US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire, with Tehran agreeing to  temporarily reopen strait of Hormuz

ArmInfo. U.S. President Donald Trump has posted the following message on Truth Social:

"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.  This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is  that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and  are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm  PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point  proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to  negotiate. 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.  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. Thank you for your  attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

According to state media, Iran will only accept the war's conclusion  once details are finalised in line with a 10-point peace plan  reportedly submitted to the White House via Pakistani intermediaries.

The list of 10 points, published by Iranian state media, include a  number of conditions the US has rejected in the past. The plan  requires:

The lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions on Iran.

Continued Iranian control over the strait of Hormuz.

US military withdrawal from the Middle East.

An end to attacks on Iran and its allies.

The release of frozen Iranian assets.

A UN security council resolution making any deal binding.

In the version released in Farsi, Iran also included the phrase  "acceptance of enrichment" for its nuclear program. But for reasons  that remain unclear, that phrase was missing in English versions  shared by Iranian diplomats to journalists.

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said safe passage  through the strait would be allowed under Iranian military  management. It wasn't immediately clear whether that meant Iran would  completely loosen its hold on the waterway.

The plan allows Iran and Oman to charge a fee of up to $2m a ship on  vessels transiting through the strait, according to reports. Iran  would then use the money it raises for reconstruction.

If peace talks fail, Tehran may again seek to close the strait.

Since negotiations began between the Trump administration and Iran  over the status of Tehran's nuclear programme almost a year ago,  their vastly different demands and the limits to what each side would  concede have proved a barrier to any lasting agreement.

Iran's demand that it retains control over the strait of Hormuz has  been highlighted as of particular concern, as it held no control over  the strait before the conflict began.

The Democratic senator Chris Murphy leapt on the comments from Iran,  telling CNN "who knows if any of that is true, but if this agreement  gives Iran the right to control the strait that is cataclysmic for  the world".

Trump himself has not commented directly on Iran's demands, but said  the US would "be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of  Hormuz".

Experts and analysts have suggested that Iran's maximalist demands  are unlikely to be agreed to by the US, but will rather form the  basis for talks.

Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, who helped mediate the  ceasefire, said in a post on X that he had invited Iranian and US  delegations to meet in Islamabad on Friday.

Tehran has said it will participate in the talks. The White House  said it is considering in- person talks with Iran but they have not  been finalised.