Trump Agrees to Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran After Infrastructure Threats

President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on April 7, 2026, hours before a self-imposed 8 p.m. ET deadline. Trump had threatened a complete demolition of Iranian power plants and bridges, claiming the entire country could be taken out in one night, if Tehran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz and forswear nuclear weapons.

The agreement followed intense mediation by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir. Trump characterized a 10-point proposal delivered by Iran via Pakistan as a workable basis for negotiations. In exchange for suspending attacks, the U.S. requires the immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian framework demands the lifting of all sanctions, the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region, and the right to continue uranium enrichment.

Parallel to the diplomatic crisis, the U.S. military executed a high-risk operation deep inside Iran to rescue a two-man fighter jet crew after their F-15 was shot down. While Trump claimed the U.S. had won the war and initially attributed some aircraft losses to friendly fire, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine confirmed an A-10 Thunderbolt II was also lost to Iranian fire. During this period, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have launched Operation True Promise 4, striking targets across Israel and U.S. bases in Kuwait and Baghdad.

Delegations from both nations are scheduled to begin formal talks in Islamabad on April 11. Iran's Supreme National Security Council declared the ceasefire a great victory, while the U.S. maintains the pause is conditional on the waterway's reopening.