'Double sided ceasefire: Trump announces US pause on Iran strikes for two weeks

'Double sided ceasefire: Trump announces US pause on Iran strikes for two weeks Submitted by Qazi Zaid on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 02:00 Talks in Islamabad to follow strike pause US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 April 2026 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” calling it a “double sided CEASEFIRE” tied to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the decision followed talks with Pakistani leaders and cited a 10-point Iranian proposal as “a workable basis” for negotiations, adding the pause would allow time to finalise an agreement. "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.