By Sam Dorman & Troy Myers
Contributing Writers
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would suspend pending attacks on Iran.
“Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, 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. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!” Trump said on Truth Social.
His announcement came about an hour and a half before his 8 p.m. ET deadline and Pakistan’s request that he halt the attack.
The president added that Iran’s 10-point peace plan proposal is a “workable basis” to continue negotiations.
“This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump wrote.
Almost all the various points of previous proposals have been agreed to, and the two-week ceasefire will allow an agreement to be finalized, Trump said.
“On behalf of the United States of America, as president, and also representing the countries of the Middle East, it is an honor to have this long-term problem close to resolution,” Trump said.
