{"id":2588239,"date":"2026-04-07T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-two-week-ceasefire-if-iran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:13:06","slug":"trump-backs-two-week-ceasefire-if-iran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-two-week-ceasefire-if-iran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump backs two-week ceasefire if Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-backs-two-week-ceasefire-if-iran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump announced a two-week halt to bombing Iran if Tehran agrees to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the pause would allow ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations to end the war and reopen the strait. He cited conversations with Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir as the basis for suspending attacks, and he described receiving a new 10-point Iranian proposal that he called a workable basis for continuing talks.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump said most points of past contention have been resolved and the two-week window would give the agreement time to be finalized and consummated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reports circulated that Iran and Israel had agreed to the ceasefire timeline and that China had helped pakistan advance negotiations, but White House officials did not address Iran\u2019s proposal or the reports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier in the day, Trump had threatened to destroy Iran\u2019s \u201cwhole civilization\u201d if a deal wasn\u2019t reached, and he repeatedly extended negotiating deadlines (48 hours, then five days, then ten days) before settling on the two-week pause.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Pakistan\u2019s Sharif asked for a two-week extension and urged Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz as a goodwill gesture; Sharif publicly pressed for continued diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Iran\u2019s envoy to the UN warned of self-defense if attacked, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-arizonas-election-guidance-illegally-restricts-free-speech\/\" title=\"Court: Arizona&#039;s Election Guidance Illegally Restricts Free Speech\">signaling ongoing tensions<\/a> even as talks continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The U.S. had launched roughly 90 strikes on targets around Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, with officials saying they did not target oil infrastructure, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/japan-orders-tsunami-evacuations-after-series-of-earthquakes\/\" title=\"Japan issues tsunami evacuation orders following multiple earthquakes\">situation remained unclear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article notes the evolving diplomacy and the pattern of extending negotiation windows,with Trump repeatedly signaling both pressure and a potential path to resolution.<\/p>\n<p>the piece portrays a delicate pause in hostilities framed by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-stakes diplomacy involving<\/a> the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and othre regional actors, set against ongoing American military actions and inconsistent public messaging.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran if Strait of Hormuz reopened<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> pulled back from his threat to annihilate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> on Tuesday, saying negotiations between the United States and Tehran would continue on how to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Trump wrote on Truth Social. <\/p>\n<p>The president claimed to have received a new 10 point proposal from Iran, which he characterized as a &ldquo;workable basis on which&rdquo; the two countries can continue negotiations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2554272\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>White House officials did immediately answer questions about the Iran&rsquo;s proposal itself, nor reports that the country had launched new strikes aimed at Tel Aviv, Israel shortly after Trump&rsquo;s announcement, even though both Iran and Israel had reportedly also agreed to the ceasefire timeline. The New York Times reported Tuesday that China assisted Pakistan in advancing the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iran&rsquo;s &ldquo;whole civilization will die tonight, never to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">brought back<\/a> again&rdquo; if Tehran refused to make a deal. The president had already given Iran until 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday to make a deal or the U.S. would bomb its energy grid and other vital infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want that to happen, but it probably will,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But hours before the deadline, Sharif asked Trump to &ldquo;extend the deadline for two weeks&rdquo; for peace talks to continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,&rdquo; Sharif also wrote on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMShehbaz\/status\/2041596151108137363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tehran initially responded to Trump&rsquo;s threats of civilizational erasure by alerting America&rsquo;s Middle Eastern intermediaries that they were closing off communications with D.C. Although there are competing reports that negotiations were still ongoing even after Trump&rsquo;s social media post.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran will not stand idle in the face of such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-vows-proportionate-response-if-trump-attacks-power-plants\/\" title=\"... vows &#039;proportionate&#039; response if Trump attacks power plants\">egregious war crimes<\/a>. It will exercise, without hesitation, its inherent right of self-defense and will take immediate and proportionate reciprocal measures,&rdquo; said Iran&rsquo;s envoy to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani, during a Security Council session on the Strait of Hormuz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even before Trump&rsquo;s 8 p.m. deadline, the U.S. escalated its attacks on Iran, launching a new wave of some 90 strikes against targets on Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz overnight into Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. had not targeted Kharg since March 13, when the Trump administration claimed it had wiped out Iran&rsquo;s military facilities, most specifically its aquatic mine depots and fleet of mine laying ships. It remains unclear as to what specifically the U.S. struck Tuesday morning, as U.S. officials maintained that targets did not include any of the oil infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4518562\/trump-threat-destroy-iran-whole-civilization-entail\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4518562\/trump-threat-destroy-iran-whole-civilization-entail\/\">WHAT COULD TRUMP&rsquo;S THREAT TO DESTROY IRAN&rsquo;S &lsquo;WHOLE CIVILIZATION&rsquo; ENTAIL?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Tuesday announcement marks the fifth time the president has extended the negotiating window with Iran. On March 21, he issued a 48 hour ultimatum for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump added five days onto that timeline on March 23, before extending it 10 days to April 6 on March 26 and eventually settling on April 7 at 8:00pm ET this past weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump backs 2-week Iran ceasefire if Hormuz opens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3421,"featured_media":2588240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26089055302397.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13427,3823,57321,3634],"class_list":["post-2588239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ceasefire","tag-iran","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26089055302397.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588239"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588243,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588239\/revisions\/2588243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}