Trump Agrees to Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran, Contingent on Hormuz Opening
By Bosphorus News Geopolitics Desk
Pakistan secures the breakthrough as Trump pulls back from threat to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure
President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday evening, suspending U.S. bombing operations on the condition that Tehran agrees to a complete and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came roughly 90 minutes before Trump's own 8 p.m. ET deadline expired.
Trump posted on Truth Social: "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."
Pakistan's direct intervention was the decisive factor. Sharif had earlier posted publicly on X asking Trump to extend the deadline and calling on Iran to reopen the strait as a goodwill gesture. Trump's announcement named both the prime minister and the army chief by name, a deliberate signal of Islamabad's role in the breakthrough. Türkiye, Egypt and Pakistan had jointly backed a 45-day ceasefire proposal submitted to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on April 6, which Iran rejected. The two-week framework that emerged Tuesday is a compressed version of that effort, driven through the same Pakistani channel. Full background on Türkiye's role in the ceasefire track: Bosphorus News.
The ceasefire is conditional. Iran has not yet publicly confirmed its acceptance. Trump described Iran's earlier 10-point peace proposal as a "workable basis on which to negotiate" while stopping short of endorsing it. Negotiations continue through Pakistani mediators.
The announcement reversed a posture that had escalated sharply through the day. Earlier on Tuesday, Israel struck eight railway bridges across Iran and the U.S. hit Kharg Island again, targeting military assets rather than oil infrastructure. Hours before the ceasefire announcement, the IRGC had formally ended what it called a posture of restraint, warning it would target U.S. and partner energy infrastructure in ways that could "deprive them of the region's oil and gas for years." Foreign Minister Araghchi added: "There will be zero restraint if our infrastructure is targeted again." Full analysis: Bosphorus News.
Trump had spent the morning warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if no deal was reached. Markets moved immediately on the ceasefire announcement. S&P futures rose more than 1.6 percent and oil prices fell.
Iran's formal response to the ceasefire terms was not confirmed at the time of publication.