President Trump announced on Truth Social late Tuesday (April 7) afternoon that he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran’s “agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.” He added that the United States is “very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran, and peace in the Middle East,” and stated that a “two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalized and consummated.”
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Trump’s announcement delayed what he had warned would be an attack that would cause “a whole civilization” to “die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, responded with a statement on behalf of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council: “If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations. For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s armed forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
This is obviously good news for the people of Iran and for those in neighboring states whom Tehran had threatened to attack if attacked by the US. Stock futures in the US surged over a thousand points this morning, while oil plunged.
But while much with Iran has changed in a day, much has not.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This full story was originally published by Denison Forum. Used with permission.
