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Donald Trump has agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, contingent upon Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. This development followed a public request from Pakistan, which has been mediating the conflict between the United States and Iran.
President Trump is adamant that the US has won the war and obliterated Iran’s military, however, Iran has been firing missiles and drones at Israel, even as late as Monday night.
One thing the Iranian’s will benefit from is the demand for their arsenal – which has proved to be significantly more effective against US missiles and defense system and produced at a fraction of the cost.
Pakistan mediated the ceasefire and have projected teh value of their diplomacy between Iran and the United States
US agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran amid ongoing conflict tensions
Donald Trump announced a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, stating on Truth Social, “This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE!” Iran’s 10-point proposal, which includes the removal of all sanctions and control over the Strait of Hormuz, was described by Trump as “a workable basis” for negotiation.
Following the two-week ceasefire announcement, President Trump indicated that the United States had exceeded all military objectives and was progressing towards a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran. Tehran has proposed a 10-point plan, which is viewed by the US as a “workable basis” for negotiation, allowing time for the details of the agreement to be finalised.
What’s in the US-Iran 10-point ceasefire plan? | News World
Donald Trump has agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war after pulling back at the last minute from his warning that ‘a whole civilisation will die’.
The US president said he was suspending his threats if Iran agreed to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway.
Tehran has already proposed a 10-point plan that provided ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’.
The move came in response to a request by Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator in the conflict between the warring sides.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump said: ‘This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East.’
Trump said: ‘We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.’
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‘Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two-week period will allow the Agreement to be finalised and consummated.’
The United States and Israel continue their joint attacks on Iran that began on February 28 during peace negotiations. Iran retaliated by firing waves of missiles and drones at Israel, and targeting U.S. bases Gulf allies in the region.
What is in the 10-point plan?
Attacks across Iran have crippled infrastructure and killed thousands in Israel (Picture: Getty)
Iranian media first published the rough 10-point plan, which includes some measures the United States has refused to cooperate with in previous mediations.
It includes:
- Removing all sanctions on Iran
- Iran regaining control over the Strait of Hormuz
- A full US military withdrawal from the Middle East
- An end to attacks on Iran and its allies
- The release of frozen Iranian assets
- A UN Security Council resolution to ensure the deal
Other versions released in Farsi included the phrase ‘acceptance of enrichment’ – referencing Iran’s nuclear program.
In other versions of the released 10-point plan, that portion was omitted – for unknown reasons.
What did Iran previously demand?
Crowds took to the streets in Iran after the ceasefire announcement (Picture: Reuters)
In late March, Iran rejected the US peace plan and offered a five-point plan of its own, vowing to defend itself unless the conditions are met.
Those demands included:
- Stopping ‘aggression and assassinations’
- Putting in solid mechanisms to ensure that Iran will not be attacked again
- Paying money for reparations after damage in the war
- Ending the conflict on all fronts and for all resistance groups involved
- International recognition and guarantees regarding Iran’s authority over the Strait of Hormuz
What is the US demanding?
In response to Iran’s initial five-point peace plan last month, the White House submitted a 15-point plan of its own.
Those demands included:
- Iran will dismantle all of its nuclear capabilities
- Iran will commit to never pursuing nuclear weapons
- Iran won’t enrich any more nuclear material
- All enriched nuclear material will be handed over
- Existing nuclear facilities will be destroyed
- The Atomic Energy Agency will be able to access all Iranian sites
- Iran will abandon proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis
- Iran will stop funding and arming proxies
- The Strait of Hormuz will be opened
- Iran will limit the number and range of its missiles
- Missiles will only be used in self-defence
- Sanctions will be lifted on Iran
- Iran will develop a civil nuclear energy programme
- The threat of UN sanctions against Iran will be removed
Any talks between the US and Iran would face monumental challenges. Many of Washington’s shifting objectives, particularly over Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes, remain difficult to achieve.
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