Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has issued a statement that very much echos Trump’s, but in reverse:

"The enemy has been begging Iran for over a month to stop the Iranian attacks.

“We now inform the Iranian nation that we have achieved almost all the goals of the war - we have defeated the enemy in a crushing manner.

“Following the acceptance by the enemy of all our legitimate demands, we have decided to hold negotiations in Islamabad (Pakistan) that will be concluded within 15 days at the most.

“The Prime Minister of Pakistan informed Iran that the US had accepted these principles as the basis for negotiations and had submitted to the will of the Iranian people.

“This does not indicate the end of the war.

“The negotiations will begin in Islamabad on Friday, April 10. The negotiations will last for two weeks - they can be extended by mutual agreement.

“National unity must be maintained and the celebrations of victory must continue with full vigor.

“If the victory is not translated into a political achievement, we will fight on the battlefield until all the demands of the Iranian people are met.

“Our fingers remain on the trigger and if the enemy makes a small mistake, we will respond with full force.”

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council reiterated the primarily principles of its 10-point proposal upon which the ceasefire and upcoming peace talks are based:

🔹️ Granting special economic status to Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

🔹️ Ending the war against all members of the axis of resistance.

🔹️ Withdrawal of all American forces from the region.

🔹️ Establishment of a special transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz that guarantees Iran's dominance.

🔹️ Full payment of compensation to Iran.

🔹️ Lifting of all sanctions on Iran.

🔹️ Release of funds and assets frozen abroad.

🔹️ Approval of all conditions in a resolution by the UN Security Council.

Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon continue.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Israel is breaking the ceasefire by attacking Lebanon, and that this will lead to a resumption of the war.

The IDF warns residents of southern Lebanon that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon and they must evacuate.

Iran was planning to launch a much bigger “final barrage” at Israel last night as the ceasefire went into effect.

But the IDF says it conducted a massive wave of airstrikes against Iranian missile launchers that prevented such a barrage.

The IDF confirms that it has been ordered to cease fire in Iran, but that it remains ready to “respond to any violation.”

Operations in Lebanon continue, the Israeli military stated.

The IDF warns residents of Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood to evacuate ahead of strikes on Hezbollah targets located there.

Bahrain reports that over the past several hours, it has intercepted six missiles and 31 attack drones launched from Iran.

Battle of the narratives

Even though Iran is publicly broadcasting the 10-point proposal it says is the basis for the ceasefire and upcoming peace talks, Trump tells Sky News that the real terms of the deal are not publicly known.

Trump insists America won the war on its terms, and that if Iran breaks those terms the war will resume.

Is the Iranian regime predictably trying to save face, or is America looking to spin “victory” out of a war it no longer has the will to fight?

The coming hours and days will tell.

Either way, the real losers in all of this are the Iranian people who long for freedom but who will continue to live in the dark shadow of the mullah regime.

Iranian media reports an explosion at a major oil refinery. The reason for the explosion is not yet clear.

Kuwaiti officials tell Al Jazeera that Iranian attacks also continue against Kuwait.

The United Arab Emirates was still dealing with Iranian missile attacks less than an hour ago.

The Iranian oil refinery on Sirri Island. Tehran says it was attacked this morning by “hostile forces.”

There is speculation that Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates carried out the strike.

Iranian state television says the ongoing attacks against Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are retaliation for strikes on Iran’s oil facilities on Sirri and Lavan Islands earlier in the morning.

Iranian state media also blamed Israel and the US for what it called violations of the ceasefire.

All US refueling aircraft have left Israel.

Trump is awake and tweeting, and insists, contrary to Iranian statements, that negotiations are proceeding according to US terms. In particular, he stresses that Iran will no longer enrich uranium.

IDF Spokesman:

A short while ago, the IDF completed a broad wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah command centers and military sites in Beirut, Beqaa, and southern Lebanon.

This is the largest strike carried out against Hezbollah infrastructure since the start of Operation Roaring Lion.

The targets struck included Hezbollah headquarters, military arrays, and command-and-control centers.

Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.

According to crew members on ships waiting to traverse the strait, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent a message warning that any ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without explicit permission from Iran (and likely after payment) will be destroyed. (Wall Street Journal)

Israeli Minister of Transportation Miri Regev says Ben Gurion Airport will return to full operational status from midnight tonight.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: Iran knows it lost, and will never have a nuclear weapon. We will get all the nuclear material.