U.S.-Iran Conflict "Sees Dawn"? Trump Agrees to a Two-Week Ceasefire, Iran's Attitude Reverses!

Over the past 12 hours, people around the world have been watching to see whether a devastating war would break out—and fortunately, it turned out to be a “false alarm.” According to reports from outlets including CCTV, U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to pause airstrikes and attacks on Iran within the next two weeks.

Trump said in a post on a social platform that after he spoke by phone with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, at Pakistan’s request, the U.S. decided to hold off on its previously planned military strikes against Iran for two weeks, on the condition that Iran agrees to open the Strait of Hormuz comprehensively, immediately, and safely.

“This will be a two-way ceasefire! The reason we’re doing this is that we have completed and even exceeded the planned military objectives, and we’ve made major progress in reaching a long-term peace agreement with Iran and a Middle East peace agreement,” he wrote.

Trump also said, “We received Iran’s ten-point proposal, and we believe this plan can serve as a basis for negotiations. The United States and Iran have reached near consensus on almost every point that we’ve been debating. But the two weeks will allow the agreement to be finalized and completed.” He also said that the current situation is approaching the resolution phase.

In response to this news, international oil prices fell sharply. In after-hours trading, Brent crude futures dropped 16% to $91 per barrel, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures also fell by about 16% to slightly above $94 per barrel.

Iran’s response

According to reports from outlets including CCTV News, in the early hours of the 8th local time, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also issued a statement saying that, following the recommendations of the Supreme Leader and with approval from the Supreme National Security Council, it has accepted the ceasefire proposal put forward by Pakistan.

The statement said that Iran has achieved almost all of its goals in this war. The enemy “suffered a historic and total defeat.” Iran will “continue the struggle until the great achievements it has won are secured, and until a new security and political landscape is established in the region,” and it has decided to hold negotiations in Islamabad to determine the details—“consolidating the outcomes of the victory through political negotiations within no more than 15 days.”

Not long afterward, Iranian officials cited a statement from the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reporting that negotiations with the United States will begin on April 10 in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and will last for two weeks.

According to the statements above, Iran also rejected all plans proposed by the enemy and formulated a ten-point plan to be submitted to the United States through Pakistan. The plan emphasizes the following key points:

Coordinate with Iran’s armed forces to control passage through the Strait of Hormuz;

End the war against all members of the “Axis of Resistance” and put an end to the aggression of the Israeli regime;

Withdraw U.S. forces from all bases and deployment points in the region;

Establish a safe transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz to ensure Iran has a leading position;

Fully compensate for Iran’s losses based on assessment results;

Lift all first-tier and second-tier sanctions and sanctions-related resolutions of the UN Security Council;

Release all Iranian assets and properties frozen overseas;

Finally, all of these matters must be approved in binding UN Security Council resolutions.

The statement emphasized that all agreements reached through negotiations will become binding international law, bringing an important diplomatic victory for Iran’s national people.

In the early hours of the same day, Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghtchi said that in response to Pakistan’s request, he, on behalf of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, announced that if the U.S. and Israel stop attacks on Iran, Iran’s armed forces will stop retaliating. Coordinated with Iran’s armed forces, for the next two weeks, ships will be able to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that technical limitations allow.

（Source: Caixin Global Finance）