Why the April 7, 2026 Two Week Ceasefire is Failing
The two week ceasefire between the USA and Iran began failing in less than 24 hours. That isn’t surprising given the discrepancy in positions that were to form the basis of negotiations:
Iran’s Position
According to Iran, the United States has agreed to a 10-point proposal that fundamentally commits Washington to:
- No new aggression against Iran
- Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz
- Acceptance of enrichment
- Removal of all primary sanctions
- Removal of all secondary sanctions
- Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions
- Termination of all Board of Governors resolutions
- Payment of compensation to Iran
- Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region
- Cessation of war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic Resistance of Lebanon
“Iran has achieved a great victory and has forced criminal America to accept its own 10-point proposal”.
USA’s Position
According to President Trump’s statement on April 7, 2026 “we received a 10-point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.”
When the Iranian 10 Points Proposal was published, the great disparity between the proposal and US foreign policy was very apparent. The US quickly responded. “The document being reported by media outlets is not the working framework,” a senior official said on condition of anonymity. “We’re not going to negotiate in public out of respect for the process.”
The USA 15 Point Proposal is similarly not being released by the USA out of “respect for the process”.
No one seems to be able to verify what the parties might be in agreement on.
The Two Week Ceasefire Begins Falling Apart
Less than 24 hours after President Trump announced the ceasefire, it began to fall apart. Iran initially moved to open the Strait of Hormuz to a wider range of freighter traffic, however when Israel bombed Lebanon that same day, Iran immediately reverted to its policy of only letting friendly countries through the Strait. Iran says their 10 Point Proposal has already been breached as it specifically addresses the end of hostilities toward the Islamic Resistance of Lebanon. Trump and Netanyahu both have stated that the ceasefire has nothing to do with Lebanon. JD Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought Lebanon was included in the agreement but it just wasn’t. We never made that promise. We never said that was going to be the case.” Meanwhile Prime Minister Shariff of Paskistan as part of the negotiation team said, “I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, including Lebanon.”
With no clear agreement on what the initial grounds for a ceasefire were, the situation is deteriorating quickly. No one seems to know what the agreement really was or whether some bombings are simply based on confusion. It’s clear that the US and Israel intend to keep attacking Lebanon though and Iran will not accept their aggression. So, the ceasefire currently has no meaning and Gulf States are still unable to ship oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Calls on US to Honor its Commitments
The US must choose between continued war via Israel or a ceasefire, according to Iran’s top diplomat, Araghchi. “The conditions for a ceasefire between Iran and the United States are clear and explicit: America must choose either a ceasefire or the continuation of war through Israel; both cannot coexist,” Araghchi wrote on X. “The world is witnessing the killings in Lebanon. Now the ball is in America’s court, and global public opinion is watching to see whether this country will fulfill its commitments or not.”
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