Trump pulls back on Iran threat for two weeks subject to agreement on ceasefire

Trump pulls back on Iran threat for two weeks subject to agreement on ceasefire

US president Donald Trump had previously threatened that a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’. Picture: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 - 00:07
Associated Press reporters

US President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that he is pulling back on his threats to attack

Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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