Donald Trump announces 'double-sided' ceasefire with Iran for two weeks
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The President also issued the Iranians with a number of conditions for a so-called 'double-sided ceasefire'
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Donald Trump has suspended his threat to destroy Iran's "whole civilisation" after talks with Pakistan.
In a social media post late on Tuesday night, the President confirmed that he would hold off on wiping out the country for two weeks - with some conditions.
"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," he said.
"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."
Pakistan had earlier requested Mr Trump grant a two-week extension to his ominous deadline for Iran to open up the strait.
And the President personally thanked the country's PM, Shehbaz Sharif and armed forces chief, Asim Munir.
Iran itself had put forward a 10-point peace proposal yesterday, which Mr Trump has now described as "workable".
"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 finalised and consummated," he said.
"It is an honour to have this long-term problem close to resolution."
China also played a role in the peace breaking negotiations, three Iranian officials told The New York Times.
In what appeared to have been another breakthrough, a White House official told CNN that Israel had agreed to a temporary ceasefire - just moments after the IDF identified a number of missiles heading from Iran.
As the world waited for the deadline, Iranians were saying goodbye to loved ones and preparing for the worst.
More to follow...