The United States (U.S) and Iran on Tuesday, April 7, agreed to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, reaching a deal less than two hours before president Donald Trump‘s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the destruction of a whole civilization.
The deal followed mediation efforts by Pakistan’s military chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, who later said on X that he had invited Iranian and U.S delegations to meet in Islamabad on Friday.
Trump said the eleventh-hour deal requires Iran to pause its blockade of oil and gas shipments through the strait, which typically handles about one-fifth of global oil trade.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi stated that Tehran would cease counterattacks and provide safe passage through the waterway if attacks against it stop.
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel expressed support for the temporary suspension of strikes on Iran.
However, the ceasefire does not cover Lebanon, apparently contradicting Sharif’s earlier claim that the agreement included a cessation of Israeli operations in the country.
“This will be a double-sided ceasefire!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“We have already met and exceeded all military
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