Tehran, April 8 -- Iran's Supreme National Security Council has announced that it will enter into a two-week round of negotiations with the United States in Islamabad to finalise the terms of a proposed ceasefire, while asserting that Tehran has already secured a "historic" victory in the ongoing conflict.

In a detailed statement, the Council claimed that Iran had forced Washington to accept a 10-point framework covering key strategic and economic demands. According to the statement, these include guarantees of non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, recognition of uranium enrichment, lifting of sanctions, withdrawal of US forces from the region, and compensation payments.

Describing the outcome of the confl...