Did he have to let Iran impose conditions on him or vice versa? Donald Trump calls off his major attack at the last moment.Image: keystone
The total escalation in the Iran war was averted by the USA, apparently at the last minute: the parties announced a two-week ceasefire and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz that night.
Apr 08, 2026, 01:39Apr 08, 2026, 01:45
That’s what happened
But there is no total escalation in the Iran war: The USA and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire shortly before the end of a deadline set by Donald Trump. According to Trump, both sides are suspending attacks and Iran will also open the Strait of Hormuz to ships during the ceasefire. Shortly after Trump’s statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the key points of the agreement mentioned by Trump.
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That’s what Trump says
The US is prepared to refrain from bombing and attacking Iran for two weeks if Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz, the US President wrote on his Truth Social platform about 90 minutes before his deadline for Iran expired.
This will be a mutual ceasefire, said Trump. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had asked him to refrain from his ultimate threat of attacks on Iran’s power plants and other infrastructure, the Republican wrote.
Trump’s statement, also published by the White House.
After outdoing himself several times in the past two days with escalating rhetoric, Trump is now taking a completely different tone. The US President now wrote of “negotiations at an advanced stage towards a final agreement on long-term peace” with Iran.
He now called the 10-point plan with conditions that Iran recently sent to the USA and which Trump initially publicly described as inadequate a “viable basis for negotiations”. Most of the points of contention between the USA and Iran have been resolved. A final agreement is expected to be drawn up and concluded within the next two weeks.
How CNN citing a White House official, Israel has also agreed to support the ceasefire.
That’s what Iran says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the key points of the ceasefire mentioned by US President Donald Trump shortly after his post. In a statement, Araghchi said they had agreed to Pakistan’s proposal for a two-week ceasefire and that the US would stop attacks on Iran. Iran will also refrain from “defensive operations”. In addition, his country will ensure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.Image: keystone
Iran also presented the agreement with Trump as its own triumph. The USA was forced to accept its own 10-point plan, read a statement from the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
That was what happened last
US President Trump had already imposed an ultimatum on Tehran three times and postponed it each time. Recently, the 79-year-old’s rhetoric escalated completely; he threatened to attack civilian infrastructure such as power plants and bridges in Iran and spoke of using bombs to send the country into the “Stone Age” and “destroying a civilization.”
Supplemented with material from the news agencies sda and dpa.