Iran's Supreme National Security Council has declared victory and a "historic and crushing defeat" for the US and Israel, the Iranian television channel Press TV reported.
“Iran and the resistance have almost completely destroyed the US military machine in the region“, the channel quoted an excerpt from the statement. “They have dealt devastating and deep blows to the vast infrastructure and capabilities that the enemy had built and deployed over many years in the region for the war against Iran“, the text says.
The US military has halted strikes on Iranian territory in accordance with announced ceasefire, The New York Times reported Times.
The newspaper cited an unnamed US administration official as a source.
The talks between Iran and its adversaries will take place in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for a maximum of 15 days, Iranian state television reported.
According to the media outlet, the plan presented to the United States includes provisions for an “organized passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian armed forces” and “withdrawal of US forces from all bases and deployment sites in the region.”
The first round of US-Iran settlement talks is expected to take place on April 10, Axios reported, citing sources.
“The first round of US-Iran settlement agreement talks are scheduled for Friday in Islamabad,” Axios correspondent Barak Ravid wrote on social media. X.
The United States expects the ceasefire with Iran to take effect after the Strait of Hormuz opens, Axios correspondent Barak Ravid reported on social media on Tuesday. X.
“A White House official said the ceasefire will take effect when Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz,“ he wrote.
Earlier on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week mutual ceasefire with Iran. The Tasnim news agency reported that Iran, the United States and Israel had agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire.
Following the news of the postponed strikes and negotiations, the price of a barrel of crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell by more than 17%, trading at $93.23 a barrel as of 2:00 a.m. Bulgarian time. time.
According to Trump, the bilateral ceasefire with the Islamic Republic will remain in effect for two weeks. The American leader said that the United States and Iran have resolved almost all past disputes, and Washington sees Tehran's ten-point peace proposals as a working basis for further negotiations.
Last night, the Pakistani prime minister asked the US president to extend the deadline for reaching an agreement with Iran by another two weeks, noting that diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict "are progressing steadily and could potentially lead to significant results in the near future." Sharif suggested that Iranian authorities open the Strait of Hormuz for that period "as a gesture of goodwill."