US Suspends Iran Strikes for Two Weeks on Hormuz Pact

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that the United States would suspend planned military strikes on Iran for two weeks, following discussions with Pakistani leaders who mediated a temporary ceasefire. The pause, described by Trump as a "double-sided ceasefire," is conditional on Iran fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, a key waterway through which about one-fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies pass.

In a post on Truth Social around 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, Trump stated that the decision came after conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who requested a delay in the "destructive force" set to begin at 8 p.m. "Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks," Trump wrote. He added that U.S. military objectives had already been met and exceeded, and...