Trump declares ‘total’ victory over Iran as Netanyahu excludes Lebanon from ceasefire (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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The US president has claimed Washington has already met and exceeded all military objectives and is now giving diplomacy more time.

President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of bombing of Iranian energy infrastructure, agreeing to a “double sided ceasefire” contingent on Tehran agreeing to the “complete” and “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

The US president said Iran’s 10-point proposal delivered via Pakistan offers a “workable basis on which to negotiate.” Trump warned, however, that he would order devastating new airstrikes if no final deal is reached by the new deadline.

Tehran said the move represents a “historic and crushing defeat” for the US, claiming Washington has been forced to accept Tehran’s 10‑point plan as the basis for talks.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has announced that negotiations with the United States will begin on Friday, April 10, in Islamabad, allocating a two‑week period that may be extended by mutual agreement.

Key developments:

• Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif previously asked President Trump for a two-week deadline extension after the US president threatened “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not yield to his demands.

• Tehran's 10-point plan allegedly includes US commitments to non‑aggression, Iran’s continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of uranium enrichment, the lifting of all sanctions, termination of UN Security Council and IAEA resolutions, payment of war reparations, withdrawal of US combat forces from the region, and a halt to the war on all fronts, including against the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon.

·        08 April 2026

03:11 GMT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said that Israel “supports” President Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, as well as Washington’s ongoing “effort to ensure that Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran’s Arab neighbors and the world.”

“The United States has told Israel that it is committed to achieving these goals, shared by the US, Israel and Israel’s regional allies, in the upcoming negotiations,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.

“The two-weeks ceasefire does not include Lebanon,” the statement added, despite the Pakistani mediators’ insistence that Israel’s northern neighbor was covered by the tentative US-Iranian agreement.

·        02:56 GMT

President Trump has claimed that the United States had won a “total and complete victory” after agreeing a two-week ceasefire deal with Tehran.

“Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it,” Trump told AFP in a phone call.

When asked about what would happen to Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, the US president stated that it “will be perfectly taken care of or I wouldn’t have settled.”

·        02:41 GMT

The pro-Iranian Islamic Resistance in Iraq has announced that the armed group will suspend its military operations against “occupying forces” for a two-week period.

·        02:32 GMT

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are set to hold a press conference at 8am ET Wednesday. 

·        02:21 GMT

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has called a ceasefire with Iran “a victory for the United States that President Trump and our incredible military made happen.”

“The success of our military created maximum leverage, allowing President Trump and the team to engage in tough negotiations that have now created an opening for a diplomatic solution and long-term peace,” she said.

“Additionally, President Trump got the Strait of Hormuz reopened. Never underestimate President Trump’s ability to successfully advance America’s interests and broker peace,” she added.

·        02:10 GMT

The IDF has struck Lebanon at least twice since President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire that, according to Pakistani mediators, is supposed to include Israel’s northern neighbor. Al Jazeera reports that one strike hit near a hospital in the city of Tyre, while another targeted the town of Machghara in the Bekaa Valley.

·        02:00 GMT

A senior Israeli official has claimed that Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “without getting any of its demands in advance” – including a commitment to a final end to the war, reparations, or the removal of heavy sanctions. The official said the Trump administration coordinated the two‑week ceasefire with Israel in advance, and that during upcoming negotiations, the US will demand that Iran remove all nuclear material, halt uranium enrichment, and eliminate its ballistic missile threat.

·        01:54 GMT

Chinese officials encouraged Iran to find a path to a ceasefire with the United States as negotiations evolved, according to two officials who spoke with AP on condition of anonymity. Beijing reportedly primarily worked through intermediaries including Pakistan, Turkey, and Egypt to leverage its influence as Tehran’s biggest trade partner. 

·        01:31 GMT

Crowds of people have taken to the streets of Tehran overnight to celebrate what Iranian media described as “Iran’s victory in the American-Zionist-imposed war.”

·        01:09 GMT

The Israeli Air Force continues to carry out strikes in Iran despite the announcement of a ceasefire by President Trump, a security official told the Times of Israel. The IDF previously accused Iran of launching at least two volleys of missiles at Israel after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect.

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