Iran accepts 2-week ceasefire
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Iran says its military will coordinate passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Pakistan has invited Iran and the US to Islamabad for talks on Friday. Follow for live updates.
President Donald Trump originally gave the Iranian leadership till 8 p.m. E.T. on Tuesday to open the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on social media, the US president says in Iran “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one” if the key shipping lane is not reopened.
After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday – less than two hours before US President Donald Trump’s deadline,
Deadline for Iran has been paused after President Donald Trump accepts Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's proposal for a two week ceasefire, contingent on Iran immediately reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The last-minute deal has elicited a mix of caution and relief among U.S. lawmakers.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the two-week cease-fire with the U.S. and Israel doesn’t mean an end to the war and Tehran’s “fingers are on the trigger.” The council also warned that “any mistake by the enemy will be met with a full-scale response,
President Trump said Monday that he is going to force Iran to "cry, as the expression goes, uncle." PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: The war is about one thing. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Had we not broken the Barack Hussein Obama--you know what I'm talking about--the Iran nuclear deal,