What is in Iran's 10-point ceasefire plan?
President Trump has claimed that Iran's ten point ceasfire plan can be the basis of a longer term agreement. So what if anything has actually been agreed? ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachoo explains
Words by ITV News Producer Hannah Ward-Glenton
US President Donald Trump and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with negotiations to begin on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The ceasefire was mediated by Pakistan's prime minister and its military chief and it will see the Strait of Hormuz reopened.
Posting on Truth Social, Trump declared the agreement a "big day for World Peace", but the ceasefire revolves around a 10-point plan proposed by Iran, which the president described as "a workable basis on which to negotiate", but the sides have disagreed on its contents before.
ITV News explains what is in the ceasefire plan.
What is in Iran's plan?
The White House has not released the details of the plan it is working with, but according to semi-official Iranian media outlet, Tasnim News Agency, it includes the following:
1. The US should commit, in principle, to guarantee non-aggression
On February 28, the US and Israel launched strikes across Iran, including one that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Since then, 1,900 people have been killed in Iran as a result of the conflict, including school children.
2. Iran's continued control of the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial trade passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. A fifth of the world’s oil is transported through the waterway.
Iran controls its northern side, which has allowed it to prevent the majority of vessels from travelling through since the current conflict started.
Iran insisted that the waterway was still open, but just not to the US, Israel, or any of their allies - Iran has also attacked ships that have tried to pass through.
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The disruption has caused huge fluctuations in global oil and gas markets and has had knock-on impacts for fuel costs in the UK.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said ships would be allowed to pass through the Strait over the next two weeks under coordination from Iran's military "and with due consideration of technical limitations".
3. Iran’s uranium enrichment right should be accepted
Enriching uranium is the process of changing the composition of uranium so that it can trigger an explosive chain reaction. It is needed for a nuclear weapon.
Iran had a major programme of developing uranium enrichment, which it kept hidden for years, but it suspended and limited its production at various points due to different international agreements.
The country breached a number of agreements over the years and officially pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which limited its uranium projects, in October 2025, declaring that all restrictions were void.
Iran's nuclear sites have been key targets for Israel and the US, although Iran insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful.
Iran's government has long insisted that it should have the right to uranium enrichment. It says it is needed for civil nuclear energy, which typically requires enrichment to 3.67% purity. That was the level Iran was limited to under the 2015 JCPOA agreement.
Iran is believed to have a stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity, which is a short technical step away from the 90% required for nuclear weapons.
Uranium is likely to be one of the sticking points for the two sides agreeing on a plan.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday that the United States "will work closely with Iran", but added: "There will be no enrichment of Uranium, and the United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear “Dust.”
4. Lifting of all primary sanctions
Primary sanctions directly target a country, for example those imposed by the US, preventing Americans from engaging in almost all transactions with Iran, including exporting and importing goods and services, freezing assets and travel bans.
This also includes the sale and transport of Iranian fuel and restrictions on Iranian banks.
5. Lifting of all secondary sanctions
Secondary sanctions are designed to target a country via third parties, for example, non-Americans conducting business with Iran, even if it has no connection with the US.
Secondary sanctions imposed by the US have made it difficult for Iran to sell its oil globally and have been designed to make it harder for the country to develop its nuclear capabilities.
Iran has been the subject of US sanctions for decades, and Trump has actually been forced to ease certain sanctions on Iranian oil as a result of the recent conflict and its subsequent squeeze on oil markets.
The sanctions have had huge financial impacts for Iran, and any lifting or easing could pump enormous sums of money into the country's economy.
6. Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions
UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions are formal expressions of opinion or desires of the United Nations. They are official documents adopted by a vote of the Council members.
Security Council resolutions can impose sanctions aimed at maintaining peace and security and can resolve military measures, establish international tribunals, approve mandates of peacekeeping forces and impose restrictive measures on individuals, such as travel bans and asset freezing.
Iran is a member of the United Nations and, therefore, is obligated to comply with any UNSC resolutions.
The Security Council condemned Iran's attacks on residential areas and civilians on March 11 and demanded that strikes stop immediately.
It also demanded that Iran "halt its threats, provocations and actions aimed at interfering with maritime trade, as well as support to proxy groups across the region".
7. Termination of all IAEA Board of Governors resolutions
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors resolutions are similar to decisions adopted by a body of members, but they specifically address issues around nuclear safety, security and compliance.
IAEA resolutions in recent years have urged Iran to comply with its safeguarding agreements in terms of providing access to or detailed information about its stockpile of enriched uranium.
Iran stopped any cooperation with the IAEA in June 2025 following military strikes by Israel and the US.
8. Payment of compensation for damages inflicted on Iran
Trump has continually threatened Iran with heavy bombardment, including a promise to "completely obliterate" Kharg Island if a deal wasn't reached, as well as the "complete demolition" of Iranian bridges and power plants.
Those threats to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages" didn't come to fruition as an agreement was met before the ceasefire deadline, but Iran has still suffered heavy damage as a result of strikes by the US and Israel.
Iran's B1 bridge, which is under construction and reportedly the tallest bridge in the Middle East, was struck last week, and Iran has reported multiple strikes on its nuclear facilities, steel factories, power plants and other infrastructure.
9. Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region
The meaning of "combat forces" is ambiguous, as the US has maintained a network of military bases throughout the Persian Gulf since the 1991 Gulf War with Iraq.
The bases act as a security guarantor and provide protection for the Gulf Arab nations, and a step-down of troops in the wider region would not be well received by those countries.
The US has roughly 50,000 troops stationed in the Middle East, and in late March, more than 1,000 US soldiers were preparing to deploy to the region to be available for Iran operations, according to reports by ITV News' US partner CNN.
The vagueness of "combat forces" does allow for different interpretations, that could see some troops withdraw but the typical military presence remaining in situ.
10. Cessation of the war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic resistance in Lebanon
Iran's Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday that while it had accepted the two-week ceasefire, it in no way meant the war was over.
“It is emphasized that this does not signify the termination of the war,” the statement said. “Our hands remain upon the trigger, and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy, it shall be met with full force."
In Lebanon, where Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, more than 1,500 people have been killed and one million people have been displaced.
Trump said "almost all" of the previous points of contention have been agreed upon between the US and Iran, but there would now be a two-week period to allow for the agreement to be finalised.
"This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East."
How does it compare to what the US wants?
The US has its own 15-point proposal, but the full details have not been released.
It is thought to include:
Iran committing to no nuclear weapons;
Iran handing over its highly enriched uranium;
Limits on Tehran's defence capabilities;
An end to regional proxy groups;
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Other regional sources have suggested that acknowledgement of Israel's right to exist is also among the plan, according to CNN.
Iran had previously rejected the US' plan, with one official describing the demands as “largely excessive, unrealistic and unreasonable”.
Trump said in late March that Iran had agreed to "most of" the points.
What about Israel?
Israel is part of the ceasefire and will also suspend bombing against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
What about Lebanon?
Pakistan, which helped to mediate the deal, and others said fighting would pause in Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
Israel said it would not. Netanyahu said early on Wednesday that the deal doesn’t cover fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel’s military said later that fighting and ground operations continue.
Trump did not mention Lebanon in his statements.
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