Donald Trump has revealed that Iran has consented to a temporary two-week ceasefire, with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following Tehran’s submission of a comprehensive 10-point peace proposal.
On Tuesday night, Trump shared on Truth Social: “I have decided to halt the bombing and military assault on Iran for a fortnight.”
Following discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Trump announced that he had received assurances from Iran about the “complete, immediate, and secure reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump elaborated that this will be a bilateral ceasefire, stating, “The reason for this decision is that we’ve achieved all necessary military goals and are progressing significantly towards a lasting peace agreement with Iran.”
Despite initially dismissing the proposal as insufficient, he acknowledged that Iran’s 10-point plan offers a viable foundation for ongoing negotiations.
US negotiators, including Vance, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, have been at the forefront of talks to conclude what has been referred to as Operation Epic Fury. This late-stage agreement follows a statement by Sharif on X, highlighting substantial progress in the discussions between US and Iranian representatives.
‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,’ Trump warned Tuesday morning should a deal not be reached by 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday.
Israel has also agreed to a ceasefire and will halt attacks on Iran for two weeks, a senior White House official told Axios, adding that the ceasefire will take effect when Iran re-opens the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for Iran and the US to negotiate an end to the war after threatening to annihilate the country
On Monday, Trump said during a White House press conference that he had received a 10-point plan to end hostilities but that he didn’t think it was a good deal
Smoke rises from the site of a US-Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on April 7, 2026
Shortly after the ceasefire deal was announced, early alerts for incoming missile fire went out in Tel Aviv, Fox News reported.
The extension is the fourth Trump has offered the Islamic Republic amid the war since he first threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants on March 21.
The Republican has been fixated on Iran striking a deal with the US to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway off of the country’s coast through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply travels.
Iran has bombed multiple vessels that have made the dangerous decision to transit the strait. As a result, oil prices have skyrocketed and global markets have churned.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas has shot up from $2.98 to $4.14, a 39 percent increase.
US crude oil prices plunged after Trump’s ceasefire announcement, with West Texas Intermediate contracts falling by more than 10 percent to $98 per barrel after hitting $116 earlier Tuesday.
The US negotiators have demanded that Iran give up its nuclear enrichment capabilities, cut back its drone and ballistic missile programs, cease its support for proxies across the region and immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The President has stressed repeatedly that the objectives of the war are to ensure Iran cannot create a nuclear weapon, its proxies cannot meddle with Middle Eastern countries, and Iran’s Navy, drone and ballistic missile capabilities are destroyed.
Iran proposed a 10-point counter-proposal to US negotiators via Pakistani officials on Monday after the US gave Islamabad a 15-point proposal to begin a ceasefire.
Trump looks at Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking following the official signing of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, during a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025
The President refused to comment on the 10-pint plan earlier on Tuesday, telling Fox News: ‘I can’t comment, because right now we’re in heated negotiations.’
Trump said on Monday at a White House press conference that the 10-point plan was a ‘significant step,’ but he added that it is ‘not good enough.’
Pakistani PM Sharif called on Trump and the Iranian regime to accept the ceasefire before the President eventually did.
‘To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,’ he said.
‘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.’
Even before the deadline expired, airstrikes had already hit two bridges and a train station. American forces also struck military infrastructure on Kharg Island for the second time, a key hub for Iranian oil production.
Israel’s military warned of an increased risk of inbound attacks as Trump’s deadline approached.
Blasts were heard in the Qatari capital Doha, while the UAE said its air defenses were responding to missile threats.
