Trump announces two-week Iran strike pause, cites Pakistan mediation

President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend planned military strikes on Iran for two weeks, linking the pause to Pakistan-backed diplomacy and to Iran’s agreement to a “complete, immediate, and safe” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

In the statement, Trump said the decision followed conversations with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who he said had asked him to hold off on what he described as “destructive force” planned for Iran. Reuters reported that Trump announced a two-week suspension of bombing operations after a truce proposal mediated by Pakistan, with the ceasefire tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said the pause would be a “double sided CEASEFIRE” and argued that U.S. military objectives had already been met or exceeded. He also said the U.S. had received a 10-point proposal from Iran that he described as a workable basis for negotiations toward a longer-term peace arrangement. Reuters, the Associated Press, and The Washington Post each reported that Trump presented the ceasefire as part of a broader diplomatic push and said Iran’s proposal had opened space for further talks.

The announcement came at a critical moment in a conflict that has already shaken regional stability and global energy markets. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, and its disruption has raised fears of wider economic fallout. Markets reacted quickly to the ceasefire news, with oil prices falling sharply and stocks rising on hopes of de-escalation.

Even so, the durability of the pause remains uncertain. AP reported that although the United States, Iran, and Israel moved toward a two-week ceasefire, hostilities and conflicting interpretations of the arrangement have not fully disappeared. Reuters also noted that the agreement remains fragile and subject to further developments on the ground and at the negotiating table.

For now, the immediate significance is clear: a major military escalation appears to have been delayed, and diplomacy — however tentative — has regained some space. The bigger question is whether the two-week pause becomes the foundation for a durable agreement or simply a temporary break in a still dangerous confrontation.