Iran’s 10-Point Plan Becomes Foundation for Ceasefire Talks
In a statement posted Tuesday evening local time on his Truth Social network, Trump said, “Following discussions with Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, during which they asked me to halt the destructive force planned for tonight against Iran, and on the condition that the Islamic Republic of Iran agrees to the full, immediate, and secure reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a bilateral ceasefire.”
“Shahbaz Sharif,” the Prime Minister of Pakistan, wrote Tuesday on X, “Diplomatic efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the ongoing war in the Middle East are steadily, robustly, and powerfully advancing, and they hold the potential to yield substantive results in the near future.”
Sharif added, “To allow diplomacy to run its course, I sincerely request that President Trump extend the deadline by two weeks. Pakistan wholeheartedly calls on our Iranian brothers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks as a gesture of goodwill. We also urge all parties involved to observe a comprehensive ceasefire everywhere for two weeks so that diplomacy can bring this war to a definitive end, in favor of lasting peace and long-term stability in the region.”
The US president, again repeating what are described as brazen and inflammatory claims about Iran, asserted on Tuesday local time the prospect of “the end of a civilization” and fundamental changes in Iran, describing the developments ahead as “significant.”
In his first address to the American public one month after what is described as an unprovoked war, Trump reiterated the claims and assertions of recent weeks, including stating that he had pushed Iran “back to the Stone Age,” while simultaneously speaking of negotiations and a potential agreement with Tehran, despite having launched attacks twice during ongoing talks.
The US president, who had underestimated the economic consequences of war against Iran, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz—is now using harsh and threatening rhetoric toward Iran in an effort to find a way out for both himself and the global economy from the brink created by what is described as his unnecessary war.
