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Reuters reported on the 6th (local time) that the United States and Iran have received a mediation proposal composed of two-stage negotiations that would discuss ending the war after a ceasefire agreement.

According to sources cited by Reuters, Pakistan, a mediator in the Iran war, drew up a plan to end hostilities and delivered it to the United States and Iran on this day. The proposal contains a two-stage approach that would lead from an immediate ceasefire to a comprehensive final agreement, including an end to the war. The sources added that the items contained in the transmitted proposal have not yet been agreed.

The sources told Reuters that Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir stayed in contact through the night with U.S. Vice President J D Vance and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The proposal specifically calls for a ceasefire to take immediate effect to open the Strait of Hormuz, followed by concluding a broader final agreement within 15~20 days.

Earlier, the U.S. online outlet Axios also reported that the United States and Iran are conducting ceasefire talks through mediators such as Pakistan and Egypt. According to Axios, the United States and Iran are discussing a negotiating plan that would reach an end to the war in a second phase following a first-phase 45-day ceasefire. News of these talks emerged as U.S. plans to strike Iran's energy facilities were said to be imminent.

U.S. President Donald Trump set 8 p.m. Eastern Time on the 7th (9 a.m. Korea time on the 8th) as the deadline for the talks. He warned that if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, he would destroy Iran's infrastructure, including power plants and bridges.