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Trump agrees to suspend Iran bombing for two weeks if Hormuz is reopened
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Tuesday 07 Apr 2026
(Sharecast News) - Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks" as long as Tehran agrees to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president said on Truth Social: "Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.
"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 Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate."
Trump said almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the US and Iran, but a two week period will allow the agreement to be finalised and consummated.
"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," he said.
The announcement came less than two hours before the 20:00 ET deadline Trump had given Iran to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the "decimation" of its energy and transport infrastructure by the US.
A White House official told CNN that Israel has agreed to the ceasefire and will suspend its bombing campaign while negotiations continue. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran will agree to a ceasefire "if attacks against Iran are halted".
For a period of two weeks, "safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible" via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces, he said.
According to Axios, a first round of negotiations between the US and Iran will take place in Islamabad on Friday.
News of the extension came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Trump and the Iranian regime to agree to a two-week ceasefire to give time for peace talks.
In a post on X, Sharif said: "Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks.
"Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture. We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region."
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again."
He continued: "I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalised minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.
"47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!"
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