Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced early this morning that negotiations with U.S. representatives will begin on Friday in Islamabad, lasting up to 15 days with Pakistan acting as mediator, and are expected to confirm a limited pause in hostilities between the two sides, Anadolu Agency reports.
In a statement, the council said Iran had agreed to enter talks within two weeks after achieving what it described as its objectives on the battlefield.
It stressed that the move does not signal the end of the war, adding that any final cessation of hostilities will depend on the fulfillment of Iran’s conditions and the finalization of details surrounding what it called a “victory.”
Ten Iranian conditions
According to the statement, Iran has put forward a ten-point proposal that includes guarantees against future attacks, the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, compensation for damages, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, and arrangements related to the Strait of Hormuz.
The council added that safe passage through the strategic waterway would be ensured for two weeks through coordination with Iran’s armed forces, within a framework that maintains Iran’s control over transit.
Talks are set to begin next Friday in Islamabad and could be extended by mutual agreement.
“Hands remain on the trigger”
The council emphasized that the negotiations are being conducted with “total distrust” toward the U.S. side and warned that Iranian forces remain ready to respond to any violations, stating that “hands remain on the trigger.”
The statement also called for maintaining national unity during the talks, describing the negotiations as a continuation of developments on the battlefield.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks, describing it as a “bilateral truce” linked to the negotiations and conditions related to the Strait of Hormuz.
