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10-day truce proposal
Mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran to create an opportunity to revive an interim nuclear agreement, with Reuters citing an Iranian source saying the proposal would include a halt to attacks for 10 days.
“Mediators are racing to secure a truce between the United States and Iran, hoping to interrupt a cycle of retaliation that is becoming deadlier and increasingly likely to spill into a wider regional conflict, according to experts”
In Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, "The principle of the matter is clear: mediators are working and trying to prevent tension from escalating," while also describing diplomacy as indispensable alongside defense.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a "full-scale war" with the United States, even as mediators reportedly proffered a 10-day truce to deescalate fighting.
The mediation push is tied to the Strait of Hormuz, where reopening the waterway is described as a central condition for renewed diplomacy, and where the proposal is framed around restoring international shipping through the strait.
Regional mediators including Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and other intermediaries have presented the plan to both sides as they seek to salvage the memorandum of understanding that collapsed after renewed military exchanges this month.
War rhetoric vs talks
Iran’s leadership paired the truce talk with hard-line messaging, as Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf claimed on X that "Americans keep bringing new military equipment to the region and claim they want to stop the war," while also saying Washington is not interested in ending escalation.
At the same time, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters in Tehran that mediators were continuing efforts to prevent further escalation, adding that "ideas from some mediators have been conveyed" to Tehran.
A White House official told MBN that the United States will continue military strikes against Iran despite ongoing talks, saying, "These devastating blows will continue until the president deems otherwise, but talks between our countries are continuing," while Trump said he is focused on making Iran pay.
The Times of Israel and Reuters framing converged on the 10-day truce concept, but the wider picture in the sources shows parallel tracks: mediators pushing de-escalation while Washington and Tehran continue to describe military pressure as ongoing.
The Jerusalem Post also reported that mediators passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war with the US that would offer a 10-day ceasefire to find ways to revive an interim deal reached last month.
Energy, shipping, and risk
The mediation effort is presented as a bid to manage the Strait of Hormuz dispute, with the proposal resting on an immediate suspension of hostilities and the full restoration of international shipping through the strait.
“A man stands by Friday a heavily damaged bridge that was hit by a US strike along the road connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas in southern Iran”
Middle East Online described how maritime traffic would resume through both shipping lanes, with the southern channel through Omani waters free from Iranian attacks and the northern channel through Iranian waters free from any US naval blockade or interference.
The National tied the stakes to energy markets and global supply chains, saying renewed hostilities have triggered a near 20 per cent surge in oil prices and warning of prolonged disruption to regional economies.
In parallel, the sources describe continued pressure and retaliation around the region, including the Houthis’ announcement of a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening millions of barrels of daily oil exports through the Red Sea.
Euronext Markets reported that oil prices climbed about 2% on Tuesday to a five-week high on worries that energy supply disruptions could worsen due to more attacks between the U.S. and Iran and a threatened naval blockade of Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis.
