports the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, citing sources.
According to the newspaper's information, the document does not offer a ready-made solution to US demands regarding Iran's nuclear energy program and its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Refuses to settle
Instead, Iran proposes an end to the fighting and a gradual opening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping as the US lifts its blockade of Iranian ports.
Further negotiations on the nuclear issue are proposed to take place over the next 30 days. Iran is raising the possibility of diluting some of its highly enriched uranium, while the rest can be transported to a third country for storage. One condition would be that the uranium be shipped back if the negotiations break down or if the US breaks a possible agreement in the future.
Iran is also offering to stop enriching uranium, but for a shorter period of time than the 20 years demanded by the United States, writes The Wall Street Journal.
The country also refuses to dismantle its nuclear power plants.
Spoke with Netanyahu
Donald Trump's dismissive reaction to the Iranian response came at around 10:15 p.m. local time in Sweden on Sunday. He had previously spoken on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu said in a recent interview with CBS's influential program 60 Minutes that Iran's enriched uranium "must be removed."
"(The war) is not over, because there is still enriched uranium that must be removed from Iran. Enrichment facilities must be dismantled," he said, according to excerpts from the interview, AFP writes.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian writes on X that the country will not bow down.
"We will not give in to the enemy, and if there are talks or negotiations, it does not mean that we have given up or retreated," he writes.
