Trump Agrees to Two-Week Ceasefire, Pausing Bombing and Attacks on Iran

BlockBeats News, April 8th: U.S. President Trump stated: "Based on discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif and Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, they requested that I do not deploy destructive forces to Iran tonight, and on the condition that Iran agrees to fully, immediately, and safely open the Strait of Hormuz, I have agreed to suspend bombing and attacks on Iran for two weeks.

This will be a mutual ceasefire! The reason for doing this is that we have achieved or even surpassed all military objectives, and have made significant progress towards reaching a long-term peace agreement with Iran and a peace agreement in the Middle East. We have received Iran's ten-point proposal and consider it a viable basis for negotiation.

Almost all past points of contention between the U.S. and Iran have been resolved, and the two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized and take effect. As President of the United States and a representative of the various Middle Eastern countries, I am very honored to have made progress in resolving this longstanding issue." (FXStreet)