Trump announces two-week Iran ceasefire and reopening of Hormuz

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed with Iran, alongside the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed the agreement, describing it as a major victory and stating that the truce extends to the conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

Israel said it supports Trump’s decision but maintained that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon. Pakistan, which mediated the US–Iran talks, said that it does.

Trump announced the ceasefire on his Truth Social platform more than an hour before his stated deadline for Iran to reach a deal, warning that otherwise "a whole civilisation will die".

He said he had received a 10-point proposal from Iran, which he described as “a workable basis on which to negotiate”.

"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!" Trump said. 

"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," he added.

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Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the country had achieved a “historic” victory and forced the US to accept its 10-point proposal, adding that the talks do not signal the end of the war.

The council added that talks with the US will begin on Friday in Islamabad after Tehran submitted its proposal via Pakistan.

It added that the negotiations, expected to last up to 15 days, will address issues including transit through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and the withdrawal of US forces from regional bases.

Plea from Pakistan 

Pakistan had issued a last-minute plea for a two-week extension for negotiations to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, before the end of Trump’s 8pm EST deadline to escalate the assault against Iran. 

"To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks," Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X on Tuesday, as he requested that Iran allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen to all traffic during that time. 

"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," Sharif wrote. 

"The President has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come," press secretary Karoline Leavitt told AFP in a statement when asked about Pakistan's request. 

Trump unleashed an expletive-ridden tirade on Easter Sunday, threatening to destroy Iran unless it ceded control of the Strait of Hormuz - a critical waterway through which 20 percent of global energy flows.

"Open the fucking strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in hell…Praise be to Allah," Trump wrote on Sunday on social media.

Trump later threatened to conduct a wide-scale bombing campaign against Iranian energy infrastructure and bridges, civilian targets that would be considered a war crime.

By late Tuesday, several reports emerged from Iranian media of Israel's targeting of steel and petrochemical plants.  

Several conflicting reports also appeared on Tuesday, casting doubt on the negotiations Pakistan has been hosting.

Russia and China had vetoed a UN Security Council resolution put forward by Bahrain to pursue military action to end Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz.