On April 8, US President Donald Trump agreed to stop the strikes against Iran for two weeks and assured that the ceasefire will be bilateral. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council announced that Tehran will start negotiations with the US on April 10 in Islamabad (Pakistan).

After the US President’s statement, the Iranian Fars agency had transferred, that Iran has released details of a 10-point plan to the United States that has been accepted as the basis for a cease-fire agreement. The terms include withdrawal of US troops, cessation of hostilities and lifting of sanctions against Iran.

Can the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire last for more than 2 weeks? Did Iran manage to win this war that started on February 28?

Military expert Davit Jamalyan assures that Iran has won this 41-day war. Even if it is assumed that the actual ceasefire period is exactly 2 weeks, then Iran will use this period to the maximum to strengthen its military potential.

“Iran has won, and the criterion of that victory is that none of the goals of the American-Israeli aggressor side have been realized, none of the problems put forward have been solved. On the contrary, as a result of Israel’s aggression, Iran has significantly strengthened its geopolitical positions, at least establishing full control over the Strait of Hormuz. What was not there before the aggression is there and is a fact at the moment of the ceasefire. according to many calculations, only in case of charging 2 million dollars from one oil pipeline, Iran will have an income equivalent to 8 billion dollars, and an annual income of 96 billion dollars.” of 168.am Davit Jamalyan said in a conversation with

According to the expert, as a result of this war, the government in Iran was not overthrown, Iranian statehood was not weakened, on the contrary, it was strengthened.

Moreover, the consolidation around Iran’s leadership is evident, more than 14 million people have volunteered and are ready to give their lives for Iran. For ground operations, Iran took very smart steps.

“I think it is categorically not in the United States’ interest to start a war against Iran, instead Israel, especially the Prime Minister of that country and his entourage, need air and water to resume military operations. Israel received serious blows and losses in this war. Of course, these losses are recoverable, but it will take a long time, but it is a fact that Israel is not capable of fighting alone. I don’t think that Trump will be stupid once again and join Israel to wage war against Iran, if we take into account that against this background, Trump’s rating has declined, there are mid-term elections in the Congress in November, then Trump will not take such a step a second time.

I don’t think that military operations with such intensity can be resumed after 2 weeks,” added Davit Jamalyan.

Continuing, our interlocutor noted that previously it seemed that Iran had lost its control over various Shia structures, the axis of resistance, but this war proved that it not only did not lose, but also completely regained its influence in the Middle East.

“Let me also touch on all this and the consequences related to Armenia: the mine called TRIPP is completely losing its perspective, because Iran will take an emphatic and intolerant position against that, essentially, anti-Iranian and anti-Russian project. Taking into account the strengthening of Iranian positions, I am sure that the prospects of this project are becoming dim.

It remains for us to be smart, to force ourselves to get up from the soft sofas and go to the elections on June 7, so that the prospects of our statehood will become good with the newly elected authorities,” emphasized Davit Jamalyan.

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