US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan

US President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or face a major escalation.Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped during peacetime. He also said Iran has proposed a “workable” 10-point peace plan that could help end the war launched by the US and Israel in February.Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it has accepted a two-week ceasefire and that it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said passage through the strait would ...

• 08 Apr 2026