Trump Announces Two-Week ‘Double-Sided Ceasefire’ Hours Before Iran Deadline — Subject to Strait of Hormuz Reopening
President Trump agreed to a two-week pause on military strikes on Iran in a dramatic pivot that came less than 90 minutes before his 8 p.m. deadline — a move he claimed could lead to a broader Middle East peace deal soon.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif 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.