US President, Donald Trump says that after discussions with the leadership of Pakistan there will be a ceasefire between the US and Iran if Iran agrees to allow traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
“I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” he says.
“This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!”
Trump continues, saying he will agree to the two week ceasefire “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”.
Trump says military objectives have been ‘met and exceeded’
Continuing on Truth Social, Trump says the reason he has agreed to the provisional ceasefire is because “we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives”.
He also says the announcement comes because “we are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East”.
What does Trump say about the next steps in achieving peace?
Trump says Iran has sent the US and Israel a ten-point plan.
We do not yet know the details of this plan, but Trump says it is a “workable basis on which to negotiate”.
“Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated.”
He adds that “it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution.”
Who has the US been negotiating with?
Pakistan has been acting as a mediator in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
Trump has named the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif as one of the people he has held conversations with that have led to this conditional agreement for a ceasefire.
The country’s Field Marshal Asim Munir is also named in his Truth Social post.
They “requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran”, Trump writes.
Iran formally agrees to ceasefire and to open Strait of Hormuz if attacks stopped
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced Iran will agree to a ceasefire “if attacks against Iran are halted”.
He continues “for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible”.
This will take place “via co-ordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations”, he says.
The 10-point plan for the conditional ceasefire, according to Iran
Here is the 10-point plan, according to an Iranian state broadcaster:
Complete cessation of the war on Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen
Complete and permanent cessation of the war on Iran with no time limit
Ending all conflicts in the region in their entirety
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Establishing a protocol and conditions to ensure freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
Full payment of compensation for reconstruction costs to Iran
Full commitment to lifting sanctions on Iran
Release of Iranian funds and frozen assets held by the United States
Iran fully commits to not seeking possession of any nuclear weapons
Immediate ceasefire takes effect on all fronts immediately upon approval of the above conditions
With BBC report
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