Iran lists demands as Trump pulls back from catastrophic attacks

The United States, Israel, and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, just hours before US President Donald Trump's deadline in which he threatened that "a whole civilisation will die tonight".

The pause in US strikes is contingent on Iran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route.

"Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir… I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double-sided ceasefire," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He said the decision followed talks with Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir, who had urged Washington to delay planned strikes.

Trump reiterated claims that the US had already "met and exceeded" its military objectives and was close to a broader agreement with Iran, pointing to a 10-point proposal from Tehran as a possible basis for negotiations.

The announcement marks a sharp shift from his earlier rhetoric, which included threats to carry out the "complete demolition" of Iran’s infrastructure and warnings of mass destruction if Tehran failed to comply.

Prime Minister Sharif said the ceasefire would cover all areas, including Israel's war on Lebanon.

Iran's demands

Tehran said Wednesday its 10-point plan for securing a permanent end to the war with the US would require Washington to accept its uranium enrichment program and the lifting of all sanctions.

The Islamic Republic claimed victory and said in a statement, released alongside a list of the 10 points published by state media, that the plan would require "continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of enrichment, lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions".

Other key demands in the blueprint, offered through mediators in Pakistan, include US military withdrawal from the Middle East, an end to attacks on Iran and its allies, the release of frozen Iranian assets and a UN Security Council resolution making any deal binding.

"It is to be noted that the adoption of such a resolution shall render all these agreements binding under international law and shall constitute a significant diplomatic victory for the Iranian nation," the country's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement.

Crucially, the plan also calls for expanded Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for around a fifth of the world's oil that has been effectively blocked to maritime traffic since the start of the five-week conflict.