{"id":44407,"date":"2026-04-08T03:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44407"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:43:07","slug":"deadline-delayed-trump-oks-2-week-ceasefire-subject-to-hormuz-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44407","title":{"rendered":"Deadline Delayed\u2014Trump OKs 2\u2011Week Ceasefire, Subject to Hormuz Reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday evening to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, suspending planned U.S. strikes after a last-minute diplomatic push produced a breakthrough centered on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" data-start=\"861\" data-end=\"1143\">The agreement \u2014 proposed by Pakistan and brokered through ongoing backchannel talks \u2014 hinges on Iran committing to the \u201ccomplete, immediate, and safe opening\u201d of the strategic waterway, with both sides pausing hostilities during a two-week window aimed at finalizing a broader deal.<\/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 data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1312\">Trump, writing on Truth Social less than two hours before his 8 p.m. deadline, said he would halt the planned strikes following direct talks with Pakistani leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1757\">\u201cBased on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan\u2026 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 Trump wrote, adding, \u201cThis will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041645523812131087\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2041645523812131087\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"2030\">He continued that the decision reflects that U.S. forces have \u201cmet and exceeded all Military objectives\u201d and that negotiations toward a long-term agreement are \u201cvery far along,\u201d adding that a \u201c10 point proposal\u201d from Iran is viewed as a workable basis to finalize a deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2273\">Israel has also agreed to join the temporary ceasefire, suspending its bombing campaign while negotiations continue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/07\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-us-israel\">according<\/a> to a senior White House official.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2598\">The decision marks a sharp pivot from earlier escalation, after Trump warned that \u201ca whole civilization will die tonight\u201d and threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s bridges, power plants, and other infrastructure if Tehran failed to meet U.S. demands .<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041489437788356808\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/2041489437788356808\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2950\">Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has served as a primary intermediary between Washington and Tehran, had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/07\/iran-us-ceasefire-pakistan-two-weeks\">urged<\/a> Trump earlier Tuesday to extend the deadline by two weeks while calling on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture .<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041596151108137363\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2041596151108137363\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"3137\">The proposal gained traction as negotiations intensified in the final hours, with U.S. and Iranian officials exchanging messages through mediators including Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\" data-start=\"3139\" data-end=\"3465\">A senior Iranian official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/pakistan-pm-seeks-two-week-extension-trumps-deadline-iran-2026-04-07\/\">told<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em> earlier in the day that Tehran was \u201cpositively reviewing\u201d the Pakistani proposal, signaling openness to a temporary pause even as key issues remained unresolved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3664\">The White House had said Trump \u201chas been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weijia\/status\/2041607714816639088\">according<\/a> to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3666\" data-end=\"3990\">In a brief call with reporters earlier Tuesday, Trump declined to signal how he would proceed, saying, \u201cI can\u2019t tell you, because right now we\u2019re in heated negotiations,\u201d while adding he was being fully briefed and describing Sharif as \u201ca highly respected man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041605565789454658\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacquiHeinrich\/status\/2041605565789454658\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3992\" data-end=\"4285\">Trump also condemned Iranian efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/07\/for-a-bright-future-iran-urges-youth-to-form-human-chains-at-power-plants-and-bridges-as-trumps-deadline-nears\/\">mobilize<\/a> civilians around infrastructure sites, calling reports of human chains at power plants \u201ctotally illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041599873447793112\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabegutierrez\/status\/2041599873447793112\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4287\" data-end=\"4586\">Behind the scenes, negotiations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/07\/iran-2-week-ceasfire-trump-pakistan\">accelerated<\/a> over the previous 24 hours, with Pakistan playing a central role in relaying proposals between Washington and Tehran as both sides sought a framework to bridge remaining gaps.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4588\" data-end=\"4877\">Additional reporting indicated that Iranian leadership has approved the ceasefire framework, according to a report cited by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, though full details of Tehran\u2019s commitments remain unclear as negotiations continue.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041653522727411981\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/2041653522727411981\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4879\" data-end=\"5073\">With the immediate threat of U.S. strikes now paused, the standoff shifts back toward diplomacy, with both sides facing renewed pressure to turn the temporary ceasefire into a lasting agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart News. 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