Iranian officials have released multiple statements in both Farsi and English following the breakthrough announcement of a two week ceasefire with the United States.
Here’s what they say:
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi released a statement on X that declared: “If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
Araghchi said that the country’s military will coordinate safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire. He also said Iran was considering the 15-point proposal of the United States and said that Washington had accepted “the general framework” of Iran’s own 10-point proposal “as a basis for negotiations.”
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the country’s top security body, released a more fiery statement that confirmed the ceasefire but also portrayed the agreement as a victory.
“We convey glad tidings to the great nation of Iran that nearly all of the war’s objectives have been achieved, and your valiant sons have driven the enemy into a state of historic helplessness and enduring defeat,” the statement read.
The statement was obtained by CNN from Iranian officials and reported on by multiple Iranian state media outlets.
The security council statement said talks between the US and Iran would take place in Islamabad and laid out key parts of the Tehran’s 10-point plan. It included regulating passage through the Strait of Hormuz; terminating attacks on Iran and its regional proxy forces, the withdrawal of US forces from the region, compensation to Iran, the lifting of international sanctions and unfreezing of assets as well as and a binding UN resolution to secure any ultimate peace deal.
“Our hands remain upon the trigger, and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy, it shall be met with full force,” the council warned.
Versions of the security council’s statement that were widely distributed by Iranian state media in both Farsi and in English also included that the US has agreed in principle to accept Iran’s right to nuclear enrichment.
Iran’s embassy in India also posted a breakdown of the 10 points on its verified X account that included “acceptance of enrichment”. CNN has reached out to Iran’s foreign ministry for comment.
For context: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council is the primary body tasked with overseeing Iran’s national security interests and protecting its Islamic revolution. It is stacked with senior figures from the country’s security, military, and clerical establishment.