The US and Iran have announced a two-week suspension of attacks, while Tehran says upcoming talks in Pakistan on Friday do not guarantee the end of war.
US President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of bombing of Iranian energy infrastructure, agreeing to a “double sided ceasefire” contingent on Tehran agreeing to the “complete” and “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The news prompted oil prices to drop by around 13% and shares to rise in early trading in Asia.
Israel has refused to include Lebanon, which it is currently invading, in the ceasefire.
Trump said Iran’s 10-point proposal delivered via Pakistan offers a “workable basis on which to negotiate.” He warned, however, that he would order devastating new airstrikes if no final deal is reached by the new deadline.
Tehran said the move represents a “historic and crushing defeat” for the US, claiming Washington has been forced to accept Tehran’s 10‑point plan as the basis for talks.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has announced that negotiations with the US will begin on Friday, April 10, in Islamabad, allocating a two‑week period that may be extended by mutual agreement.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif previously asked President Trump for a two-week deadline extension after the US president threatened “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not yield to his demands.
Tehran’s 10-point plan reportedly includes US commitments to non‑aggression, Iran’s continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of uranium enrichment, the lifting of all sanctions, termination of UN Security Council and IAEA resolutions, payment of war reparations, withdrawal of US combat forces from the region, and a halt to the war on all fronts, including against the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, said the current ceasefire does not cover Israel’s operations in Lebanon, contradicting earlier statements by Pakistani PM Sharif.
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