Pakistan Brokers a Fragile Two-Week Ceasefire — Then the Lebanon Dispute Shatters It
On 24 March the US delivered a sweeping 15-point framework to Iran via Pakistan, demanding full nuclear dismantlement, an end to enrichment, surrender of enriched uranium, missile limits, and an end to proxy activity. Iran rejected it outright. Six weeks of back-channel talks followed. On 7 April, President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, based on Iran's own 10-point counter-proposal and conditional on Iran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire lasted hours before fracturing: Iran and Pakistan both stated it covered Lebanon, but the US and Israel explicitly rejected that reading — and Israel launched its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the war began. The episode exposed how incompatible the two sides' definitions of "ceasefire" were, and how Israel's separate military campaign could unravel any US-Iran deal at any moment.
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- US Delivers 15-Point Peace Proposal to Iran via Pakistan; Iran Rejects It Pakistan delivers a US 15-point ceasefire and nuclear disarmament proposal to Iran — requiring full dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, an end to uranium enrichment, and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz — which Iran flatly rejects. View event details →
- US and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire Brokered by Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen After Pakistan-mediated talks between JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, President Trump announces a two-week ceasefire with Iran based on Iran's 10-point peace proposal, with Iran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. View event details →
- Ceasefire Immediately Shows Cracks as Lebanon Dispute Erupts and Attacks Continue Within hours of the ceasefire taking effect, Iran insists it covers the war in Lebanon, while the US and Israel explicitly reject that claim — and Israel launches its strongest wave of attacks on Lebanon since the war began, fracturing the fragile truce. View event details →