{"id":6239,"date":"2026-04-08T06:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6239"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:13:22","slug":"iran-and-the-united-states-announce-two-weeks-ceasefire-on-mediation-of-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6239","title":{"rendered":"Iran and the United States \u200bannounce two weeks Ceasefire on mediation of Pakistan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Washington. Iran and the United States \u200bhave received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and \u200creopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A framework to end hostilities has been put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the U.S. overnight, the source said, outlining a two-tier approach with an immediate ceasefire followed by a comprehensive agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;All elements need to be agreed today,&#8221; the source said, adding the initial understanding would be \u200bstructured as a memorandum of understanding finalised electronically through Pakistan, the sole communication channel in \u2060the talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Axios first reported on Sunday that the United States, Iran and regional mediators were discussing a potential 45-day \u200bceasefire as part of a two-phase deal that could lead to a permanent end to the war, citing U.S., \u200bIsraeli and regional sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The source told Reuters Pakistan&#8217;s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has been in contact &#8220;all night long&#8221; with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Under the proposal, a ceasefire would take effect immediately, \u200breopening the Strait of Hormuz, with 15\u201320 days to finalise a broader settlement. The deal, tentatively dubbed the &#8220;Islamabad Accord,&#8221; \u200bwould include a regional framework for the strait, with final in-person talks in Islamabad. &#8211; Reuters\u00a0<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260408_064840_338.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington. Iran and the United States \u200bhave received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and \u200creopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday. A framework to end hostilities has been put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the U.S. overnight, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran and the United States \u200bannounce two weeks Ceasefire on mediation of Pakistan\u00a0 - Times Asian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6239\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran and the United States \u200bannounce two weeks Ceasefire on mediation of Pakistan\u00a0 - Times Asian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Washington. 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