President Trump says he has called off massive attacks on Iran. In a post on Truth Social less than 90 minutes before his 8pm Eastern deadline, the president said Iran had proposed a "workable" 10-point peace plan that could help end the war, the AP reports.
- "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," Trump wrote. "This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!"
- "We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate," Trump wrote. "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."
The announcement came after efforts from Pakistan, which has been the main mediator between the US and Iran in recent weeks, to get a last-minute ceasefire in place. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged both President Trump and Iran's leaders to agree to a two-week halt in hostilities to clear space for intensive peace talks,
Axios reports. His appeal landed just hours before Trump's self-imposed deadline to either clinch a deal with Tehran or order large-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Sharif said on X that diplomatic efforts are "progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future." He asked Trump to extend the deadline by 14 days and called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for the same period as a "goodwill gesture." A senior Iranian official told Reuters the plan was under "positive" review.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier said Trump, who warned Tuesday morning that "a whole civilization will die" Tuesday night, "has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come." In a call with NBC News, Trump declined to comment on the status of negotiations, but criticized Iran's call for people to act as human shields around power plants. "Totally illegal," he said. "They're not allowed to do that."
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