Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.
This comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched co-ordinated attacks on Iran, and hours after US President Donald Trump threatened “a whole civilisation will die tonight” if Iran did not reopen the Strait.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been mediating negotiations, said early on Wednesday that the ceasefire was effective immediately.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that President Trump had the power to “cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes” but Trump "chose mercy" and decided not to strike additional targets after Iran agreed to a ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/VzlHIOLZuD
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 8, 2026
