US President Donald Trump has announced a two-week suspension of US attacks on Iran, following diplomatic efforts led by Pakistan. The pause comes after Trump’s earlier threats to strike Iran’s bridges, power plants and other infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened by Tuesday evening.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that the ceasefire is "double sided" and subject to Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz. He described the two-week period as an opportunity to finalize a 10-point proposal from Iran, which offered a "workable basis" for negotiations.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had urged Trump to extend the deadline for Iran by two weeks "to allow diplomacy to run its course" and requested that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz as a gesture of goodwill.
The two-week ceasefire agreed by the US and Iran, through Pakistan’s mediation, will pause attacks while Iran ensures the Strait of Hormuz is open. This period is intended to give negotiators time to work toward a larger, long-term agreement that could potentially end the conflict.
