BREAKING NEWS: Iran Claims Victory Over US in War, Announces Sweeping Ceasefire Terms

Iran unveils sweeping 10-point demands including sanctions relief and US withdrawal, as Washington signals only a conditional pause in hostilities

By Abdullahi Yusuf

Iran has declared what it calls a “historic and crushing victory” over the United States, unveiling a sweeping 10-point framework it says Washington has been forced to accept after weeks of war, a claim that, if true, would mark a profound shift in the balance of power across the Middle East.

In a statement laden with triumphal language, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the US had agreed to terms that go far beyond a ceasefire, including the lifting of sanctions, recognition of Iran’s nuclear programme, and the withdrawal of American combat forces from the region.

Yet statements from US President Donald Trump point to a far narrower reality, a temporary suspension of military action, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

The gap between those positions underscores a central question: is this a negotiated settlement or two competing versions of the same unresolved conflict?

According to Iran, the United States has agreed in principle to a deal that includes:

• A permanent end to military aggression against Iran

• Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz

• Acceptance of Iran’s uranium enrichment programme

• Removal of all primary US sanctions

• Removal of all secondary sanctions

• Termination of UN Security Council resolutions against Iran

• Termination of IAEA Board of Governors resolutions

• Payment of compensation to Iran for war damages

• Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region

• A halt to hostilities across all fronts, including conflicts involving allied groups

If implemented, these terms would represent one of the most far-reaching reversals of US policy in decades, dismantling the architecture of pressure built around Iran’s nuclear and regional activities. There is, however, no independent confirmation that Washington has accepted these terms in full.

President Trump described his decision as a “two-week suspension” of strikes, not a settlement and made it conditional on the reopening of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of global oil supplies pass.

Iran, by contrast, has insisted the waterway will remain restricted until its broader conditions are met, effectively using control of the chokepoint as leverage in negotiations.

This divergence suggests that what Iran is presenting as a concluded victory may, in practice, be an opening negotiating position in a still volatile standoff.

Iran’s leadership has framed the conflict as a decisive military success, claiming US objectives failed and that American forces suffered significant damage across the region.

It also asserts that Washington began seeking a ceasefire early in the war, a claim that cannot be independently verified.

The language of the statement, invoking total defeat and submission, reflects not only a military narrative but a strategic communication effort aimed at domestic and regional audiences.

Iran says formal negotiations will begin in Islamabad within days to finalise what it calls a battlefield victory into a political agreement. But with US yet to publicly endorse the terms outlined by Tehran, the path forward remains deeply uncertain.

Despite the rhetoric of victory, the fundamentals of the conflict remain unresolved:

• Control of the Strait of Hormuz

• The future of Iran’s nuclear programme

• The presence of US forces in the region

• The role of allied armed groups across multiple fronts

Until those questions are settled, what exists now is not a clear end to the war, but a fragile and contested moment, one in which diplomacy, deterrence, and narrative are all being deployed at once.

Source: Press tv

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