UPDATE: Iranian Officials Announce They Have Received Proposals From U.S.

Could the Iran War soon be coming to a close?

A senior Iranian official has confirmed they have received proposals from the United States.

The announcement from the Iranian officials comes after President Trump announced earlier on Monday that U.S. officials had productive talks with Iran.

CBS News broke the story on the new development:

Iran has received a message from the United States through mediators as a potential precursor to talks between the two warring countries, a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official told CBS News on Monday, after President Trump suggested a deal is possible.

The Iranian official said “we received points from the U.S. through mediators and they are being reviewed.”

Earlier Monday, Mr. Trump announced on social media that the U.S. and Iran had “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities” in recent days. He later told reporters the two sides had about 15 points of agreement and Iranian officials had expressed that “they want peace,” predicting: “I think there’s a very good chance we’re going to end up in a deal.”

The president also backed off an ultimatum issued over the weekend for Iran to either reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a key oil industry chokepoint — or face strikes on its power plants. He said the U.S. military would hold off on bombing Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days, “subject to the success of the ongoing meetings and discussions.”

Initially, Iran denied they had any talks with the United States.

BREAKING: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has denied that Iran held talks with the US, saying that Tehran’s position on the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for ending the war have not changed.

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— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 23, 2026

Read President Trump’s full announcement on the talks:

I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

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BREAKING: “We’re giving [Iran] five days… I think it could very well end up being a very good deal for everybody.”

“As good as if we went all the way and literally annihilated the place , which if we don’t have to do that, that would be a good thing.” – President Trump pic.twitter.com/OVt3CntrWd

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 23, 2026

How does that sound?