One of the important points in the 2-week ceasefire between Iran and the US-Zionist enemies is the issue of the situation in the Strait of Hormuz during these 2 weeks.

In a statement issued by the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, which was also reposted and practically confirmed by US President Donald Trump, an important point about the Strait of Hormuz is included.

Mr. Araqchi says in this text: ” For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”

In short:

– Passage through the Strait of Hormuz must still be coordinated with the Iranian Armed Forces.

– Passage through the Strait will still be taking into account “technical limitations.”+

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The full text of SNSC’s statement is as follows:

The enemy has suffered an undeniable, historic and crushing defeat in its cowardly, illegal and criminal war against the Iranian nation. Thanks to the pure and innocent blood of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Imam Seyed Ali Khamenei (peace be upon him), the measures of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Supreme Commander of the Iranian Armed Forces, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei (may God protect him), the struggle and bravery of the warriors of Islam on the fronts, and especially, the historic, lasting and epic presence of you, the dear nation, on the scene from the very first days of the war, Iran achieved a great victory and forced the criminal America to accept its 10-point plan, in which the United States is committed in principle to guaranteeing non-aggression, continuing Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, accepting (unanium) enrichment, lifting all primary and secondary sanctions, terminating all resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA Board of Governors, paying compensation to Iran, withdrawing American combat forces from the region and stopping the war on all fronts, including against the heroic Lebanese Islamic resistance.

We congratulate all the people of Iran on this victory and emphasize that until the details of this victory are finalized, there is still a need for perseverance and prudence on the part of the authorities and for maintaining the unity and solidarity of the Iranian people.

Islamic Iran, together with the brave resistance fighters in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and the occupied Palestine, has dealt blows to the enemy in the past 40 days that the historical memory of the world will never forget. Iran and the axis of resistance, as representatives of honor and humanity against the most savage enemies of humanity, have taught them an unforgettable lesson after a historic battle and have crushed their forces, facilities, infrastructure and all their political, economic, technological and military capacities to such an extent that the enemy has now fallen into despair and sees no other way than surrendering to the will of the great Iranian nation and the noble axis of resistance.

On the first day that Iran’s criminal enemies began this cruel war, they thought that they would achieve complete military dominance over Iran in a short time and, by creating political and social instability, would surrender Iran. They thought that Iran’s missile and drone fire would quickly die down and they did not believe that Iran could give them such a powerful response beyond its borders and across the entire region.

The evil global Zionism had convinced the unwise American president that this war would finish Iran off and that by eliminating this last bastion of humanity, they could now easily commit any crime against anyone they wanted. They dreamed of dividing dear Iran, plundering its oil and wealth, and ultimately leaving the Iranians in the midst of chaos, instability, and insecurity for many years to come.

The brave warriors of Islam and their brave allies in the axis of resistance, despite their hearts being wounded and torn to pieces by the martyrdom of their Imam, relied on God Almighty and the Lord and Master of Martyrs, and decided to teach these enemies a historical lesson once and for all, take revenge on them for all their past crimes, and create conditions in which the enemy would forever forget the idea of ​​aggression against dear Iran and fully taste the taste of humiliation in its confrontations against the great Iranian nation.

The brave warriors of Islam and their brave allies in the axis of resistance, despite their hearts being wounded and torn to pieces by the martyrdom of their Imam, relied on God Almighty and the Lord and Master of Martyrs, and decided to teach these enemies a historical lesson once and for all, take revenge on them for all their past crimes, and create conditions in which the enemy would forever forget the idea of ​​aggression against dear Iran and fully taste the taste of humiliation in its confrontations against the great Iranian nation.

With this strategy and relying on the unprecedented political and social unity that had been created in the country, Iran and the resistance began one of the heaviest combined battles in history with the US and the Zionist regime, and they achieved all the goals they had planned for this battle.

Iran and the resistance almost completely destroyed the American military machine in the region, dealt crushing and deep blows to the mass of infrastructure and facilities that the enemy had built and deployed in the region over the years for this war with Iran, inflicted massive casualties on the criminal American army on a regional scale, inflicted devastating and crushing blows on the enemy’s forces, infrastructure, facilities, and assets inside the occupied territories, and imposed pressure in all fronts on the enemy to such an extent that not only were none of the enemy’s main goals achieved, but the enemy realized about 10 days after the start of the war that it would not be able to win this war in any way, and for this reason, it began trying to communicate with Iran through various channels and methods and request a ceasefire.

