Iran says it remains on alert during talks with the United States

Iran remains on alert, but will participate in negotiations with the United States to assess the seriousness of their intentions. This was announced on April 8 by Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ali Bahraini.

"We have no confidence in the other side. Our armed forces remain ready. <...> But in the meantime, we will hold talks to understand how serious the other side is," Bahraini told Reuters.

On the same day, the first deputy speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Nikzad, noted that the newly elected supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may not accept the signing of the agreement with the United States in Islamabad if Washington does not accept the 10 conditions of the Islamic Republic on the peace initiative.

Taking a break: How lasting will the truce be between the US and Iran

The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved, but Washington and Tehran are seeking to avoid a resumption of hostilities.

On the night of April 8, American leader Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to suspend strikes on Iran for another two weeks. The condition for this was the complete unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States also received a 10-point proposal from Iran to resolve the conflict. At the same time, on that day, Trump declared his readiness to resume hostilities against Iran if the United States could not conclude an agreement satisfactory to Washington.

American scholar Malek Dudakov also expressed the opinion that a two-week truce between the United States and Iran, as well as the start of negotiations based on a 10-point peace plan proposed by the Iranian side, mean a victory for Tehran.

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