In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would suspend its attacks on Iran for two weeks if the Iranian leaders agreed “to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz,” a framework that Pakistani officials proposed.
Iran agrees to a ceasefire and talks
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that it had accepted the two-week ceasefire and would participate in talks with the U.S., though it noted the pause did not amount to a permanent end to the war.
“If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations,” the statement said. “For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
The ceasefire marked a sudden de-escalation after a day of extraordinary threats in which Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Since the early weeks of the war, Iran has effectively choked off traffic through the passage, triggering a global energy shock that has sent fuel prices soaring and rattled financial markets.