Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran After Threatening Military Action
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Summary
President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran after threatening severe military action, following diplomatic intervention from Pakistan. The ceasefire is conditional on Iran immediately and safely opening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump's earlier threat of "a whole civilization will die tonight" sparked Democratic criticism and Republican silence.
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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
subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz
a whole civilization will die tonight
The earlier threat, some of Trump's most extreme rhetoric since the Iran war started, sparked a wave of Democratic denunciations and mostly silence from top Republicans
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