Iran's SNSC Formally Accepts Two-Week Ceasefire, Halting Active Strikes

Iran's Supreme National Security Council formally accepted the two-week ceasefire framework on April 8, 2026 — the first official Iranian acknowledgment of the pause arrangement following Trump's announcement of a two-week bombing suspension on April 7. The SNSC acceptance transforms an informal tactical pause into a mutually acknowledged halt, with Iran explicitly recognizing the cessation of active US-Israeli strikes. This represents a significant diplomatic threshold: Tehran's first public, institutional-level confirmation that a ceasefire framework is operative. The mechanism and any associated conditions attached to Iran's acceptance were not immediately disclosed by Iranian state media.