Trump Suspends Military Strikes on Iran for Two Weeks Following Pakistani Mediation

US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military attacks against Iran on April 7, 2026, citing Pakistani mediation and a ten-point Iranian proposal as the basis for a potential peace agreement. Trump posted the announcement on his Truth Social platform less than two hours before a deadline he had set, having earlier warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran did not meet his demands. The suspension is conditional on Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials had not publicly responded to the announcement at the time of reporting.

Pakistan's army chief and prime minister brokered the pause Trump credited Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff, with requesting the halt. In his Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the two Pakistani officials asked him to "hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran." Trump described the pause as a "double sided CEASEFIRE" and said that "almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran." He stated that the ten-point Iranian proposal represented "a workable basis on which to negotiate" and that he expected a final agreement to be "finalized and consummated" during the two-week window. „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” — Donald Trump via Al Jazeera Online According to CNN, as reported by Deutsche Welle and RTE, the White House also confirmed that Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire alongside the US announcement.

Iranian missiles fired toward Israel moments after Trump's post The announcement was immediately complicated by a report from the Israeli military, which said it had identified missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory shortly after Trump's post went live. The Israeli military stated on its official Telegram channel that "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat." The near-simultaneous ceasefire announcement and missile launch created an ambiguous picture of whether Iran had effectively accepted or rejected the terms. Trump had earlier suspended his threat to expand the military offensive to Iranian power plants and bridges, with the two-week pause replacing that escalatory option. The announcement represented, according to Deutsche Welle, another reversal by Trump, who had issued a series of escalating warnings against Iran as leverage to force the reopening of the strait. Tehran had previously called on its population to form human corridors around energy infrastructure in anticipation of strikes. 21 (million barrels per day) — oil volume transiting the Strait of Hormuz daily

War began in February, with the strait at its economic heart The US-Israel military campaign against Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury, began on February 28, 2026, with initial strikes that killed then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Mojtaba Khamenei, his son, was subsequently appointed Supreme Leader on March 9, 2026. The Strait of Hormuz, a waterway approximately 104 miles long between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, has been a central flashpoint in the conflict, given its role as the transit route for roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments. Iran's blockade of the strait prompted escalating US threats and military pressure in the weeks leading up to Trump's April 7 announcement. The suspension came after weeks of escalating rhetoric, with Trump having issued multiple ultimatums to Tehran over the strait's closure. The ten-point Iranian proposal, the contents of which Trump did not detail publicly, was described by him as bringing the two sides close to a comprehensive agreement. Pakistan's role as mediator marked a significant diplomatic intervention by a country that has historically maintained ties with both Western powers and regional actors. Whether Iran formally accepts the ceasefire terms and reopens the strait within the two-week window will determine whether the pause holds or the military campaign resumes.

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