Statement of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council Regarding a Two-Week Ceasefire and...

In its unjust, illegal, and criminal war against the Iranian people, the enemy has suffered an undeniable and crushing historical defeat. Through the blessing of the blood of the Martyr of the Islamic Revolution, Grand Ayatollah Imam Khamenei (Peace be upon him), the measures of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ayatollah Sayyid Mujtaba Khamenei (May God protect him), the jihad and bravery of the fighters on the fronts, and especially the historic and epic presence of the Iranian people since the early days of the war, Iran has achieved a great victory and forced the United States to accept its ten-point plan.

This plan includes a fundamental U.S. commitment to guarantee non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of nuclear enrichment, the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, the termination of all Security Council and Board of Governors resolutions, the payment of reparations to Iran, the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region, and the cessation of war on all fronts, including against the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.

We congratulate the Iranian people on this victory and emphasize that consolidating its details requires further patience and wisdom from officials, and the maintenance of the people's unity and cohesion.

During the past forty days, Iran and the Axis of Resistance in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and occupied Palestine have dealt blows that history will not forget. They have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy's forces, infrastructure, and political, economic, and military capabilities, reaching a state of helplessness and despair where the enemy sees no option but to surrender to the will of the Iranian people and the Axis of Resistance.

In the early days of the war, the enemy thought it could quickly subdue Iran militarily and spark internal chaos leading to surrender, imagining that missile and drone capabilities would be quickly extinguished. It further imagined that this war would end Iran and open the door to its partition and the looting of its wealth.

However, the fighters, despite their grief over the loss of their leader, decided to teach the enemy a historical lesson that would forever strip it of the idea of attacking Iran.

Thanks to unprecedented political and social unity, Iran and the Axis of Resistance fought one of the most intense hybrid wars in history against the United States and the Zionist entity, achieving their set goals, inflicting extensive damage on the U.S. military infrastructure in the region, and delivering harsh blows within the occupied territories. Consequently, after nearly ten days of war, the enemy began seeking a ceasefire through multiple channels.

The enemy pleaded for over a month to stop the attacks, but Iran rejected all requests and insisted on continuing the war until its objectives were met and long-term threats were removed.

Today, we announce to the Iranian people that most of the war’s objectives have been achieved and the enemy has reached a state of historical impotence.

Based on the directives of the leadership and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, it has been decided to conduct negotiations in Islamabad for a maximum period of 15 days to consolidate the results of the military victory within a political framework.

Iran has submitted, via Pakistan, a ten-point plan to the American side, emphasizing: organized control over the Strait of Hormuz, ending the war on the Axis of Resistance, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, establishing a secure transit protocol in the Strait that ensures Iranian sovereignty, payment of reparations, lifting of all sanctions, release of frozen Iranian assets, and the formalization of all these points through a binding Security Council resolution.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan informed Iran that the American side has accepted these principles as a basis for negotiation.

The Iranian Ten-Point Plan Accepted by Trump According to the Security Council Statement:

After rejecting all proposals submitted by the enemy, Iran drafted a ten-point plan and presented it to the American side via Pakistan, emphasizing the following key points:

• Organized passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Iranian Armed Forces, granting Iran a unique economic and geopolitical status.

• The necessity of ending the war against all components of the Axis of Resistance, signifying a historic defeat for Israeli aggression.

• The withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from all bases and deployment points in the region.

• The establishment of a secure transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz, ensuring Iranian sovereignty according to the agreed-upon mechanism.

• Payment of full reparations to Iran based on assessments.

• The lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, and the cancellation of Security Council and Board of Governors resolutions.

• The release of all Iranian funds and assets frozen abroad.

• The formalization of all these points within a binding resolution issued by the Security Council.

The adoption of this resolution would transform these understandings into a binding international legal obligation, representing a significant diplomatic victory for the Iranian people.

Analysis

1. The Ceiling of Demands and the Guarantee Dilemma

The statement is not understood as an announcement of the war's end, but rather as a negotiating framework conditioned on the implementation of terms on the ground—a point acknowledged by the Secretariat itself. In diplomacy, the ceiling of demands is raised and the framework is drawn before an agreement; however, the crux remains the enforcement mechanism. Experience with the United States shows that the problem is not accepting terms on paper, but ensuring their practical execution. Thus, the coming days do not test the drafting of the agreement as much as they test the ability to bind the other party to it.

2. Field Equations and Ceasefire Calculations

Field data, including a March report from the Royal United Services Institute regarding the sharp decline in Israeli and U.S. missile stockpiles over sixteen days, explains why a ceasefire serves their direct interests. Accepting conditions under pressure is a significant achievement, but it requires, in return, doubling readiness and not treating this moment as the end of the path, but rather a station within an open conflict.

3. Significance of Operational Incapacity and Negotiation Logic

The United States' inability to open the Strait of Hormuz even for a few hours, and its failure to remove uranium enriched to 60% from Isfahan, carry decisive significance regarding the limits of operational capability in this round. Had either of these steps succeeded, the course of the war would have changed radically. After exhausting tools and options, the enemy arrived at negotiations. A party that begins a war from a position of superiority does not negotiate with its opponent; it imposes conditions upon them.

Conclusion

This was not the desired end for this round of the battle, in which the Axis sacrificed its greatest leader, His Eminence Sayyid Ali Khamenei. We take pride in the achievements reached in the field, but eyes must remain fixed upon it; the treacherous enemy may reopen the battle sooner or later, and future rounds may bring the decisive chapter in this conflict.