The United States has sent to Iran a 15-point plan to end the war that would include strict limits on its nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, reports say according to AFP.

Israel’s Channel 12 said that the US and Iran would declare a month-long ceasefire during which they would negotiate on the basis of the proposal.

The plan calls for the end of any uranium enrichment on Iranian soil and the handing over of enriched material, which Israel and the US say could be developed into a nuclear bomb, Channel 12 said, adding that Iran would also allow unimpeded access through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran in turn would see an end to all sanctions, the Israeli report said. It would also receive assistance in developing civil nuclear energy at Bushehr, a key site that Tehran yesterday accused Israel of striking.

The White House and State Department did not immediately comment on the reports.