{"id":44378,"date":"2026-04-08T02:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44378"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:52:06","slug":"iran-agrees-to-ceasefire-grants-passage-to-strait-of-hormuz-for-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44378","title":{"rendered":"Iran Agrees to Ceasefire, Grants Passage to Strait of Hormuz for 2 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Islamic Republic of Iran has agreed to a two-week ceasefire and will grant access to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The brief statement from Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, credited the prime minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, and Field Marshal Asim Munir for helping with negotiations:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>On behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I express gratitude and appreciation for my dear brothers HE Prime Minister of Pakistan Sharif and HE Field Marshal Munir for their tireless efforts to end the war in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet, and considering the request by the U.S. for negotiations based on its 15-point proposal as well as announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Iran\u2019s 10-point proposal as a basis for negotiations, I hereby declare on behalf of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council:<\/p>\n<p>If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations. For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran\u2019s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041655156215799821\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/araghchi\/status\/2041655156215799821\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social on Tuesday that Iran and the U.S. had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/07\/deadline-delayed-trump-approves-2%e2%80%91week-iran-ceasefire-after-civilization-threat-conditional-on-hormuz-reopening\/\">reached<\/a> a ceasefire agreement prior to his set deadline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased 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,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116365796713313030\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cAlmost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized 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,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>Israel has also agreed to the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/07\/iran-agrees-ceasefire-grants-passage-strait-hormuz-two-weeks\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Republic of Iran has agreed to a two-week ceasefire and will grant access to the Strait of Hormuz. 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