The noble nation of Iran should know that thanks to the struggle of its sons and their historical presence on the scene, the enemy has been begging for more than a month to stop the fierce fire of Iran and the resistance, but the country’s officials, because it was decided from the very beginning that the war would continue until the goals were achieved, including the enemy’s regret and despair and the removal of the long-term threat to the country, responded negatively to all these requests, and the war has continued until today, which is the fortieth day. Iran has also rejected the deadlines presented by the US President several times and continues to emphasize that it does not give any importance to any kind of deadline from the enemy.

We now give the great nation of Iran the good news that almost all the objectives of the war have been achieved and your brave sons have brought the enemy to a historic disappointment and a lasting defeat. Iran’s historic decision, which enjoys the unified support of the entire nation, is to continue this battle for as long as necessary until its great achievements are consolidated and new security and political equations are created in the region based on the acceptance of Iran’s power and sovereignty and the resistance.

Accordingly, and in accordance with the advice of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei (may God protect him) and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, and considering resistance and Iran’s upper hand on the battlefield, and the enemy’s inability to carry out its threats despite all their claims, and the official acceptance of all the legitimate demands of the Iranian people, it was decided to hold negotiations in Islamabad to finalize the details so that within a maximum of 15 days, with the finalization of the details of Iran’s victory on the battlefield, it can also be consolidated in political negotiations.

In this regard, Iran, while rejecting all the plans presented by the enemy, formulated a 10-point plan and presented it to the US side through Pakistan, emphasizing the fundamental points such as controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Iranian armed forces, which would grant Iran a unique economic and geopolitical position, the necessity of ending the war against all elements of the axis of resistance, which would mean the historic defeat of the aggression of the child-killing Israeli regime, the withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases and deployment points in the region, the establishment of a safe transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz in a way that guarantees Iran’s dominance according to the agreed protocol, full payment for the damages inflicted of Iran according to estimates, the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions and resolutions of the Board of Governors and the Security Council, the release of all of Iran’s frozen assets abroad, and finally the ratification of all of these matters in a binding Security Council resolution. It should be noted that the ratification of this resolution would turn all of these agreements into binding international law and would create an important diplomatic victory for the Iranian nation.

Now, the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan has informed Iran that the American side, despite all the apparent threats, has accepted these principles as the basis for negotiations and has surrendered to the will of the Iranian people.

Accordingly, it was decided at the highest level that Iran will hold talks with the American side in Islamabad for two weeks and solely on the basis of these principles. It is emphasized that this does not mean an end to the war and Iran will accept an end to the war only when, in view of Iran’s acceptance of the principles envisaged in the 10-point plan, its details are also finalized in the negotiations.

These negotiations will begin in Islamabad on Friday, April 11, with complete distrust about the US side, and Iran will allocate two weeks for these negotiations. This period can be extended by agreement of the parties.

It is necessary to maintain complete national unity during this period and to continue the victory celebrations with strength. The current negotiations are national negotiations and a kind of continuation of the battlefield, and it is necessary for all people, elites, and political groups to trust and support this process, which is under the supervision of the Revolution leaders and the highest levels of the system, and to strictly avoid any divisive statements.

If the surrender of the enemy in the field becomes a decisive political achievement in the negotiations, we will celebrate this great historical victory together, otherwise we will fight side by side in the battlefield until all the demands of the Iranian nation are achieved. Our hands are on the trigger, and as soon as the slightest mistake by the enemy is made, it will be responded to with full force.

Supreme National Security Council

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According to the Army’s statement, during the humiliating defeat of the terrorist American forces and the assault by several attack aircraft on Iran’s Isfahan Province on April 5, four brave officers of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army, who had been organized as rapid reaction defense groups to protect Iran’s airspace in ‘Mahyar’ region in southern Isfahan, attained the great honor of martyrdom.

The statement said these Army officers, in a brave act, timely engaged in direct combat with the enemy’s aircraft, helicopters, armed drones, and support planes in Mahyar area of Isfahan, firing at those hostile targets. After one of the intruding aircraft was hit by a shoulder-fired missile, they were attacked and hit by other enemy aircraft, resulting in their martyrdom.

The Army noted that this courageous action was commanded by martyr General Masoud Zare’, the valiant commander of the Air Defense Faculty of the Ground Forces Artillery and Missile Training Center of the Army, and involved Colonel Saeed Mousavi, Lieutenant Colonel Moein Heidari, and Lieutenant Milad Salarvand.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of then Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.

