Iran has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the United States, its National Security Council said Wednesday, adding that negotiations with Washington will begin Friday in Islamabad based on Tehran’s 10-point proposal.
The announcement followed a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, backing away from an earlier threat to “end Iranian civilisation.”
Trump said the truce depends on Iran agreeing to the “complete, immediate and safe opening” of the Strait of Hormuz, a key route linking the Gulf to the Arabian Sea through which about one-fifth of global oil supply passes.
Iran’s partial blockade of the strait, imposed after U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28, has disrupted global trade, driven up oil prices and caused fuel shortages worldwide.
The conflict has widened across the region, with Iran’s retaliatory strikes reverberating across the Gulf and drawing in Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthis in Yemen, both of which have launched attacks on Israel.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that the United States has “met and exceeded” its military objectives and is “very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran.”
He added that Washington has received a 10-point proposal from Tehran that it believes is a workable basis for negotiations, saying both sides have agreed on “almost all” key issues and that the two-week pause will allow the deal to be finalized.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking on behalf of the National Security Council, confirmed Tehran’s acceptance of the ceasefire.
“If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations,” Araghchi said in a post on X.
He added that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be coordinated with Iran’s armed forces and said the decision followed Trump’s acceptance of the general framework of Iran’s proposal.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the sides had agreed to an “immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere,” adding in a post on X that the move is effective immediately.
Sharif thanked both countries and invited their delegations to Islamabad on Friday, April 10, 2026, for further negotiations toward a final agreement.
According to Iran’s National Security Council, the 10-point proposal includes Iranian dominance and oversight of the Strait of Hormuz, which it said would give Tehran a “unique economic and geopolitical position.”
The proposal also calls for the withdrawal of all U.S. combat forces from bases across the Middle East and an end to military operations against allied armed groups in the region.
It further demands full compensation for war damages, the lifting of all sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Nations Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the release of frozen Iranian assets abroad.
The proposal also seeks ratification of any final agreement through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.
Despite agreeing to talks, the council said Tehran remains wary. “Iran enters negotiations with complete distrust of the American side,” it said.
The council added that the two-week timeline for negotiations could be extended by mutual agreement but warned that Iran is ready to respond with “full force” to any escalation.
