President Donald Trump consented to a ceasefire with Iran, starting a two-week pause on military strikes against that country in an intense reversal that took place less than 90 minutes from his 8 p.m. deadline.
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In much-welcomed news by many, President Donald Trump consented to a ceasefire with Iran, starting a two-week pause on military strikes against that country in an intense reversal that took place less than 90 minutes from his 8 p.m. deadline.
The President said it was subject to Tehran agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
According to The New York Post, Trump said in a statement on Truth Social he talked with Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who urged him to hold off on what he described as a “destructive force” set to be unleashed on Iran.
The cease-fire is “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,” he added.
“This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE! 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 Long-term 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.”
In addition, Trump said that “almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran.”
DEADLINE OFF. CEASEFIRE ON.
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) April 7, 2026
Iran blinked.
After direct talks, Trump pauses strikes for two weeks—says negotiations are “incredibly complex” but moving toward a definitive agreement. pic.twitter.com/f9wUUNT21v
“A two-week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,” he added. On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Meanwhile Iran’s IRNA News Agency posted to X: “US President Donald Trump has once again retreated from his own threats, stating, I agree to halt bombings and attacks against Iran for a period of two weeks, and this will be a mutual ceasefire,”.
“As of now, a step forward from a critical, sensitive stage,” he wrote. “In the next stage, respect and comity should replace rhetoric and redundancy.”
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