Iraq and Egypt welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and its adversaries in the military confrontation in the Persian Gulf – The United States and Israel, the Arab republics' foreign ministries reported.
“Iraq reaffirms its support for all regional and international efforts to contain crises and prioritize dialogue and diplomacy, and stresses the importance of fully respecting the ceasefire“, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
For its part, Egypt announced “its approval of the suspension of military operations in the region“.
A press release from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry noted that Cairo “welcomes the US agreement to suspend military operations in the region for two weeks“.
Hours ago, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States was postponing strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure for two weeks.
He announced that the bilateral ceasefire would remain in force between Washington and Tehran this period.
Trump announced that after discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir regarding their request to “postpone the use of destructive force against Iran tonight“, he had agreed to halt the bombing and attack on Iran for two weeks.
He noted that one of the conditions was Iran's willingness to “fully, immediately and safely reopen the Strait of Hormuz“.
As the American leader stated, “this will be a bilateral ceasefire“. He explained his decision by saying that the US military "has already met and exceeded all military objectives and has made significant progress in achieving concrete agreements for long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East."
Trump said the United States had "received a 10-point proposal from Iran." He noted that this was "the working basis" for the talks.
The US is confident that it will be possible to reach a full agreement on the agreements with the Islamic Republic within two weeks.
According to CNN, Israel has agreed to join the US in agreeing to a two-week ceasefire.
Tasnim reported that Iran, the US and Israel will establish a two-week ceasefire under certain conditions.
Axios confirmed that the US expects the ceasefire with Iran to take effect after the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be free within two weeks of the ceasefire, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
The first round of peace talks between the US and Iran is expected to be held in Islamabad on April 10, Axios reported.
Iran has said that talks with its “adversaries“ will be held within 15 days.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said discussions were underway regarding direct contacts between US and Iranian officials.
The US's acceptance of Pakistan's initiative for a two-week ceasefire with Iran is a "consistent retreat" by Trump, Iranian state television said.
Iran declared victory and a "crushing defeat" for the US and Israel, Press TV reported.