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In the end, the world did n't have to wait to see what would happen when President Trump's ultimatum to Iran to make a deal
expired at 8pm Washington time last night.
He had warned of a whole civilisation dying, but about an hour and a half before the deadline came,
this announcement on the President's Truth Social Network, which has been voiced by one of our team.
Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Muneer of Pakistan,
and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran,
and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the complete,
immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz,
I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.
This will be a double-sided ceasefire.
The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives and are very far
along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East.