Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets in Tehran and across the country to commemorate the 40th day since the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, top commanders and schoolchildren of Minab. 

The mourning procession began on Thursday morning, with participants marching from Jomhouri Square to the location where Ayatollah Khamenei was assassinated in terrorist US-Israeli strikes.

The ceremony, which will end at night, will see mourners chanting slogans, listening to eulogies in memory of the late Leader, and pledging their allegiance to his ideals.

Processions are also being held in hundreds of cities and counties across Iran.

The noble nation of Iran should know that thanks to the struggle of its children and their historical presence on the enemy's scene, it has been begging for more than a month for Iran and the resistance to stop the fierce fire. However, the country's officials, because it was decided from the very beginning that the war would continue until the goals were achieved, including the enemy's regret and despair and the removal of the long-term threat to the country, responded negatively to all these requests, and the war has continued until today, which is the fortieth day.

Also, Iran has repeatedly rejected the deadlines presented by the US President and continues to emphasize that it does not attach any importance to any kind of deadline from the enemy.

Now, we give the great nation of Iran the good news that almost all the goals of the war have been achieved and your brave children have led the enemy to a historic impotence and a lasting defeat.

Iran’s historic decision, which enjoys the unified support of the entire nation, is to continue this battle for as long as necessary until its great achievements are consolidated and new security and political equations in the region are created based on the acceptance of Iran’s power and sovereignty and the resistance.

In this regard, and in accordance with the advice of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei (may God protect him) and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, and considering Iran’s upper hand and the resistance on the battlefield, and the enemy’s inability to carry out its threats despite all claims, and the official acceptance of all the legitimate demands of the Iranian people, it was decided to hold negotiations in Islamabad to finalize the details so that within a maximum of 15 days, with the finalization of the details of Iran’s victory on the battlefield, it can also be consolidated in political negotiations.

In this regard, Iran, while rejecting all the plans presented by the enemy, formulated a 10-point plan and presented it to the American side through Pakistan, emphasizing the fundamental points such as controlled passage through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with the Iranian armed forces, which would grant Iran a unique economic and geopolitical position, the necessity of ending the war against all elements of the axis of resistance, which would mean the historic defeat of the aggression of the child-killing Israeli regime, the withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases and deployment points in the region, the establishment of a safe transit protocol in the Strait of Hormuz in a way that guarantees Iran's dominance according to the agreed protocol, full payment of Iran's damages according to estimates, the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions and resolutions of the Board of Governors and the Security Council, the release of all of Iran's frozen assets abroad, and finally the ratification of all of these matters in a binding Security Council resolution.

It should be noted that the ratification of this resolution will turn all of these agreements into binding international law and will create an important diplomatic victory for the Iranian nation.

Now, the Honorable Prime Minister of Pakistan has informed Iran that the American side, despite all the apparent threats, has accepted these principles as the basis for negotiations and has surrendered to the will of the Iranian people.

Accordingly, it was decided at the highest level that Iran will hold negotiations with the American side in Islamabad for two weeks, solely on the basis of these principles. It is emphasized that this does not mean the end of the war, and Iran will accept the end of the war only when, considering the acceptance of the principles envisaged by Iran in the 10-point plan, its details are also finalized in the negotiations.

These negotiations will begin in Islamabad on Friday, April 11, with complete distrust of the American side, and Iran will allocate two weeks for these negotiations.

This time can be extended by agreement of the parties. It is necessary to maintain complete national unity during this period and to continue the celebrations of victory with strength.

The current negotiations are a national negotiation and a continuation of the field, and it is necessary for all people, elites, and political groups to trust and support this process, which is under the supervision of the revolutionary leaders and the highest levels of the system, and to strictly avoid any divisive statements.

If the enemy’s surrender in the field becomes a decisive political achievement in the negotiations, we will celebrate this great historical victory together, otherwise we will fight side by side in the field until all the demands of the Iranian nation are achieved.

Our hands are on the trigger, and as soon as the enemy makes the slightest mistake, it will be responded to with full force.

Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council

April 8, 2026

According to Mehr News Agency, on the 40th day of the heavenly ascension of the innocent children who were martyred in the brutal and barbaric attack by the Zionist-American regime on the Shajare Tayyiba School in Minab, a special cultural program called "Heavenly Benches" will be held to keep the memory of these little angels alive.

