The world exhaled: the United States and Iran signed a truce for two weeks

The United States and Iran have signed a two-week truce. In exchange, Tehran will open the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian authorities named 10 demands to Washington, which Trump considered a "working basis for negotiations." Details can be found in the Izvestia article.

The destruction of Iran is canceled

A few hours before the expiration of his ultimatum on Iran, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington agreed to a two-week respite and a cease-fire on Iran. Earlier, he claimed that otherwise "an entire civilization will die tonight."

According to the American leader, he did this at the request of the Pakistani authorities, as well as on condition that Tehran fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The head of state added that Iran has put forward ten demands that "may eventually form the basis of a peace deal."

The Supreme National Security Council of Iran confirmed its agreement to a cease-fire, the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

"Iran has won a great victory and forced criminal America to accept its ten—point plan," the official statement said.

He also clarified that within two weeks, ships will be able to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while coordinating their actions with the Iranian military. Trump subsequently posted screenshots of this message on his Truth Social network.

The Iranian authorities stressed that they still "have their hands on the trigger" and are ready to resist American aggression. Tehran added that Washington had agreed to all ten points of the Iranian demands.

In particular, they include Iran's continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, a commitment to non-aggression, the withdrawal of American forces from the region, the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, the termination of all UN Security Council resolutions and all resolutions of the IAEA Board of Governors, consent to uranium enrichment, compensation to Tehran and, in general, the cessation of war on all fronts. including in Lebanon against the Shiite group Hezbollah.

Oil prices have fallen

According to Iranian media reports, direct talks between Washington and Tehran will begin in Pakistan on April 10. White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt confirmed that such a possibility is being discussed, but it is necessary to wait for official statements from President Trump.

According to The New York Times, citing three Iranian officials, Tehran agreed to a cease-fire "after desperate diplomatic efforts by Pakistan" and the intervention of China, which at the last moment called on Iran to "show flexibility."

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who publicly suggested that Trump postpone the ultimatum for two weeks to conclude a peace agreement and asked Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz as a gesture of goodwill, said on Twitter that the ceasefire would take effect immediately.

Against the background of what is happening, oil prices have plummeted. If on April 7 they reached the level of $107-110 per barrel, then early in the morning on April 8 they dropped to $ 93 per barrel.

Iran has won

The United States reacted differently to the news from Iran. Republican Congressman Chris Murphy on CNN called the terms of the truce between the United States and Iran a disaster.

"Who knows if all this is true. But if, at least, this agreement gives Iran the right to control the strait, then it's a disaster for the whole world, and it's amazing what we've come to, that Donald Trump has taken military action that apparently gave Iran control of a crucial waterway that it didn't have control over before. wars," the politician complained.

He also accused the US president of constant lies and expressed doubts about the true terms of the truce, which are presented by the parties in different ways.

Vladimir Avatkov, Head of the Department of the Near and Post-Soviet East at INION RAS, Professor of the Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy at MGLU, noted in an interview with Izvestia that the world has moved away from the abyss of the end of the world.

— It's too bad that this is only a temporary condition that a wounded beast will use to lick its wounds. According to Trump, they "will start accumulating supplies of all kinds and will just be nearby," the political scientist explained.

The expert stressed that Tehran won by showing how world powers can be defeated.

— So far, but this is exactly for now, — the analyst summed up.

After the announcement of the truce, Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced that the republic had won a great victory and forced the United States to adopt a ten-point plan.

Israel, although it supported Trump's decision to suspend the strikes, nevertheless drew attention to the fact that the cease-fire does not apply to Lebanon.

In addition, the AP reported on the words of an Israeli army spokesman that Tel Aviv would continue attacks on Iran and Lebanon. Israel also accused the Iranian side of firing on the country's territory and reported the interception of Iranian missiles.

The plans of the United States and Iran

The United States and Israel began attacking targets in Iran on February 28. Iran has carried out retaliatory strikes on Israeli territory, as well as on US military installations located in the Middle East.

Washington and Tel Aviv attributed the start of the military operation to a preemptive strike and the alleged presence of threats from Tehran due to its nuclear program. However, now they are not hiding that they would like to see a change of power in Iran.

Recall that at 3:00 Moscow time on Wednesday, the deadline for the ultimatum put forward by Trump was due to expire. The American president demanded that Tehran open traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, otherwise threatening to strike at Iranian bridges and power plants. The Islamic Republic has promised retaliatory measures if the Americans carry out their plans.

Iran, in turn, handed over to the United States the peace settlement plan drawn up by Iran was transmitted to the United States on April 6 through Pakistan. The document consisted of 10 paragraphs, according to The New York Times. The American authorities did not disclose the contents of the plan, but President Donald Trump immediately rejected these proposals.

What the experts say

An American political scientist and journalist, in an interview with Izvestia, noted that Donald Trump accepted most of the demands of the Iranian side under pressure from American society, which became "unbearable" due to rising gasoline prices in the country. He also expressed the opinion that Trump either underestimated Iran's capabilities or overestimated the American army.

Iran has shown a high level of military power: "It has demonstrated that it is a world-class military power with advanced technologies. And, just as importantly, he made it clear that he controls the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important bottlenecks in world trade."

The political scientist also noted that in the future there may come a time when Tel Aviv and Washington will cease to be allies. According to him, Israel risks becoming a rogue state.

Dmitry Drobnitsky, an American political scientist, also wrote that Trump, on the one hand, avoided a big unfulfilled promise, "and with shame."

"On the other hand, it opened the gates to events that will inevitably accompany the rapid collapse of US influence in the region," he added.