Iran Ceasefire Us Negotiations

Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday released a statement confirming a two-week ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Key points of the statement are as follows:

-- Iran has achieved a great victory and forced the United States to accept its 10-point plan, which includes controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz and the necessity of ending the war against all elements of the "axis of resistance."

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-- The Pakistani prime minister has informed Iran that the United States has accepted Iran's 10-point plan as the basis for negotiations.

-- According to the guidance of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, Iran will hold negotiations with the United States in Islamabad to finalize the details of the truce.

-- The negotiations, with complete distrust of the American side, will begin on Friday, April 10, in Islamabad, and Iran will allocate two weeks for these negotiations. This period can be extended by mutual agreement.

-- Iran demands a binding UN Security Council resolution that will turn all agreements with the United States into binding international law.

-- The ceasefire does not mean an end to the war, pending negotiations over details of the 10-point plan.

-- It is necessary for all Iranians to trust and support the negotiation process with the United States, which is under the supervision of the supreme leader and the "highest levels of the system."

US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks."

The decision is "subject to" Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, he wrote on social media.

The ceasefire came shortly before Trump's deadline for Iran to agree to a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or the "whole civilization will die tonight."

On the Iranian side, Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran will cease "defensive operations" if attacks against it stop.

Araghchi also promised safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the 2-week ceasefire under "coordination" with Iranian armed forces, saying that Iran will hold negotiations with the U.S. side in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.

Pakistan, the broker of the ceasefire, confirmed the latest progress on Wednesday.

"I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY," Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on X.

Sharif has earlier called on the U.S. side to extend the deadline set by Trump by two weeks and requested Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.

Explaining the reasons for making this decision, Trump said, "We have already met and exceeded all Military objectives."

Trump said the U.S. side had received a 10-point proposal from Iran, depicting it as "a workable basis on which to negotiate."

According to Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency, the 10-point proposal includes a U.S. commitment to ensure no further acts of aggression, continued Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of Iran's nuclear enrichment rights, and the lifting of sanctions, among others.

On potential negotiations with the United States, Araghchi stressed that the temporary ceasefire does not mean an end to war, pending negotiations on the details of the 10-point proposal.

The ceasefire eased tensions among regional countries and the global market. Global oil prices are plummeting by around 15 percent following the announcement of the ceasefire.