This grand literary gathering will be held simultaneously across the country on Thursday at 11 am, with the presence of more than 1,500 ritual poets and members of literary circles in selected libraries across the country, so that committed poets can use poetry to condemn this horrific crime and express their grief in mourning these student martyrs.

This cultural movement continues the historical mission of poets and literary circles in libraries at critical junctures in the country. Just as active members of the literary circles of the country's public libraries came to the fore with their timely and influential poems during important events such as the Twelve Days War and the Ramadan War, and narrated the nation's resistance and oppression, now, on Arbaeen, the martyrdom of the angels of Minab, they are gathering once again to record this great crime in history and disgrace its perpetrators through the language of poetry.

CNN wrote in a report: The recent developments in the tension between the United States and Iran have once again clearly demonstrated Donald Trump's behavioral pattern; a pattern based on maximum threats and last-minute backtracking. The US president, who had spoken in unprecedented language earlier in the day about the possibility of the destruction of "a civilization of 90 million people," backed down from his position just a few hours later and announced the postponement of military strikes.

The report states: Trump introduced this decision in the form of a "bilateral ceasefire" and claimed that Iran had agreed to the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Tehran's official positions show that such a narrative is far from reality and that Iran still controls and manages traffic in this strategic passageway.

CNN added: This sudden turn of events brought widespread reactions within the United States. Critics saw the move as another example of “TACO” (Trump Always Backs Down) behavior, an approach in which strong threats are replaced by tactical retreats, undermining Washington’s foreign policy credibility.

The report states: Trump supporters, in contrast, have tried to portray the move as part of his negotiating tactics. However, the reality is that repeating this pattern could send a clear message to international actors: American threats do not necessarily lead to action.

CNN stated: Ultimately, while postponing conflict could prevent the crisis from escalating, the continuation of this contradictory behavior is more than anything a sign of strategic confusion in American foreign policy and a decline in its deterrent power on the international stage.

Iran has declared a "historic and crushing defeat" of the United States and the Israeli regime after 40 days of war, announcing that Washington has been forced to accept a 10-point Iranian proposal that includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

In a statement addressed to the "noble, great, and heroic nation of Iran," the Supreme National Security Council said the enemy had suffered an undeniable defeat and now saw "no way forward but to submit to the will of the great nation of Iran and the honorable Axis of Resistance."

The announcement comes on Day 40 of the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran, which began with the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and top-ranking commanders on February 28.

According to the statement, the United States has agreed to a 10-point proposal that fundamentally commits Washington to:

No new aggression against Iran

Continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz

Acceptance of enrichment

Removal of all primary sanctions

Removal of all secondary sanctions

Termination of all UN Security Council resolutions

Termination of all Board of Governors resolutions

Payment of compensation to Iran

Withdrawal of US combat forces from the region

Cessation of war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic Resistance of Lebanon

"Iran has achieved a great victory and has forced criminal America to accept its own 10-point proposal," the statement read.

The statement by the top security body described the past 40 days as one of the "heaviest combined battles in history," in which Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and occupied Palestine inflicted blows that "the historical memory of the world will never forget."

"Iran and the Resistance have almost completely destroyed the American military machine in the region," it stated. "They have inflicted crushing and deep blows on the vast infrastructure and capabilities that the enemy had built and deployed around the region over many years for this war against Iran."

The statement added that within the occupied territories, Resistance forces had dealt "devastating and crushing blows to the enemy's forces, infrastructure, facilities, and assets."

It further stated that the United States understood as early as 10 days into the war that it could not win.

"Not only did none of the enemy's main objectives materialize, but the enemy realized from about 10 days after the start of the war that it would have no ability to win this war," the statement said. "For this reason, through various channels and methods, the enemy began efforts to establish contact with Iran and request a ceasefire."

The top security body further said the enemy had initially imagined a quick military victory, believing Iran's missile and drone capabilities would be "quickly extinguished," and noted that the "vile global Zionism" had convinced the "ignorant President of the United States" that the war would finish Iran.

While declaring victory, the top security body also urged continued vigilance.

"We congratulate all the people of Iran on this victory," the statement read, "and emphasize that until the details of this victory are finalized, there remains a need for the resilience and prudence of officials and the preservation of unity and solidarity among the people of Iran."

