US President Donald Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire in Iran, after threatening to destroy its civilization. The US announced the ceasefire two hours before the end of a deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Reacting to the ceasefire and peace talks, Iran said talks with the US were due to begin on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iranian state television said Trump had accepted Iran’s conditions to end the war, describing it as a “humiliating retreat” by the US president.
The US president said the US had decided to agree to a ceasefire if Iran agreed not to disrupt oil and gas supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of global oil traffic, will stop attacks and provide security in the strait, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying by Reuters.