Through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story, this is The Point.
Under the mediation of Pakistan, a two-week ceasefire has been agreed to by the Islamic Republic of Iran
and the United States, along with their allies everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, effective immediately.
Pakistani Prime Minister Sherbaz Sharif made the announcement via social media 10 minutes before the purported deadline
set by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump had warned that Iran could be taken out in a single night if it failed to strike a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
before 8 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on April.
Now, both the White House and the Iranian sides have confirmed the ceasefire and that negotiations
will be based on a 10-point proposal put forward by Iran.
So what has led to this latest development?
What are the details of the 10-point proposal which have not been made public?
And what might happen next?
Welcome to this special edition of The Point with me, Lushin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined from Tehran, the capital of Iran,
by Fouad Izadi, Associate Professor at the Faculty of World Studies of the University of Tehran.
From Beijing by Zun Ahmed Han, Pakistani researcher and journalist at the Center for China and Globalization.
And here in the studio by Zhou Bo, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Strategy and Security at Tsinghua University
and Warwick Powell, adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology.
The warmest welcome to all of you.
So let's take a look at the various statements from different sides.