Trump backs down again, extending Iran deadline by two weeks
April 7, 2026
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as posted by the channelDonald Trump has extended the deadline for Iran to agree a peace deal with the US by two weeks after a last-gasp plea from Pakistan.
The President agreed to the extension just 90 minutes before his previous deadline was set to pass.
He has also agreed to suspend attacks on the Middle East as part of the deal, which is reliant on the Strait of Hormuz being opened by Iran for the same two-week period.
Trump had vowed to wipe out Iran's "whole civilisation" should the key shipping lane not be opened by 8am ET (1am BST).
He had threatened massive strikes on the Middle Eastern nation's bridges and power plants.
Confirming he had accepted the proposal, Trump wrote 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."
Trump added: "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."
He had previously told reporters that the US was in 'heated negotiations' over an extension to his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz following a last-minute plea from Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Mr Sharif asked the US to extend its deadline for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz by two weeks as it seeks to broker a last-minute peace deal between the Americans and Iran.
Pakistan has been attempting to broker an end to the war for weeks, and says efforts towards peace have progressed "steadily".
Just hours before Mr Trump's deadline passes, Sharif asked for the extension "to allow diplomacy to run its course".
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