Trump: Iran Has Proposed ‘Workable’ Peace Plan
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President Donald Trump said he has called off planned large-scale attacks on Iran after receiving a proposal for a possible peace agreement.
In a post on Truth Social less than 90 minutes before his 8 p.m. Eastern deadline, President Trump said Iran had put forward what he described as a “workable” 10-point peace plan that could help bring an end to the conflict.
“Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan, and their request 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. “This will be a double-sided ceasefire.”
President Trump also said the proposal from Tehran could form the basis of a broader agreement.
“We received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate,” he wrote. “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 completed.”
The announcement followed diplomatic efforts by Pakistan, which has acted as a key intermediary between the United States and Iran in recent weeks, to secure a last-minute pause in hostilities.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged President Trump and Iranian leaders to agree to a two-week halt in fighting to allow time for intensive peace talks. His request came just hours before President Trump’s deadline to either reach an agreement with Tehran or authorize large-scale strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Sharif said diplomatic discussions were “progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully” and could soon lead to meaningful results. He asked President Trump to extend the deadline by 14 days and called on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz during that time as a goodwill gesture. A senior Iranian official told Reuters the proposal was under “positive” review.
Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump had been informed about the proposal and that a response would be forthcoming.
In a call with NBC News, President Trump declined to discuss the status of negotiations but criticized Iran’s call for civilians to gather around power plants as human shields.
“Totally illegal,” he said. “They’re not allowed to do that.”
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