US, Iran agree to 2-week truceUS President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. Sharif said in a post on X he had invited Iranian and US delegations to meet in Islamabad on Friday. “This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. A source briefed on the talks expressed wariness about the two-week ceasefire holding, saying the US side believed Iran might be trying to buy time. Israeli media said its military was striking back at launch sites in Iran.

Source: Philippine Star April 08, 2026 16:14 UTC