{"id":14038,"date":"2026-04-08T12:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=14038"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:03:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:03:54","slug":"it-looks-like-trump-has-capitulated-massively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=14038","title":{"rendered":"\u201dIt looks like Trump has capitulated massively\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump has described Iran\u2019s ten-point proposal as a \u201dworkable basis<\/em>\u00a0on which to negotiate\u201d. But when details of the plan began to emerge, several experts reacted with shock and disbelief.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIt looks like Trump has capitulated massively\u201d,\u00a0said Sky News U.S. correspondent Mark Stone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Just an hour before Trump\u2019s deadline<\/h2>\n

Tuesday started with Donald Trump warning that a \u201cwhole civilization\u201d of 90 million Iranians could face annihilation.<\/p>\n

But then, the United States and Iran agreed to a temporary two-week ceasefire \u2014 just under an hour before\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0deadline to escalate military action was set to expire.<\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0Axios<\/a>\u00a0reporter Barak Ravid, a longtime authority on international conflicts, Pakistan played a key role in the negotiations. Behind the scenes, Egypt was instrumental in bringing the U.S. and Iran closer together, and Turkey also helped facilitate talks, he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the New York Times, citing three Iranian sources, reports that China stepped in at the last minute. According to the paper, Beijing pressed Tehran to \u201cshow flexibility and reduce tensions,\u201d pointing to the global economic fallout from the conflict.<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the White House, Israel also signed on to the pause. Announcing the decision to hold off on further strikes, Trump revealed that Iran had presented a 10-point proposal, calling it a\u00a0\u201cworkable basis on which to negotiate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The ceasefire marks a fragile diplomatic breakthrough after days of missile and drone attacks across the Middle East. Talks are expected to continue in Islamabad, following mediation efforts by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s in Iran\u2019s proposal?<\/h2>\n

According to Iranian state media, Tehran has made clear that it will only agree to end the war once the details are worked out in accordance with a 10\u2011point peace plan allegedly sent to Washington through Pakistani intermediaries. The list contains several conditions the United States has historically opposed:<\/p>\n

While full details haven\u2019t been officially confirmed, Iranian state media claims the plan includes sweeping demands, such as:<\/p>\n