INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL (EFE/AP).—The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi He said yesterday that it will be possible “safe passage” through the Strait of Hormuz for a period of two weeks, following the bilateral ceasefire previously announced by the president of the United States, Donald Trump. The future definitive plan after the ceasefire would contemplate the collection of a fee by Iran and Omanaccording to reports.
In a message on his X account, Araqchí noted that this will be done in “coordination with the Iranian Armed Forces and taking into account technical limitations.”
“If the attacks against Iran stop, our powerful Armed Forces will suspend their defensive operations,” stressed the head of Iranian diplomacy.
The preliminary agreed provisions will allow both Iran and Oman to charge a fee for vessels sailing through the strait, a regional official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The official stressed that Iran declared that it would use the funds raised for reconstruction of damage caused by the war.
Previously, the National Security Council of Iran claimed to have proposed a ten-point plan to USA that stipulates a “security protocol” for the passage of the Strait of Hormuzwhich guarantees Iranian “control” of this key point.
He also announced that there will be negotiations for a peace agreement in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, starting April 10 and during the two weeks that the hostilities cease.
The Council’s statement, collected by Iranian agencies Fars y Tasnim, presents as a victory for the Islamic Republic the agreement reached on the verge of the expiration of the ultimatum of Donald Trump against Iran, which contemplated attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure if in the reopening of Hormuz, and assures that it arrives when “almost all the war objectives” of Tehran.
According to the message, Iran presented a draft ten-point agreement to the United States, through Pakistan, which then confirmed to Tehran that the White House had “accepted these principles as the basis of negotiations.”
“Consequently, it was decided that Iran will conduct top-level negotiations with the American side in Islamabad for two weeks, exclusively based on the principles” of the Iranian plan, the Security Council says.
The message clarifies that this does not mean “the end of the war,” that it will only come when the ten points proposed by Iran are accepted, and that the negotiations will serve to “finalize the details.”
Iran had repeatedly indicated that it was not seeking a truce, but rather a complete and definitive end to the war, as it distrusted American intentions.
Although the announcement of the ceasefire does not imply the acceptance of all demands, it does indicate that at least some will be considered. According to Iran, these talks will begin this Friday, April 10 in Islamabad, and may be extended if both parties agree.
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