Pakistan PM asks Trump to extend Iran deadline by 2 weeks, calls on Tehran to open strait during that period

The Times of Israel ^ | 04/07/2026 | Staff

[thegagline]

Pakistan’s prime minister asks US President Donald Trump to postpone his deadline for Iran by two weeks and implement a truce for that same period, also urging Tehran to allow maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during that time.

“To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks,” writes Shehbaz Sharif, whose government is serving as a mediator between Iran and the United States.

“Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,” he writes on X.

“We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region,” Sharif writes.

The Pakistani premier says that efforts to end the conflict are “progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully.”

In an expletive-laden post earlier this week, Trump warned that the US would attack power plants and bridges in Iran starting Tuesday evening if the Islamic Republic failed to reopen the key waterway. The US president’s deadline is set to expire at 8 p.m. EST.

[thegagline]

Tuesday.

[Mr. K]

No

[1Old Pro]

Sure, billion dollar sips will simply trust that the strait is open, after all, Tehran never lies

[wiseprince]

Nah, time to end this. Show your cards

[mewzilla]

Negotiating on X?!

Desperate much.

[Texas Eagle]

So Iran can acquire more anti aircraft missiles? Yeah, no. Unless you are offering to use your own pilots to carry out attacks, Mr. Prime Minister.

[volare737]

It won’t happen. There will be a last minute deal, or there will be a delay.

[grobdriver]

2 weeks while they re-arm. Hell no.

[moviefan8]

Will it be taco Tuesday?

[Agatsu77]

Really bad idea. They are only stalling to rearm and hope that the rest of the world hurts enough to stop Trump.

[ClearCase_guy]

Pakistan is not our friend.

[Williams]

“The Iranian brothers”. Ok

[ConservativeMind]

Truces don’t work within what remains of 60 days.

Sorry.

[Seaplaner]

Yes, this.

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North Vietnam took advantage of pauses in the fighting to re-arm and regroup, particularly after the 1968 Tet Offensive and during the period following the Paris peace accords in 1973. This allowed them to prepare for subsequent military offensives against South Vietnam.

[Williams]

Just my guess this request is already agreed to.

[kenmcg]

Don’t do it. Iran is delay, delay to build more munitions and make oil money. Keep the pressure on them whatever means necessary.

[rdcbn1]

Absolutely, give them two more weeks because the last 10 days have been so productive.

Anything to get to the 60 day time limit to allow Iran's buddies in the US to shut the war down.

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[volare737]

I think you are correct.

[Alberta's Child]

There is no 60-day limit.

[servo1969]

Oh, thank goodness y'all! Pakistan has weighed in with a pearl of wisdom! Shirley we can all listen to their cooler heads, right?



(and don't call me Shirley.)