Trump Announces Two-Week Suspension of Strikes on Iran, Citing Pakistan Mediation and Strait of Hormuz Reopening
U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that the United States will suspend bombing and military attacks on Iran for two weeks, just hours before a self-imposed deadline that had threatened widespread strikes on Iranian infrastructure. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated: “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.” The announcement came less than two hours before an 8 p.m. EDT deadline Trump had set for Iran to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz — a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments that Iran had reportedly restricted amid ongoing conflict. Trump described the move as part of a “double-sided cease...