U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has agreed to “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.”
Trump wrote on social media that his decision is “subject to” Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
“The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump said.
“We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” he said.
Trump described the two-week suspension as “a double sided ceasefire.”
The ceasefire proposal was delivered by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, aiming to give time for peace talks with Iran.
Earlier on Tuesday, Sharif called on Trump in a post on X to extend the deadline Trump set for Iran to reach a deal by two weeks, and also requested Iran “to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture.” (Xinhua/GSF)
