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U.S., Iran agree on 2-week ceasefire but some attacks continue : NPR

U.S., Iran agree on 2-week ceasefire but some attacks continue : NPR

Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The U.S. and Iran reached a temporary ceasefire, with Israel saying it supports the agreement but is continuing its assault on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon. Several Gulf Arab countries also reported some attacks, in an early test of the truce. The fragile ceasefire raised hopes it might eventually lead to an end of more than five weeks of war in the region, coming moments before the threat of a major U.S. escalation: President Trump’s Tuesday night deadline for Iran to reach a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz or else face total destruction. Trump hailed the agreement early Wednesday as “a big day for World Peace!” As Trump pledged the U.S. would help free up the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for the world’s fuel and goods that Iran has largely blocked during the war, global investors breathed a sigh of relief, markets surged and crude …

Pakistan seeks 2-week Iran pause after Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’

Pakistan seeks 2-week Iran pause after Trump warns ‘whole civilization will die’

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asked President Donald Trump for a two-week extension of his threat to wipe out the “whole civilization” of Iran unless Tehran strikes a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Update: Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening Sharif in an X post also asked Iran’s leadership to agree to open up the strait for two weeks “as a goodwill gesture.” “We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region,” Sharif wrote. The public plea from the leader of Pakistan, which has acted as a mediator between the warring powers, came hours before Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to either cut a deal or face massive strikes on its civilian infrastructure — which could be considered a war crime. On Tuesday morning, Trump dramatically ramped up his threats, warning on Truth Social that “a whole …

Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire after he’d warned ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’

Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire after he’d warned ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’

President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday night — hours after he’d threatened “a whole civilization will die tonight” and about 90 minutes before a deadline he set for Tehran to reach an agreement with the U.S. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “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,” he wrote on Truth Social. Earlier in the day, Trump had warned on social media that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if there was no deal between the two warring countries. That threat, Trump’s most extreme public rhetoric in the conflict to date, had included a vow to launch attacks …

Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief reporters as Iran war hits 2-week mark

Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief reporters as Iran war hits 2-week mark

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Friday morning as the Iran war nears the two-week mark. The U.S. and Israeli militaries have decimated Iran’s air defenses and munitions manufacturing centers, striking thousands of targets across the country. However, Iran’s ruling regime remains largely intact,… Source link