The US is postponing possible strikes on Iranian civilian infrastructure for two weeks, US President Donald Trump announced.
“Based on discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, and in response to their request to postpone the use of destructive force against Iran tonight, with the Islamic Republic of Iran ready to fully, immediately and safely open the Strait of Hormuz, I have agreed to suspend bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks,“ he wrote on Truth Social.
The Pakistani prime minister has asked the US president to extend the deadline for reaching a deal with Iran by another two weeks, noting that diplomatic efforts to reach a deal “are progressing steadily and have the potential to lead to significant results in the near future“. Sharif suggested that the Iranian authorities open the Strait of Hormuz for this period “as a gesture of goodwill“.
Trump had given Tehran an ultimatum that attacks would be carried out on energy and civilian infrastructure if Iran did not create conditions for the resumption of large-scale shipping in the Strait of Hormuz by 3:00 a.m. Bulgarian time on April 8.