On the night of Tuesday April 7 to Wednesday April 8, Donald Trump announced a 15-day truce after receiving an Iranian proposal. Iran is proposing, among other things, a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
5 weeks after the start of the conflict between the United States and Iran, the two belligerents have never been closer to establishing peace. Donald Trump announced on his social network Truth Social the establishment of a two-week ceasefire after receiving a 10-point Iranian proposal.
A proposal that satisfies everyone?
This proposal was judged to be serious enough by the American president to suspend hostilities. The central element of this preliminary agreement is of course the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Kept closed since March 5, 2026, this strait is a strategic economic axis since it allows the transit 20% of global consumption of crude oil. Its closure caused a record surge in prices at the pump in all Western countries, weighing heavily on the purchasing power of households and fueling an already omnipresent inflation phenomenon. The announcement of the truce had an immediate effect. The price of a barrel of oil fell by 15% in a few hours. This fall then allowed it to fall below the symbolic mark of 100 dollars, a sign of the immense relief of global economic players.
This announcement provoked a number of reactions on the international scene. In France, it was Emmanuel Macron who reacted by convening a security council at 8:30 a.m. this Wednesday, April 8. During the latter, the French president demanded, supported by the Spanish government, that the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon also stop. Israel has so far categorically refused and is perpetuating the fighting in Lebanon. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has shown himself to be intransigent towards the oil industry. “When world prices fall, world pump prices must fall as fast as they rise. The government will see to it,” he explains. To ensure this, the tenant of Matignon also announced the implementation of a control plan.
The 15-day truce announced between the United States and Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This diplomatic advance has first effects on the price of oil.
When world prices fall, prices at the pump must fall, as quickly as they rise. THE…
— Sébastien Lecornu (@SebLecornu) April 8, 2026
Other conditions that would allow the establishment of a ceasefire
Although the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is important, other points also make up the agreement discussed between Iran and the United States. The Iranians are asking to continue their enrichment of uranium 231 in order to reach the 90% enrichment mark necessary to manufacture a necessary bomb. In addition, a lifting of economic and military sanctions against the Middle Eastern country would be in order. Iran also demands payment of reparations following damage by the American army on Iranian territory. Tehran also wanted to link its destiny to that of Lebanon since in its proposal Iran calls for “the cessation of the war on all fronts, including against Hezbollah in Lebanon. »
For his part, the 47th President of the United States was optimistic, saying that a large set of points of contention between the two belligerents are now an agreement. According to him, this agreement would be a viable basis allowing healthy negotiations over the following two weeks.
