After Donald Trump announced that "the whole civilization could disappear" if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened, Iran, with the mediation of Pakistan, offered a ten-point peace plan, which the US president says is "an acceptable basis for negotiations."
Iran's Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Aragchi thanked Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir for their efforts to end the war in the region, after Donald tramp accepted the framework of Iran's 10-point plan as a basis for negotiations. He's on Network X, on behalf of the Supreme Council Iran for national security, wrote: "If the attacks on Iran cease, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations."
Statement on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran: pic.twitter.com/cEtBNCLnWT
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 7, 2026
Oil prices immediately fell by as much as 16 percent, while US stock futures rose, reports CNBC.
The 10-point list, published by Iranian state media, includes a number of conditions that the United States has previously rejected. The plan includes:
Lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions against Iran
Continuation of Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz
Withdrawal of the US military from the Middle East
Ending attacks on Iran and its allies
Release of frozen Iranian assets
A United Nations Security Council resolution that would make any agreement binding
In the Farsi-language version, Iran also included the phrase "accepting enrichment" for its nuclear program, but for unclear reasons, that phrase was missing from the English-language version, which Iranian diplomats shared with reporters, The Guardian reported.
Despite the declared truce, the bombing continued in the Middle East
On March 24, America delivered a 15-point peace plan to Iran through Pakistan, which, among other things, requires Iran to renounce its nuclear program, limit missile production and unconditionally ensure free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which would have the status of a "free maritime zone."
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi has said that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be allowed under the administration of the Iranian military, but it is not clear whether this means Iran will fully relax its control over the strait.
The "Guardian" states that the plan foresees that Iran and Oman can collect a fee of two million dollars per ship, and that Iran would then use the collected funds to restore the damage it suffered in the joint air attacks of America and Israel.
Iran's demand to retain control of the Strait of Hormuz has been highlighted as particularly worrisome, given that Iran had no control over the strait before the conflict began.
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy reacted to the statements from Iran, telling CNN: "Who knows if any of this is true, but if this deal gives Iran the right to control the strait, it's disastrous for the world."
Experts and analysts suggest that the US is unlikely to agree to Iran's maximalist demands, but that they represent a good basis for further negotiations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel supports the US decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, but that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon. The Pakistani Prime Minister, on the other hand, previously said that the agreed ceasefire includes Lebanon.
Israel also said it supported US efforts to ensure Iran no longer posed a nuclear, missile or "terrorist" threat.
The White House has confirmed that Israel has agreed to a ceasefire.
According to the two officials, who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press, China, as Tehran's largest trading partner, encouraged the Iranians to find a path to a ceasefire. Also, Donald Trump said he believes China helped bring Iran to the negotiating table.
Sources: Guardian, CNBC
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