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Donald Trump Donald Trump says he agrees to a proposed two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran if shipping traffic is allowed to move through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The US president had laid a deadline of 2000 EDT (0100 GMT) for a deal or else “a whole civilisation will die tonight”
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Pakistan, which has been acting as a mediator, called on Trump to extend his deadline for two weeks “to allow diplomacy to run its course”
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The US president has declined to go into details on talks on Tuesday, but he may be considering an off-ramp to de-escalate the situation, writes our Washington correspondent
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The Pope has said that threats directed at Iran’s population are “unacceptable”
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The UN Secretary-General is also said to be “deeply troubled” by recent rhetoric
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Iranian state media report two people have been killed after a strike on a bridge in Kashan, hours after Israel warned Iranians not to take trains “for the sake of your security”.
Meanwhile,Israel is part of the two-week ceasefire President Donald Trump announced just an hour and a half before his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face escalated military attacks on civilian infrastructure, a senior White House official tells CNN.
Israel has agreed to also suspend its bombing campaign while negotiations continue, the official said.
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