April 7 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran reached a two-week cease-fire Tuesday evening, less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face catastrophic consequences.
Trump announced the Pakistan-mediated cease-fire on his Truth Social platform at 6:32 p.m. EDT, saying he had agreed to halt attacks on Iran for two weeks on the condition that Tehran reopen the strategic waterway.
"This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!" Trump wrote in the statement.
Both Iran and the United States claimed victory, with Trump saying U.S. military objectives had already been met and Iran's Supreme National Security Council congratulating the Iranian people in a statement carried by state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting for defending their nation against "aggressive enemies."
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