According to Iran's state-affiliated Press TV, a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire has been agreed after 40 days of conflict, with Washington reportedly accepting a comprehensive 10-point Iranian proposal.
Iran's military and political establishment is framing the ceasefire reached this week as a decisive strategic victory, with senior officials insisting the United States failed to achieve any of its objectives in the 40-day conflict that began on February 28.
Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia, spokesperson for Iran's Army, stated on Thursday, according to Press TV, that "the enemy failed to achieve any of these goals, including macro, operational, and covert [objectives], and suffered a multilayered defeat in practice." He described the US and Israel as having entered the war aiming at "overthrowing the establishment of the Islamic Republic, making a regime change, and preparing the ground for the country's disintegration" — none of which, he argued, were achieved.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council announced on Wednesday, as reported by Press TV, that a two-week ceasefire agreement had been reached after Washington accepted Tehran's 10-point proposal, brokered by Pakistan, with negotiations in Islamabad set to follow.
The 10 points, as presented by Press TV, commit the United States to: refraining from future aggression against Iran; recognising Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz; formally accepting Iran's uranium enrichment programme; removing all primary and secondary sanctions; terminating all UN Security Council and IAEA Board of Governors resolutions targeting Iran; paying compensation for war damages; withdrawing US combat forces from the West Asia region; and halting hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon.
Press TV reported that Iranian forces claimed to have rendered US military bases across the region "effectively inoperable" during the conflict, targeting facilities including the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, and Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.
On the diplomatic dimension, Akrami-Nia was quoted by Press TV as saying the war had dealt "a serious blow to US credibility in security matters in the region," arguing that Washington had failed to demonstrate its capacity to defend its regional allies.