Trump Halts Iran Bombing Plan for Two Weeks After Pakistan-Mediated Talks

US President Donald Trump has suspended a planned bombing of Iran for two weeks following mediation by Pakistan. The decision was announced on Tuesday evening, hours before the planned attack.

Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to reveal that, based on conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, he had agreed to hold off the attack on the condition that Iran re-open the Strait of Hormuz.

“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.

The announcement came just under one and a half hours before Trump’s 8pm (00:00 GMT) deadline for the attack. Earlier in the day, Trump had posted a menacing message on social media, stating, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”

Trump claimed victory against Iran, stating that Tehran had delivered a feasible ceasefire proposal. He described it as a “double sided CEASEFIRE” and mentioned that the US had “already met and exceeded all Military objectives.”

Despite the temporary halt, it remains unclear to what extent Trump will pursue his military offensive, which had previously included threats to target power plants, bridges, and other civilian infrastructure.