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Live: Latest on US-Iran tensions after two-week truce reached

CGTN

 , Updated 09:58, 09-Apr-2026
Live: Latest on US-Iran tensions after two-week truce reached

Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that mediator Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday. The truce has been welcomed worldwide. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has promised safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire under "coordination" with Iranian armed forces. He said Iran will cease "defensive operations" if attacks against it stop. Join CGTN for the latest.

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Live: Latest on US-Iran tensions after two-week truce reached

CGTN

 , Updated 09:58, 09-Apr-2026

Iran and the United States have agreed to a two-week ceasefire that mediator Pakistan confirmed on Wednesday. The truce has been welcomed worldwide. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has promised safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire under "coordination" with Iranian armed forces. He said Iran will cease "defensive operations" if attacks against it stop. Join CGTN for the latest.