10-point proposal from Iran<\/a>, which he called a \u201cworkable basis on which to negotiate\u201d.<\/p>\n\u201cAlmost 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,\u201d he said on his social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n
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An Iranian man holds up a picture of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Enqelab Square in Tehran [AFP]<\/p>\n
While the full 10-point plan has not been made public, Al Jazeera\u2019s Diplomatic Editor James Bays has reported that it includes the following:<\/p>\n
Fundamental commitment to non-aggression from the US.
\nControlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Iranian armed forces, which in effect would mean that Iran retains its leverage over the waterway.
\nAn acceptance of Iran\u2019s nuclear enrichment programme.
\nThe lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions and resolutions against Iran.
\nEnd of all resolutions against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
\nEnd of all resolutions against Iran\u00a0the United Nations Security Council.
\nThe withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases in the region.
\nFull compensation for damages suffered by Iran during the war \u2014 to be secured through payments to Iran by ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
\nThe release of all Iranian assets and properties frozen abroad.
\nThe ratification of all these matters in a binding UNSC resolution.<\/p>\n
But Trump insisted in comments to the AFP news agency that Iran\u2019s nuclear stockpile \u2060\u2060would be \u201ctaken care of\u201d in any peace deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat \u2060\u2060will be perfectly taken care \u2060\u2060of, or I wouldn\u2019t have settled,\u201d Trump told AFP. Iran insists it is not seeking to build nuclear weapons, but says it is willing to negotiate limits on its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief.<\/p>\n
Later, in an interview with Sky News, Trump seemed to suggest that the 10-point plan that Iranian officials have formally leaked are different from the ones actually under negotiation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re very good points \u2014 and most of them have been fully negotiated,\u201d he told Sky News. \u201cThey\u2019re not the maximalist demands that Iran is claiming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it [negotiations from here on] isn\u2019t good, we\u2019ll go right back to it [fighting] very easily,\u201d the US president added.<\/p>\n
Since the ceasefire announcement, neither the US leader nor his administration has made any mention of key sticking points mentioned in the 10-point plan, including lifting of US sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets, continued control over the Strait of Hormuz or withdrawing US military forces from the region.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, the US also made no mention of Iran\u2019s ballistic missile capabilities, a major feature in Iran\u2019s retaliation against US and Israeli forces. Previously, Washington had demanded that Iran curb or severely dismantle its ballistic missile programme.<\/p>\n
Iran has made clear that its missile programme is not up for discussion.<\/p>\n
What has Iran agreed to?<\/p>\n
Iran has accepted the ceasefire on the condition that US and Israeli attacks stop, agreeing to pause its own retaliatory strikes during the two-week window.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations,\u201d Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X.<\/p>\n
Later on Wednesday, pro-Iran armed factions in Iraq also declared a two-week cessation of their attacks on \u201cenemy bases\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n
Araghchi confirmed Trump\u2019s claims of providing safe passage to ships through the Strait of Hormuz for 14 days, adding that the resumption of activities along the strait will take place in coordination with Iranian armed forces.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire plan also allows for both Iran and Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the water passageway, AP news agency reported, quoting an unnamed regional official.<\/p>\n
According to the official, the toll charged by Iran would be used for the reconstruction of the country.<\/p>\n
What has Israel agreed to?<\/p>\n
While Israel endorsed the Pakistani-brokered ceasefire with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would not extend to its fighting with the Lebanese-armed group Hezbollah, or Israel\u2019s invasion of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Netanyahu\u2019s comments seemed to contradict Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s claims, who said the ceasefire included a halt to Israel\u2019s attacks on Lebanon.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army continued its strikes in the country, issuing a new evacuation order for a building near the southern city of Tyre.<\/p>\n
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A man assesses the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in Sidon, southern Lebanon, on April 8, 2026 [AFP]<\/p>\n
Lebanon was drawn into the US and Israel\u2019s war on Iran on March 2 after Tehran-aligned Hezbollah launched attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah said the attacks were in retaliation for Israel\u2019s killing of Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war, on February 28, as well as Israel\u2019s near-daily violations of a ceasefire it agreed to in Lebanon in November 2024.<\/p>\n
At least 1,497 people have been killed since the war erupted, including 57 health workers, Lebanese authorities say.<\/p>\n
What happens next?<\/p>\n
The immediate next step is the start of negotiations in Islamabad, where US and Iranian officials are expected to meet under Pakistani mediation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI warmly welcome the sagacious gesture and extend deepest gratitude to the leadership of both the countries and invite their delegations to Islamabad on Friday, 10th April 2026, to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputes,\u201d Pakistani PM Sharif said.<\/p>\n
Iran expert Trita Parsi said the potential talks in Islamabad could fail, \u201cbut the terrain has shifted\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrump\u2019s failed use of force has blunted the credibility of American military threats, introducing a new dynamic into US-Iran diplomacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWashington can still rattle its sabre. But after a failed war, such threats ring hollow. The United States is no longer in a position to dictate terms; any agreement will have to rest on genuine compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has halted 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,5620,1127,12,803,80086,129,4379,3,21,19,22,20,25,1209,231941,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-571580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-benjamin-netanyahu","10":"tag-conflict","11":"tag-donald-trump","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-israel-attacks-lebanon","14":"tag-middle-east","15":"tag-military","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-us-canada","23":"tag-us-israel-war-on-iran","24":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}