Trump’s Bold Deadline Forces Iran Ceasefire — Strait of Hormuz to Reopen | 4/8/26
President Donald Trump announced a major breakthrough, stating, “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” after Iran agreed to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. He explained the move came “based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan,” who requested that he hold off the destructive force, while noting that Iran provided a 10-point proposal he called a “workable basis” for negotiations. Trump emphasized progress by saying, “Almost all of the various points of past…
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