What is Iran’s 10-point conditions for ceasefire and negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) that he had agreed “to suspend the bombing ⁠and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.” Mr. Trump said he spoke to leaders in Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator between Washington and ⁠Tehran and had sought a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war.

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Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said, “in response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet, and considering the request by the U.S. for negotiations based on its 15-point proposal as well as announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Iran’s 10-point proposal as a basis for negotiations.”

He added that, for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz would be possible through coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.

Trump on 10-point proposal from Iran

“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,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media.

The announcement followed a last-minute proposal by Pakistan to avert large-scale U.S. attacks on Iran, with Mr. Trump warning earlier that a “whole civilization will die tonight” unless a deal was reached. Mr. Trump also acknowledged that the United States had received a 10-point proposal from Iran and said he believed it to be a workable basis for negotiations.

Iran’s conditions to end the war

Tehran said on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) that its 10-point plan for securing an end to the war with the United States would require Washington to accept Iran’s uranium enrichment programme and lift all sanctions.

The Islamic Republic claimed victory and said, in a statement released alongside the 10-point list published by State media, that the plan called for “continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of enrichment, lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions.”

Other key demands in the blueprint, conveyed through Pakistani mediators, include the withdrawal of U.S. forces from West Asia, an end to attacks on Iran and its allies, the release of frozen Iranian assets, and the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution making the agreement binding.

“It is to be noted that the adoption of such a resolution shall render all these agreements binding under international law and shall constitute a significant diplomatic victory for the Iranian nation,” Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement.

The plan also calls for expanded Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for about a fifth of global oil supplies, which has remained largely closed to maritime traffic since the start of the five-week conflict.

Pakistan-mediated ceasefire

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who was mediating between the two sides, later announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, along with their allies, had agreed to an immediate ceasefire “everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY”.

Mr. Sharif further invited the leaders of both countries, along with their delegations, to Islamabad on Friday (April 10, 2026) for further negotiations towards a comprehensive settlement. “We earnestly hope that the ‘Islamabad Talks’ succeed in achieving sustainable peace and wish to share more good news in coming days!” he said in a post on X.

Published – April 08, 2026 11:48 am IST