The Iranian announcement came hours after Trump said he had agreed to a two-week suspension of bombing and attacks on Iran, subject to Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks" — a decision he described as a "double-sided CEASEFIRE."

Trump said the suspension is "subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz."

Earlier on Tuesday, he had warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran failed to meet his demands, an inflammatory war rhetoric that triggered backlash worldwide.

Many condemned the bluster as genocidal and said it amounts to a horrendous war crime.

Pope Leo XIV called the threat "truly unacceptable," while US lawmakers decried Trump's rhetoric as "pure evil," with many of them calling for the invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.

The Strait of Hormuz, which carries approximately one-fifth of the world's oil, has been effectively blocked by Iran since the US and Israel launched their unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28.

Iranian officials had categorically stated that the strategic waterway will not be reopened unless its demands are met, which include the permanent cessation of US-Israeli attacks.

In line with the directive of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei and the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, and given Iran and the resistance's upper hand on the battlefield, the enemy's inability to carry out its threats despite all its claims, and the official acceptance of all the legitimate demands of the Iranian people, it has been decided that negotiations will be held in Islamabad to finalize the details.

This will take place within a maximum of 15 days, so that the details of Iran's victory on the battlefield may also be solidified in political negotiations.

The negotiations will begin on Friday in Islamabad. Iran will allocate two weeks for these negotiations and the timeframe may be extended by mutual agreement of the two sides.

The top security body said it is essential that during this period, complete national unity is maintained and victory celebrations continue with strength.

These negotiations, it asserted, are a national negotiation and an extension of the battlefield, so all people and political groups must trust and support this process, which is under the supervision of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. 

"If the enemy's surrender on the battlefield is transformed into a decisive political achievement in the negotiations, we will celebrate this great historic victory together. Otherwise, we will fight side by side on the battlefield until all the demands of the Iranian people are met," the statement noted. 

"Our hands are on the trigger, and the moment the slightest mistake is made by the enemy, it will be answered with full force."

Press TV’s website

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced on behalf of Iran's top security body that the Islamic Republic would halt its defensive strikes if unprovoked attacks targeting the country were halted.

The top diplomat made the remarks on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) in a statement posted on X on Wednesday.

"If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations," the statement read.

"For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations," it added.

The decision, Araghchi added, came following intervention on the part of Pakistan, the United States' request for negotiation based on Washington's 15-point proposal, and President Donald Trump's announcement of acceptance of Iran's 10-point proposal.

The foreign minister also thanked Islamabad for its efforts towards resolving the situation arising from the US's joining the Israeli regime in the adversaries' latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

Earlier, Trump said he had agreed to a two-week suspension of bombing and attacks on Iran, subject to Tehran reopening the strait.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said he would "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks," a decision he described as a "double-sided CEASEFIRE."

The SNSC subsequently declared a "historic and crushing defeat" of the United States and the Israeli regime after 40 days of war, announcing that Washington was forced to accept the Iranian proposal that includes a permanent ceasefire, the lifting of all sanctions, and the withdrawal of US combat forces from the region.

Press TV’s website

Information obtained by Press TV regarding the recent operation by the US-Israeli coalition in the central Isfahan province reveals a major strategic defeat for the enemy.

US President Donald Trump's frantic threats in the past few days to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, are a direct consequence of the heavy defeat suffered by the US forces in the Isfahan operation.

The failed raid was carried out after the enemy conducted extensive aerial reconnaissance operations in the days leading up to the attack, according to the exclusive information.

During those initial infiltration and reconnaissance missions, the US and possibly the Zionist regime lost a significant number of aircraft, including at least one A-10 Thunderbolt II and two Black Hawk helicopters.

The information obtained by Press TV reveals that "zero hour" for the failed Isfahan operation was set during a secret meeting at the White House under the direct supervision of the US president himself.

It has now become clear that this operation had no connection to the claimed rescue of a downed F-15 fighter pilot, a narrative initially pushed by American officials. Instead, evidence examined and confirmed by Press TV indicates that the real objective was to infiltrate and attack one of Iran's nuclear facilities in Isfahan.

The landing site for C-130 transport aircraft, chosen based on previous reconnaissance, was an abandoned airstrip located dangerously close to one of these nuclear sites.

