Iran says US accepted terms ahead of talks, claims ‘historic victory’
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Tehran says negotiations will proceed in Islamabad, but warns war is not over
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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday said the country has achieved a “historic” victory in the war and forced the United States to accept the framework of a 10-point proposal ahead of planned negotiations, according to a statement.
The council said the proposal includes guarantees of non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief, withdrawal of US forces from the region and reparations.
It added that negotiations set to begin Friday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad will focus on finalising details, but “do not mean the end of the war.”
The statement came a day after US President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks to allow diplomacy to proceed.
Trump described the pause as a “double sided ceasefire” tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and said a 10-point Iranian proposal provided “a workable basis” for talks.
Iran’s top security body said Tehran submitted its plan to the United States via Pakistan and that Washington had accepted its principles as the basis for negotiations. It said the talks would last up to 15 days and could be extended, adding that any agreement would need to be formalised, including through international mechanisms.
“This does not mean the end of the war,” it said, adding that Iran would continue military operations if its demands are not fully met.
The statement also said that Iranian forces and allied groups had inflicted major losses on their adversaries across the region and had forced them to seek a ceasefire.
It said Iran’s objectives included 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 adversaries would be met with force. It added that Iran would only accept a formal end to the war once the terms of its proposal are fully agreed.
The negotiations are expected to address key issues, including maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and the future presence of US forces in the region.
'Double-sided ceasefire'
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has agreed “to suspend the bombing" and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks, calling it a double-sided "ceasefire” tied to Iran reopening 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 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 8 pm 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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