Just hours before US President Donald Trump’s self-imposed deadline to strike Iran, the US and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, anchored by a 10-point peace plan.
The proposal, reportedly delivered via Pakistani intermediaries and published by Iranian state media, lays out Iran’s core demands – from lifting sanctions and retaining control over the Strait of Hormuz to a legally binding UN resolution.
The plan has sparked intense debate, with Trump clashing publicly with CNN over the network’s coverage of Tehran’s claim of a “historic and crushing defeat” of the United States.
As part of the deal, Trump said he had received a “workable basis on which to negotiate” – a 10‑point peace plan reportedly submitted by Iran via Pakistani intermediaries.
Iranian officials have released multiple statements in Farsi and English following the announcement of the ceasefire.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that “if attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
He added that Iran’s military will coordinate safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire, but it remained unclear whether Tehran would fully loosen its grip.
The proposal reportedly allows Iran and Oman to charge a fee of up to $2 million per ship transiting the strait, with Iran planning to use its share for reconstruction.
Araghchi also revealed that Iran was reviewing the US 15-point proposal and that Washington had accepted “the general framework” of Iran’s 10-point plan “as a basis for negotiations.”
The country’s Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s top security body, issued a more forceful statement, portraying the ceasefire as a victory.
The Supreme National Security Council oversees national security and protects the Islamic Revolution. It is composed of senior figures from Iran’s military, security, and clerical leadership.
“We convey glad tidings to the great nation of Iran that nearly all of the war’s objectives have been achieved, and your valiant sons have driven the enemy into a state of historic helplessness and enduring defeat,” the statement says.
CNN obtained the statement from Iranian officials, and it was also reported by multiple Iranian state media outlets.
The council confirmed talks between the US and Iran will take place in Islamabad and outlined Tehran’s 10-point plan.
Key points include:
- Lifting all primary and secondary US sanctions on Iran
- Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz
- Withdrawal of US military forces from the Middle East
- An end to attacks on Iran and its allies
- The release of frozen Iranian assets
- A UN Security Council resolution making any agreement legally binding
The council warned: “Our hands remain upon the trigger, and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy, it shall be met with full force.”
In the version released in Farsi, the plan also included a call for “acceptance of enrichment” of Iran’s nuclear program – a phrase that was absent from English versions shared by Iranian diplomats with journalists.
Analysts quoted by The Guardian suggest that Iran’s maximalist demands are unlikely to be accepted outright by the US, and are more likely to form the basis for further talks rather than becoming a final settlement.
Talks are expected to begin Friday in Islamabad, with Islamabad hosting delegations from both Tehran and Washington for the first major diplomatic off‑ramp since the war began.
As was mentioned above, CNN aired a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council claiming a “historic and crushing defeat” of the US.
“The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat,” the council said, according to CNN.
Host Erin Burnett held up the statement on air and also discussed a shorter “official statement” from Araghchi, which Trump later shared on social media, saying, “The Official Statement by Iran was just released, and posted on TRUTH.”
Moreover, CNN covered the Supreme Council statement in a live blog headlined: “Iran claims victory, says it forced US to accept 10-point plan.”
Trump responded with a pair of furious posts on Truth Social, calling CNN’s coverage a “FRAUD” and claiming it originated from a “Fake News site” in Nigeria.
“The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and blared out as a “legitimate” headline,” the US president said.
“Authorities are looking to determine whether or not a crime was committed on the issuance of the Fake CNN World Statement,” he wrote, adding that CNN was being “ordered to immediately withdraw this Statement with full apologies.”
Trump doubled down in a second post before midnight: “No one can believe that Fake News CNN put out a knowingly false and dangerous statement pretending it came from the upper levels of the Iranian Government… CNN just got caught cheating – a very dangerous thing to do!”
CNN defended its reporting. A spokesperson told the Daily Beast outlet that the network obtained the statement directly from Iranian officials and corroborated it with multiple Iranian state media outlets.
Reporter Matthew Chance clarified on air that Iran had sent multiple statements:
A short version from the foreign ministry confirming the ceasefire and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
A longer, more detailed document from the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, which outlines the 10-point plan to end the war, is the version Trump appears to be objecting to.
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