The Americans miscalculated, believing that Iran's air defense would be unable to confront the aircraft involved in the operation. However, Press TV learned that the deployment of numerous US aircraft occurred while the Iranian Armed Forces were in full alert, waiting for them. In fact, American special forces fell directly into a trap set by Iranian forces.

The Iranian Armed Forces, including the Army, Law Enforcement (Faraja), the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and local popular forces, initially did not show a serious reaction to the landing of the first C-130, which was carrying dozens of special forces commandos. Evidence shows this aircraft veered somewhat off the runway while landing at the abandoned dirt airstrip.

Minutes later, a second C-130 aircraft approached, carrying specialized vehicles, several MH-6 Little Bird helicopters, and other support equipment. At that moment, Iranian forces on the scene targeted the second aircraft before it could land, turning its normal landing into an emergency one. Two Black Hawk helicopters also arrived shortly after.

It was at this moment that the aircraft, helicopters, and commandos who had disembarked from the first plane became perfect targets for the Iranian Armed Forces.

After the special forces realized they had fallen into the trap, the White House situation room made a critical decision: the main operation to infiltrate the nuclear site was changed into a desperate rescue operation for the dozens of US commandos trapped under Iranian fire.

The Americans immediately sent several smaller aircraft to extract their forces, barely managing to gather the individuals and withdraw them from the deadly situation.

The rescue operation was conducted so hastily that some soldiers and officers abandoned their equipment, including, according to the evidence possessed by Press TV, the identification document of an American officer left behind in the area, to save their lives.

After the commandos were evacuated, American fighter jets established a line of fire with a 5-kilometer radius to prevent Iranian forces from approaching the abandoned C-130s at the airstrip. The jets also carried out heavy bombing of their own equipment to prevent it from falling into Iranian hands.

In this failed operation, US special forces did not even have the chance to fly the special Little Bird helicopters; some were destroyed on the ground, while others were destroyed inside the second C-130 aircraft.

Following this disgraceful and heavy defeat, Trump hastily and chaotically held multiple press conferences to cover up the failure and falsely portray it as a pilot rescue operation.

The information obtained by Press TV describes these propaganda shows, led by Trump and his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, as reminiscent of Hollywood films – lies that have not even been accepted by many American audiences.

The information available notes that Trump will continue to fabricate other "Hollywood-style" operations to falsely claim achievements and appease public opinion in the US.

However, his and Hegseth's repeated storytelling and lying, which have reduced public confidence in him both in the US and across the world to the lowest possible level, have made his "Goebbels-style lies" very difficult to believe.

People in the US and across the world are asking a pointed question: "How is it that a country which supposedly has neither air defense left nor an army or armed forces has managed to shoot down and destroy so many fighter jets and various aircraft, and continues to add to its album of different types of destroyed fighter jets, planes, helicopters, and drones," a highly-placed source in Tehran told Press TV.

The heavy defeat of the Isfahan operation, he noted, could be recorded in history as the worst and most disgraceful failure of the US military, even worse than the failed Tabas operation of 1980, which saw a botched rescue attempt end in disaster for Washington.

The information obtained by Press TV notes that the heavy aftershocks of this "great debacle" for Trump will affect not only the fate of the ongoing war against the Islamic Republic of Iran but also the political future of "America's gambling and ignorant president," his Republican party, and the American political scene for years to come.

Press TV’s website 

Ignorance and arrogance are Trump’s main traits. He never considered that Iran would play by its own rules and objectives. Now Trump’s chaotic war on Iran is entering its sixth week, because he is fighting an enemy he doesn’t know.

The first mistake was underestimating Iran’s willingness and ability to wage asymmetric warfare. The second was the bizarre expectation that Iran would not use its most important lever, the closing of the Strait of Hormuz.

And the third was expecting a popular uprising, even when a foreign attack was killing Iranian civilians and targeting infrastruct

The body of Mohammad Taha Jafari, a martyred student of Minab's Shajare Tayyiba School, was identified after a DNA test and was laid to rest a month later.

According to the Shargh media group, Defense Press published a picture of a pink missile and wrote that the IRGC had responded to the request of a revolutionary girl.

Earlier, a clip of a girl at a night rally was released saying: Sayed Majid, plow Tel Aviv with a pink missile!