President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would not launch new attacks against Iran at the request of Pakistani officials, extending the ceasefire between the US and Iran.
Trump said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir asked the United States to “hold our attacks on the country of Iran until such time as (Iran’s) leaders and representatives come up with a unified proposal” to end the war.
Trump added that the United States will continue to block Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which has served as a major point of tension between the two countries.
“I have therefore directed our Armed Forces to continue the Deterrence and, in all other respects, to remain ready and able, and therefore I will extend the Armistice until such time as their proposal is presented, and the negotiations concluded, one way or the other,” Trump said.social media post.
Trumpthreatening new attackson Iran early Tuesday after an initial ceasefire expired on Wednesday.POLITICO previously reportedthat talks between Iranian and American negotiators had been suspended amid the blockade.
