(LEAD) Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire with Iran, 'subject to' Hormuz Strait reopening
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US, Iran to halt war, agree to two-week ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
· Reuters
Trump suspends bombing of Iran for 2 weeks following Pakistan's request
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks in response to Pakistan's request to do so to allow for diplomacy to continue to end the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic.
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Trump announces 'double-sided' ceasefire as Iran gives two-week Hormuz passage pledge
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· Al Jazeera
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President Donald Trump has suspended his looming attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure, announcing a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a long-term peace agreement based on a “workable” 10-point proposal from Tehran.
· RT
a whole civilization will die
US President Donald Trump has suspended his looming attack on Iran’s energy infrastructure, announcing a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a long-term peace agreement based on a “workable” 10-point proposal from Tehran.
· RT
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Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening
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(URGENT) Trump says he agrees to suspend bombing of Iran for 2 weeks
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· The Associated Press
Pakistan appeals to Trump to extend deadline, Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait
Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks and to Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz during the same period, citing progress in a diplomatic push to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested US President Donald Trump to add a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a post on X/Twitter on Tuesday night.
· GOLDIE KATZ, REUTERS
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Trump weighs plea for Iran deadline extension
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· Agence France-Presse
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(2nd LD) Trump warns 'whole civilization will die tonight'; Pakistan requests 2-week extension of Iran deal deadline
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Trump's deadline for Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil will expire at 10am on Wednesday. Source: AAP / Pool
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(LEAD) Trump warns 'whole civilization will die tonight'; Pakistan requests 2-week extension of Iran deal deadline
(ATTN: ADDS more info in lead, paras 3, 8-12)By Song Sang-ho
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