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“By abandoning the northern cities of the occupied territories, the (Zionist) regime has practically accepted the defeat in the balance (of power),” Brigadier General Majid Mousavi said in a post on his X account.

“In the past 24 hours, refineries, electricity installations, ports, and railways in the Haifa Bay have been plowed by Iranian missiles, and there has been no news of missile interceptions,” the commander stated.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of then Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.

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In a message on Monday night, Ebrahim Zolfaqari elaborated on the actions taken by the Iranian Armed Forces during the 38th day of the imposed war by the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran.

He said the naval and aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) organized their 98th wave of attacks during Operation True Promise 4 against American and Zionist command, operational, logistical, and industrial-military infrastructure bases.

In the first part of this operation, the IRGC Navy targeted the Israeli regime’s container ship SDN 7 with a cruise missile, which, after destruction, caught fire extensively, he said.

The amphibious assault ship of the US terrorist military, with hull number LHA-7, came under attack from offensive projectiles, and was forced to retreat into the depths of the Indian Ocean, the spokesman added.

He noted that strategic centers north and south of Tel Aviv, Haifa, chemical companies and factories in Be’er Sheva, and the gathering places of Zionist soldiers in Petah Tikva were accurately struck by ballistic missiles from the valiant aerospace forces of the IRGC.

In another part of the offensive operations, the joint UAV production center of the Israeli regime in the UAE and several aircraft stationed at the Ali Al-Salem airbase were accurately hit by drone and missile strikes, the spokesman added.

In the second phase of wave 98, the American base al-Udairi in Kuwait was attacked by missile and drone strikes from the IRGC Aerospace Force. As a result of this action, the location used for the storage of helicopters and the accommodation of the invading forces of the terrorist US army were destroyed, he said.

The spokesman added that the gathering and command control centers of the US Victoria base in Baghdad were effectively targeted through powerful and successful operations by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq.

Zolfaqari said five hideouts and organizational sites of terrorist groups in northern Iraq were effectively attacked by drones after being identified through intelligence gathering.

Iran’s Army, in a precise and planned operation using destructive drones, targeted the al-Kharj base and the al-Udairi camp of American terrorists with Arash-2 destructive drones, he said, explaining that the deployment of E-3 AWACS and MQ-9 drones serves as America’s eyes in the region, and given the presence of these types of aircraft and refueling planes at the al-Kharj base, this base plays a key role in supporting American operations.

Due to the establishment of ground units, special forces, and the “Night Stalkers” helicopter unit, the al-Udairi camp located in Kuwait has played an important role in the enemy’s failed operations in southern Isfahan, and is now under precise attacks from the army, he said.

The spokesman noted that Iranian Army and the IRGC forces, under the guidance and control of the country’s integrated air defense network, succeeded in shooting down an Orbiter drone in Kermanshah, a Hermes-900 drone in Andimeshk, two MQ-9 drones in Isfahan and Qeshmi Isand.

He emphasized that the impolite, audacious rhetoric and baseless threats from the delusional president of the United States, stemming from being trapped in a deadlock and justifying the successive failures of the US army, have no impact on the continued offensive and crushing operations of the Islamic fighters against American and Zionist enemies, and will not be able to compensate for America’s humiliation and disgrace in the West Asian region.

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Several questions arise in this regard, including how was such an operation carried out with such a large amount of time and complexity—from entering Iranian territory to finding the pilot based on the tracker—then encountering a technical failure and then having to perform a secondary rescue operation again?

This scenario logically requires a more detailed examination and more documentation.

Another important point that has been raised in the American media and adds to the ambiguities is the condition of this pilot. It is said that he is seriously injured and the likelihood of his survival is low. This is while no clear images or documents have been published about the first pilot who was allegedly rescued, and there are serious doubts about his fate.

The question also arises about the second pilot: if the rescue operation was indeed successful, why is the possibility of his death being discussed at the same time? It is possible that the official narrative will later shift to the idea that “a rescue attempt was made, but the pilot lost his life,” which is itself a matter of serious doubt.

However, Iran’s official narrative insists that the American operation was a complete failure.

Even if we take the American narrative as a basis, it is noteworthy that a special operations helicopter suffered a technical malfunction inside Iranian territory. This alone indicates serious problems in the area of ​​support and operational readiness; and this is while the operation is said to have been carried out in suitable weather conditions. Moreover, the US has claimed that Iran’s air defenses have been weakened and there was no obstacle to carrying out such an operation.

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