{"id":57838,"date":"2026-04-08T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/57838\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:03:22","slug":"a-ceasefire-between-iran-and-us-may-crown-tehran-the-regions-next-top-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/57838\/","title":{"rendered":"A ceasefire between Iran and US may crown Tehran the region\u2019s next top power"},"content":{"rendered":"

A two-week pause in fighting between the United States and Iran may look like just a break in the war. But underneath, it\u2019s pointing to something bigger: a possible shift in who holds the most power in West Asia. <\/p>\n

Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative<\/a>, speaking to ET Online, framed the moment as a turning point. “The pause in the war may offer a fragile relief, not a durable peace, and the risk of renewed escalation remains high. Iran will emerge as the most important power in West Asia, replacing Saudi Arabia.”
Click here to track live developments on Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n

“The crisis exposes a broader reality: when the US is directly involved as aggressor, global institutions and most national leaders look the other way. India should treat this window as an opportunity to urgently rebuild and expand its reserves of crude oil, LPG, and LNG by securing additional supplies. To reduce vulnerability to geopolitical shocks<\/a>, India must deepen long-term energy partnerships<\/a> with stable suppliers such as Russia,” he said.<\/p>\n

Trump formally confirmed that the United States would suspend its \u201cbombing and attack\u201d campaign for two weeks, aligning the pause with a broader diplomatic framework that includes a 10-point peace proposal from Tehran. The decision came less than two hours before a deadline set by Washington for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face major strikes targeting civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Also Read: What Trump\u2019s 39\u2011day war achieved: A Hormuz trophy for Iran<\/a>
In a Truth Social post, Trump said: \u201cBased on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!\u201dThe two countries have since acknowledged the ceasefire, with Pakistan playing a mediating role in bridging communication between the two sides.<\/p>\n

The agreement is tied closely to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow but critical maritime route that previously handled about a fifth of global oil shipments before tensions escalated following US and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Behind the US-Iran ceasefire: Was it China in the shadows or Pakistan in the spotlight?<\/a><\/p>\n

From Tehran\u2019s perspective, the outcome reflects strategic leverage. Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council has framed the ceasefire as a win, arguing that Washington effectively accepted key Iranian conditions to halt hostilities.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pakistan has moved quickly to build on the momentum. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he has invited delegations from both Iran and the United States to Islamabad for further talks, aimed at turning the temporary pause into a more lasting settlement.<\/p>\n

As the situation evolves, the ceasefire is being read not just as a diplomatic pause, but as a sign of shifting influence, one where Iran is increasingly shaping outcomes in the region, raising questions about whether the long-standing dominance of Saudi Arabia in West Asia is beginning to erode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A two-week pause in fighting between the United States and Iran may look like just a break in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22479,22480,22481,34,19933,18127,22476,16256,22477,16322,69,22478],"class_list":{"0":"post-57838","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-energy-partnerships","9":"tag-geopolitical-shocks","10":"tag-global-trade-research-initiative","11":"tag-iran","12":"tag-iran-regional-power","13":"tag-iran-us-ceasefire","14":"tag-middle-east-power-shift","15":"tag-pakistan-mediation","16":"tag-saudi-arabia-influence","17":"tag-strait-of-hormuz-reopening","18":"tag-tehran","19":"tag-trump-iran-peace-proposal"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116369463947628419","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}