The United States has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran proposed by Pakistan, President Trump said Tuesday night. The Pakistani proposal, which came hours before Trump’s deadline to launch massive strikes if no deal was reached, involves a pause on Trump’s threat and a commitment from Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.
Earlier on the social media platform X, Prime Minister Shehbaz had requested President Trump to extend the deadline by two weeks to allow diplomacy to run its course, and to have Iran open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period as a goodwill gesture.
The diplomatic efforts had intensified as Trump had set an 8pm ET deadline for April 8 and warned of bombing on Iranian infrastructure no agreement reached. Just hours before the deadline, Trump had renewed his threat to Iran, saying “a whole civilisation will die tonight.”
“This will be a double sided ceasefire,” President Trump stated.