Ten-point proposal for talks accepted by Trump includes commitment to lift sanctions, release of frozen assets and ending war in Lebanon
A municipal worker gestures near a large political banner at Valiasr Square in Tehran on 6 April 2026. ATTA KENARE / AFP
By MEE staff
Published date: 8 April 2026 03:03 BST | Last update:37 mins 32 secs ago
Iran‘s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday that the country had achieved a “historic” victory and forced the United States to accept the framework of a 10-point proposal ahead of planned negotiations.
In a statement, the council said the proposal includes guarantees of non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, the withdrawal of US forces from the region, and reparations.
It added that negotiations, set to begin on Friday in Pakistani capital Islamabad, will focus on finalising details but “do not mean the end of the war”.
The statement came hours after US President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks to allow diplomacy to proceed.
He described the pause as a “double-sided ceasefire” tied to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and said a 10-point Iranian proposal provided “a workable basis” for talks.
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According to Iran’s state broadcaster, the proposal includes the “complete cessation” of the wars in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with guarantees for safe and secure navigation, compensation for reconstruction, a commitment to lifting sanctions, the release of Iranian funds and frozen assets held by the US, and a full commitment by Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons.
Full text of Iran’s National Security Council statement on ceasefire
Iran’s top security body said Tehran had submitted its plan to the US via Pakistan, and that Washington had accepted its principles as the basis for negotiations.
It said the talks could last up to 15 days and may be extended, adding that any agreement would need to be formally endorsed, including through international mechanisms.
“This does not mean the end of the war,” the statement said, adding that Iran would continue military operations if its demands are not fully met.
It also said Iranian forces and allied groups had inflicted significant losses on their adversaries across the region, forcing them to seek a ceasefire.
Iran’s objectives, it added, include establishing new regional security arrangements based on what it described as its “power and supremacy”, while maintaining pressure until gains are consolidated.
The council called for national unity during the negotiation period and warned that any misstep by its adversaries would be met with force. It said Iran would only accept a formal end to the war once the terms of its proposal are fully agreed.
‘Double-sided ceasefire’
Early on Wednesday, Trump said he had agreed “to suspend the bombing” of Iran for two weeks, calling it a “double-sided ceasefire” linked to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said the decision followed talks with Pakistani leaders and cited a 10-point Iranian proposal as “a workable basis” for negotiations, adding that the pause would allow time to finalise an agreement.
“Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE!” Trump said on Truth Social.
Trump said that almost all of the points of contention between the United States and Iran have been agreed to.
“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. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” Trump added.
On Tuesday, Pakistan had issued a last-minute plea for a two-week extension for negotiations to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, ahead of President Donald Trump’s 8pm EST deadline to destroy the country’s “whole civilization”.
“To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X, as he requested that Iran allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen to all traffic during that time.
Sharif had called for a two-week ceasefire as negotiations progressed.
“We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region,” Sharif wrote.
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