Trump agreed to a two-week truce in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz: the U.S. halts strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he agreed to a ceasefire with Iran for 2 weeks provided the Strait of Hormuz is fully and safely opened; he said this in his post on Truth Social.

In the post he set out the conditions for stopping strikes and called the agreement mutual.

“Provided Iran agrees to the full, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend bombings and attacks on Iran for two weeks. This will be a bilateral ceasefire”

Trump also claims that the U.S. has already achieved and even exceeded all planned military objectives and has moved toward concluding a final long-term peace agreement. According to him, the Iranian side submitted a 10-point proposal that became the basis for further negotiations.

According to CNN, citing a White House official, Israel also agreed to the ceasefire. At the same time, according to the NYT, the decision was supported by Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.

The Iranian National Security Council said that the United States accepted Tehran‘s terms. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reported that an agreement had been reached on an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.

Despite these statements, media note that Iran and Israel continue to strike each other, while the U.S. has indeed suspended combat operations.

Earlier we wrote:

• Trump: Iran agreed to most of the 15-point U.S. plan and is already sending oil to the U.S. as proof of seriousness
• Trump warned of a very serious strike on Iran on the night of March 8
• A sharp rise in oil and gas prices threatens the world economy due to the war in Iran
• Trump is making a risky bet against Iran
• The Middle East on the brink of a major war: after mutual strikes by Israel and Iran, a state of emergency was declared and airspace was closed