Iran war: Trump announces two-week ceasefire

· DW

US President Trump has pulled back from threats to annihilate Iran and agreed to a two-week ceasefire after receiving a 10-point proposal from Tehran. Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz would reopen.

  • Trump: 'I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks' 
  • Iran's Supreme National Security Council has reportedly accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war
  • Agreement dependent on Iran opening the Strait of Hormuz 
  • US-Iran talks to take begin in Pakistan on Friday 

Welcome to DW's coverage of the conflict in Iran and the Middle East on Wednesday, April 8: