Iran agreed Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran and Washington reached a two-week cease-fire deal — a dramatic breakthrough in a nearly 40-day war that has rattled global shipping and sent gas prices soaring.
President Trump announced the pause in military strikes on Iran less than 90 minutes before his 8 p.m. deadline — saying it was subject to Tehran agreeing to let ships pass through the key waterway. Israel also agreed to the two-week cease-fire, a White House official told The Post.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said he spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, who urged him to hold off on what he described as a “destructive force” set to be unleashed on Iran.
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Strait of Hormuz to reopen after Trump announces two-week ‘double-sided cease-fire’ hours before Iran deadline
- by: Caitlin Doornbos, Steven Nelson and Emily Goodin
- 2026-04-07
- Source:
NY Post
- 04/08/2026
