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.
For now the world has stepped back from disaster. But there’s no room for complacency. Serious negotiations now required for lasting peace. Oman will support this work for the vital and urgent purpose of strong and enduring regional security. https://t.co/TjFP8TBDIX
— Badr Albusaidi – بدر البوسعيدي (@badralbusaidi) April 8, 2026
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Napolitano/ Scott Ritter
Israel is going to f*** this up in 3-2-1,,,
US vicepresident Vance’s view of the ceasefire conditions are very different than Iran’s published views and Vance is already accusing the Iranians of lying without specifying what the lies actually are https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/08/jd-vance-iran-ceasefire-fragile-truce-hungary-trump.html
So it doesn’t look like a lasting ceasefire at all, just a temporary cessation of hostilities to give Israel a breather. Hal Turner notes the clear “stream of contradictions” https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/component/content/article/somethings-up-this-ceasefire-the-u-s-air-bridge-is-continuing?catid=17&Itemid=101
There will be no peace in the Middle East until the Greater Israel expansionist plans are stopped.
These are not normal flows and bumper-to-bumper traffic takes time to trickle through a narrow chokepoint. Sudden and hasty export of oil only to Iran’s customers implies that the ceasefire is viewed as very temporary. https://wanaen.com/chinese-refineries-accelerate-purchases-of-iranian-oil-after-ceasefire/
https://wanaen.com/iranian-oil-set-to-reach-india-this-week/
Israel is hell bent on destroying the world.😡👹👹👹👹👹💀
Robert Pape says the ceasefire agreement between USA and Iran:
– is a major strategic defeat for Washington
– solidifies Iran’s rise as the fourth global power
– is a radical shift in international balance of power in favour of Iran
https://www.saba.ye/en/news3681228.htm
If the whitehouse continues to live in their own echo-chamber while denying reality, I can’t see any ceasefire actually working. Any negotiations by the whitehouse are yet another farce until they accept today’s reality.
Looks like the ceasefire is over because USA-Israel cannot demonstrate good faith and do what they say they would do https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ceasefire-for-all-or-for-none–iran-shuts-hormuz-over-lebano
Exxon expects a 6% first quarter drop in oil and gas production despite their assets in Qatar and the UAE accounting for around 20% of their worldwide production. But they will make more money despite less production due to higher prices. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/exxon-sees-6–output-drop-amid-war-related-disruptions–wsj
Therefore longterm inflation is here to stay despite our Reserve Bank’s denial yesterday when holding the OCR constant.
Israel slowly expanding its occupied territory again since its “legal” 1948 borders.
The Yanks are probably well and truly out, in piste of their talk of genociding Iran but the war with Israel will probably continue, which is dangerous, given those violent lunatics have nuclear weapons.
he Yanks are probably well and truly out, in spite of their talk of genociding Iran but the war with Israel will probably continue, which is dangerous, given those violent lunatics have nuclear weapons.