U.S. and Iran Agree to Immediate Ceasefire as Pakistan Brokers Two-Week Pause and Islamabad Talks
The ceasefire is conditional on Iran “agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”
MIDDLE EAST — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on April 8 that “the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.”
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The announcement followed a White House statement from President Donald Trump agreeing to suspend U.S. strikes on Iran for two weeks, conditional on Iran “agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a separate statement on April 7 offering a conditional ceasefire and “safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz” with “due consideration of technical limitations.”
Trump stated that the suspension came “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.” The two-week pause, which Trump said would be “a double sided CEASEFIRE,” is contingent on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz under the conditions quoted above.
According to Sharif, both countries should send delegations to Islamabad on Friday, April 10, “to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputes.” He referred to the upcoming negotiations as the “Islamabad Talks.”
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