Trump says China helped get Iran to the negotiating table for ceasefire deal
Washington receives ‘10-point proposal from Iran’ with US president claiming it could serve as ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’
Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz under a ceasefire agreement with the United States brokered by Pakistan, as the two sides also agreed to start negotiations in Islamabad on Friday for a peace deal.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the US would pause its bombing campaign in Iran for two weeks, calling it a “double-sided ceasefire” requested by Pakistani mediators in a last-minute bid to create space for diplomacy.
In a social media post, Trump said the suspension of military action was “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz”.
He added that Washington had received “a 10-point proposal from Iran” and believed it could serve as “a workable basis on which to negotiate”.
“Almost all the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two-week period will allow the agreement to be finalised and consummated,” Trump said.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse after the announcement, Trump said he believed China had helped get Iran to the negotiating table.
“I hear yes,” Trump said in a telephone call with AFP when asked whether Beijing was involved in getting key ally Tehran to negotiate on a truce.