Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked US President Donald Trump to extend the deadline for reaching a peace agreement with Iran by two weeks.
“Diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily[…]It may lead to important results in the near future. To allow diplomacy to take its course, I urge President Trump to extend the deadline [достижения соглашения с Ираном] For two weeks,” Sharif wrote on the social network X on the evening of April 7.
The Pakistani Prime Minister also called on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks “as a gesture of good faith.”
Pakistan asked the parties to the conflict to adhere to a broad ceasefire for two weeks so that diplomats could “reach a permanent end to the war.”
Trump speaks to Fox News He didn’t do that Direct comment on the Pakistani proposal: “I can say one thing – I know him very well. He is a very respected person all over the world.” Trump refused to talk about the progress made in the negotiations, saying, “We are conducting intense negotiations now.”
White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt male Axios reported that Trump reviewed the Pakistani proposal: “The President has been briefed on the proposal and a response will follow.”
A senior Iranian official I mentioned Reuters said that Iran is positively considering Pakistan’s request for a two-week ceasefire. The source added that Tehran is ready for peace and war.
US President Donald Trump calls on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supplies pass in normal times. Otherwise, Trump promised that the United States would begin striking power plants, bridges and other critical infrastructure in Iran. Tehran responds by threatening to attack energy facilities in the Gulf states. Trump’s ultimatum deadline expires on the night of April 8.
Pakistan is one of the mediators in the negotiations between the United States and Iran. According to Reuters, Pakistan presented to both sides of the conflict a peace plan that includes an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran rejected the temporary truce proposal, saying it was necessary to achieve a permanent end to the war.
The Wall Street Journal reported on April 7 that, according to officials in Middle Eastern countries, Iran has halted direct contacts with the United States due to Trump’s threats to destroy “an entire civilization.” At the same time, sources indicated that negotiations with mediators regarding a ceasefire are continuing. Meanwhile, Iran stated that “diplomatic and indirect channels for negotiations with the United States are not closed.”