American leadership accepts Iranian 10 point plan as basis for negotiations

Great! Looks like the threats of genocide against the Persians have been greatly overstated by one demented leader (and noted goofed poster) in charge of nuclear weapons. You may be wondering what exactly are the basis of negotiations? They are ongoing, apparently, but with what document did they begin? I have no special access to be able to know these things. But I can read english, and I can put farsi into a translation machine. There has been some coverage of this: - The New York Times mentions talks, a rejected 15 point peace plan from the US, and seems to suggest with their ending quote that by killing a leader and his entire family except for his son, whose wife was killed as well, and having that son lead the country will somehow lead to leadership more prone to dealmaking with the killers. This is obviously ludicrous. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/world/middleeast/iran-10-... - The Gulf News at least provides the ten points summarized. They also note that these ten points were rejected. This article was written and posted before tuesday evening. https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/irans-10-point-peace-plan-wh... - On the social media made for trump to post on (and little else, presumably) he posted an announcement suspending the US-initiated "bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." @realDonaldTrump/116365796713313030" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116365796713313030 This is great news! The president was previously publicly threatening to commit war crimes, murder civilians, bomb bridges, universities, power plants etc. Reverting from criminal threats to a cessation of hostilities is an improvement. If somebody were to make death threats against you and your family and then try to be all buddy buddy the next day, what would you do? How would you react? Would you smile and play along with them? Shake their hand? Curse their name when they are out of earshot? Would you expect more transgressions in the future? I would. Here is the statement from the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) in Iran. https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/1365961/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%... I had Chrome translate the following from farsi into English. I will paste it below. "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Merciful To the attention of the honorable, great and heroic people of Iran: The enemy in the brutal, illegal and criminal war against the Iranian nation has suffered an undeniable, historical and crushing defeat, and thanks to the pure and pure blood of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Imam Khamenei (peace be upon him), the measures of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and the struggle and courage of the Islamic warriors in the fronts, and in particular. We congratulate this victory to all the people of Iran and emphasize. There is still a need for the endurance and prudence of the officials and the preservation of the unity and solidarity of the Iranian people until the details of this victory are finalized. The Islamic Iran, along with the brave resistance mujahideen in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and occupied Palestine, has inflicted blows on the enemy in the past forty days, which the historical memory of the world will never forget. Iran and the Axis of Resistance, as representatives of honor and humanity against the most brutal enemies of humanity, after a historic battle, gave them an unforgettable lesson and have crushed their forces, facilities, infrastructure, and all political, economic, technological and military capital so that the enemy is now depleted and desperate and sees no way but to surrender to the will of the great Iranian nation and the noble axis of resistance. The first day, when Iran’s criminal enemies started this cruel war, they thought that in a short time they would succeed in complete military control over Iran and surrender Iran by creating political and social instability. They thought that Iran’s missile and drone fire would be extinguished quickly and did not believe that Iran could respond so powerfully beyond its borders and across the region. The evil world Zionists had convinced the ignorant US president that this war would end Iran’s work, and that they could eliminate this last stronghold of humanity and humanity, and henceforth, with the comfort of committing any crime against anyone they want. They dreamed that the dear Iran would be disintegrated and plundered its oil and wealth, and in the end, they would immerse and leave Iranians in the midst of chaos, instability and insecurity for many years. The brave warriors of Islam and their brave allies in the resistance axis, despite the fact that their hearts were wounded and fragmented by the martyrdom of their Imam, relying on God Almighty and the great lord of the martyrs, decided once and for all to give these enemies a historical lesson, avenge all previous crimes from them, and create conditions that the enemy will forever forget the illusion of aggression against dear Iran and taste of humiliation and humiliation in front of the great Iranian nation. With this strategy and relying on the unprecedented political and social unity that was created in the country, Iran and the Resistance started one of the heaviest combined battles in history with the United States and the Zionist regime, and during this time, they achieved all the goals they had designed from this battle. Iran and the resistance destroyed the US military machine in the region almost completely, to the mass of infrastructure and facilities that the enemy had established and deployed in the region for the war with Iran over the years, causing a deep and deep blow to the enemy in the region, in the region, they inflicted extensive casualties on the criminal US army, but within the occupied territories, they did not inflict any major and crushing blows on the enemy's forces, infrastructure, facilities and assets, and the enemy's. The honorable people of Iran should know that thanks to the efforts of the children and their historical presence in the enemy's scene, it has been more than a month begging for the cessation of the terrible fire of Iran and the resistance, but the country's officials have continued to achieve the goals, including the regret and frustration of the enemy and the removal of the long-term threat from the country, and the war continued until today, which is the 40th day. Iran has also rejected the deadlines provided by the US president several times, and continues to emphasize that it does not care about any kind of deadline from the enemy. Now we give the great Iranian nation the good news that almost all the goals of the war have been achieved and that your brave children have brought the enemy to a historical and lasting defeat. The historical decision of Iran, which has the integrated backing of the entire nation, is to continue this battle as long as necessary so that its great achievements are established and the new security and political equations in the region are created based on the acceptance of Iran’s power and leadership and the resistance. In this regard, and in accordance with the wisdom of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei (PBUH) and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, and given the high hand of Iran and the resistance on the battlefield, and the inability of the enemy to exert its threats despite all claims, and the official acceptance of all the demands of the Iranian people, it was decided to finalize the details of the Iranian people. In this regard, while rejecting all the plans presented by the enemy, Iran has finally developed a 10-point plan and presented it to the American side through Pakistan, and in it, the main points such as the controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz, in coordination with the Iranian armed forces, which grants Iran a unique economic and geopolitical position, the necessity of ending the war against all components of the resistance axis, which will mean the historical failure of the aggression of the Israeli child-killing regime, the withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases and points. It should be noted that the adoption of this resolution will turn all these agreements into binding international law and will create an important diplomatic victory for the Iranian nation. Now, the honorable prime minister of Pakistan has informed Iran that despite all apparent threats, the American side has accepted these principles as the basis of negotiations and has surrendered to the will of the Iranian nation. Accordingly, at the highest level, it was decided that Iran would hold negotiations with the American side for two weeks and solely on the basis of these principles. It is emphasized that this does not mean the end of the war, and Iran will accept the end of the war only when, given the acceptance of Iran’s principles in the 10-point plan, its details will also be finalized in the negotiations. The talks will begin with complete distrust of the U.S. side on Friday, April 21, in Islamabad, and Iran will spend two weeks on the talks. This time can be extended by agreement of the parties. During this period, it is necessary to maintain complete national unity and the celebrations of victory will continue with strength. The current negotiations are a national negotiation and the continuation of the field, and it is necessary for all people, elites and political groups to trust and support this process, which is under the supervision of the leader of the revolution and the highest levels of the system, and to strongly avoid any divisive comments. If the surrender of the enemy on the ground becomes a decisive political achievement in the negotiations, we will celebrate this great historical victory, or we will fight in the field alongside him until all the demands of the Iranian nation. Our hands are on the trigger, and as soon as they make the slightest mistake of the enemy, it will be answered with full power. Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council" The featured image is american troops waving a white flag during Exercise Bright Star '82. I got it from Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Solid_white_flag... As far as I am aware, no M113 armored personnel carriers have been deployed to Iran in 2026 so far. Lets keep it that way. Israel's IDF has deployed lots of personnel to Lebanon recently in an effort to reoccupy the south, though I think they usually use Merkava tanks. Edit: The ten points do not appear to be published in full at this time. Or at least I couldn't find them in the last hour or so. I had Claude Code summarize an understanding of them. I am pasting it below: " 1. عبور کنترل شده از تنگه هرمز با هماهنگی نیروهای مسلح ایران — Controlled passage through Hormuz coordinated by Iran's armed forces 2. پایان جنگ علیه تمام اجزای محور مقاومت — End of war against all Axis of Resistance components 3. خروج نیروهای نظامی آمریکا از تمام پایگاه‌ها و نقاط استقرار در منطقه — US military withdrawal from all regional bases 4. پروتکل عبور امن از تنگه هرمز — Safe passage protocol through Hormuz 5. پرداخت کامل غرامت خسارات ایران — Full reparations for Iran's damages 6. لغو تمامی تحریم‌های اولیه و ثانویه — Lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions 7. لغو قطعنامه‌های شورای امنیت و شورای حکام — Revocation of UNSC and IAEA Board resolutions 8. آزادسازی دارایی‌های مسدود شده ایران در خارج — Release of frozen Iranian assets abroad 9. اجرا از طریق قطعنامه الزام‌آور شورای امنیت — Implementation via binding UNSC resolution 10. پذیرش غنی‌سازی اورانیوم ایران — Acceptance of Iran's uranium enrichment program " It seems we are surrendering our position in the middle east. At least as the basis for negotiations, we are agreeing to leave, and to stay out. If these negotiations are interrupted by US bombs, this will have been the third time we have begun negotiations as a ruse to more effectively kill Iranians. No one is not expecting this. I will indulge in some predictions. We will break this ceasefire as there is no way these terms are acceptable. There will be no formal cessation of hostilities. Trump is looking for a break but will not agree to this. If he does we will have avoided jumping directly into a crater of our own making. I think more likely, like in Afghanistan, the successor will have placed in their lap the impossible situation where we must withdraw, but there is no way to do it gracefully, so it will be done hastily. Can we find a successor now please?