WASHINGTON, 8th April, 2026 (WAM) -- U. S. President Donald Trump, just hours ahead of his deadline, said on Tuesday he has agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks while accepting a 14-day truce proposal from mediators in the Iran war.
Washington DC [US], April 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has suspended the 'bombing and attack' campaign on Iran, announcing a two-week double-sided ceasefire and saying that the 10-point proposal from Iran was workable. In a post on Truth Social, Trump, said that ten-point proposal will serve as ground to negotiate for a permanent deal, while reiterating that US has achieved most of its military objectives.
Istanbul [Turkiye], April 8 (ANI): US Ambassador to Turkiye, Tom Barrack, condemned the armed attack on the Israeli consulate in Besiktas on Tuesday, calling it an 'attack on international order' and commending the Turkish security forces for their response. 'The United States condemns in the strongest terms today's attack on the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul.
Security agencies say municipalities should watch out for unusual activity, especially in water and energy sectors Middle East crisis – live updates Top government security agencies issued a warning of Iran-affiliated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure across the US on Tuesday. In a joint statement , the agencies say that municipalities, especially in the water and energy sectors, should be on the lookout for unusual activity. “Cyberattacks on drinking water and wastewater systems directly threaten public health and community resilience,” Jeffrey Hall, an assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said in a statement.
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, starting a weekslong war that spread to neighboring countries and rocked global markets.
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President Donald Trump says the United States has agreed to a two-week Pakistani-brokered cease-fire, pulling back from the brink to allow the two sides time to negotiate a peace deal.
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump and Iran have agreed to a two-week Pakistani-brokered cease-fire, pulling back from the brink to allow the two sides time to negotiate a peace deal.
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump and Iran have agreed to a two-week Pakistani-brokered cease-fire, pulling back from the brink to allow the two sides time to negotiate a peace deal.
US president says on social media he agreed to suspend attack for two weeks, subject to Iran opening the strait of Hormuz, ahead of self-imposed deadline Middle East crisis – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump said Tuesday he has agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Iran. “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” the US president wrote on social media. “This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!
Trump says he has agreed to suspend 'bombing and attack of Iran' for two weeks US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.
Tehran [Iran], April 8 (ANI): Iran has threatened to take action against the infrastructure of the US and its allies, warning that Tehran will deprive them of 'the region's oil and gas for years', Iranian state media reported.
President Trump, in vowing to systematically destroy civilian infrastructure and annihilate Iran’s entire civilization, appears to be creating evidence about his intentions.
Qatar says four wounded, including a child, by missile debris Qatar's interior ministry said on Wednesday that falling debris from an Iranian missile attack had hurt four people, including a child, as Iran presses an aerial campaign against Gulf states. "Security authorities have begun dealing with an incident resulting from the interception by Qatari air defences of Iranian missiles, which led to debris falling on the home of a citizen in the Muriykh area," the ministry said in a statement, referring to a residential area in the west of Doha. "The incident resulted in the recording of four moderate injuries, including a Qatari child," the statement added.
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): UN Chief Antonio Guterres stated that 'no military objective justifies the wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure' as US President Donald Trump's Tuesday 8 p. m. deadline looms.
President Trump threatened the kind of destruction that would be deemed a war crime under international law.
Pakistan requests two-week extension for talks as Trump's Iran deadline nears Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 22:10 White House says Trump is aware of Islamabad's request, as the clock ticks down on Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilisation US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 April 2026 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off Pakistan issued a last-minute plea for a two-week extension for negotiations to end the war on Iran , as the clock ticks down on US President Donald Trump’s 8 pm EST deadline to destroy the country’s “whole civilization”. "To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks," Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X on Tuesday, as he requested that Iran allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen to all traffic during that time. Experts say that Iran feels it has the upper hand in the conflict, while Trump may be unwilling to back down from a public threat.
Donald Trump's threats to target Iran’s power plants and bridges in case of Tehran's failure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday night have triggered anxiety among many Iranians, even as some say the regime's survival poses a greater threat.
Turkey, Pakistan foreign ministers hold call on efforts to end Iran war: Report Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with Pakistan Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Tuesday as part of diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the Iran war, Turkish foreign ministry sources said.
U. S. and Israeli forces hit targets in Iran as President Trump threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization.
