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The Pakistan-brokered deal was reached shortly before President Trump’s deadline for Iran to agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the death of a “whole civilization.” An Iranian official said the shipping channel would be reopened, with conditions.

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The United States and Iran reached an 11th-hour cease-fire deal on Tuesday evening, hours after President Trump threatened to start wiping out Iran’s “whole civilization” if it did not allow commercial shipping to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz.

The agreement was announced by Mr. Trump in a post on social media hours after Pakistan, a mediator in the dispute, urged him to stand down from the 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline he had set for Iran to accede to his demands. Pakistan proposed that each side observe a two-week cease-fire, and that during that time Iran allow oil, gas and other vessels to proceed unmolested through the economically vital waterway.

April 7, 2026, 7:51 p.m. ET5 minutes ago
Aaron BoxermanReporting from Jerusalem

Air-raid sirens have gone off in Israel — warning of incoming Iranian ballistic missile — at least twice since President Trump announced that he had agreed to a conditional cease-fire with Iran. Booms could be heard in the skies over central Israel. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Tyler Pager
April 7, 2026, 7:50 p.m. ET6 minutes ago
Tyler PagerWhite House reporter

The White House said the United States is in discussions about holding in-person talks with Iran.

“Nothing is final until announced by the President or the White House,” Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in a statement.

Farnaz Fassihi
April 7, 2026, 7:42 p.m. ET15 minutes ago
Farnaz FassihiInternational reporter

Iran’s National Security Council said in its statement that the upcoming negotiations with the United States were under the supervision and with the approval of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.

The council called for all political factions and Iranians to support the talks. The statement warned that if negotiations fail, Iran won’t hesitate to start fighting again.

“Our fingers are on the trigger and if the enemy falters even a tiny bit, we will respond forcefully,” the statement said.

Farnaz Fassihi
April 7, 2026, 7:23 p.m. ET34 minutes ago
Farnaz FassihiInternational reporter

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said in a statement that Iran has agreed to Pakistan’s proposal for a cease-fire and that if attacks against Iran are halted, Iran will also “cease their defensive operation. For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordinating with Iran’s Armed Forces.”

Eric Schmitt
April 7, 2026, 7:19 p.m. ET38 minutes ago
Eric SchmittReporting from Washington

A U.S. official said American military strikes against Iran have stopped in accordance with the two-week cease-fire agreement.