US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp instead of escalation

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US President Donald Trump postponed threatened strikes on Iran, instead announcing a two-week ceasefire agreement. Iran's Supreme National Security Council accepted the ceasefire and agreed to negotiate in Islamabad starting Friday. Key conditions include reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian military management and Iran presenting a ten-point peace plan. Trump said almost all contentious points have been agreed upon. Israel expressed concerns about the agreement. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif facilitated the diplomatic breakthrough.

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