Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a statement stressing that Iran's 10-point plan “emphasizes fundamental issues” such as a “regulated passage through the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian supervision.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragachi in a statement thanked Pakistan for conducting ceasefire negotiations and said that safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz within two weeks “will be possible thanks to coordination with the Iranian armed forces and with due regard to technical constraints.”
However, Reuters reports that the news about the acceptance of Pakistan's proposal to suspend military operations for two weeks is accompanied by a comment in the Iranian media that “the start of talks does not mean the end of the war.”
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The New York Times reported shortly thereafter that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei also approved Pakistan's proposal for a two-week ceasefire. This was said to have happened “after intense diplomatic activities and pressure from China.”
The Prime Minister of Pakistan said that the first talks towards a US-Iran agreement will take place this Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
