White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday praised the two-week ceasefire in the Iran war

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The Islamic republic's Supreme National Security Council said in a separate statement the negotiations were set to last two weeks but could be "extended by mutual agreement of the parties."

The proposal includes provisions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and withdrawal of US combat forces from regional bases.

US President Donald Trump said he agreed to suspend bombing and attacks on Iran for two weeks and that a long-term peace agreement was in progress.

"We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate."

After more than a month of blistering attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran said it had agreed to talks with Washington to begin Friday in Pakistan on a path to end the conflict.

Pakistan made the last-minute proposal Tuesday to avert catastrophic US attacks on Iran

Urges Republicans to stop Trump, end war on Iran

US President Donald Trump yesterday warned that “a whole civilisation will die” in Iran if the country does not heed his midnight deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran showed no sign of budging and reported that US-Israeli attacks on its infrastructure were already underway.

The 34km wide Strait provides passage from the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and is the main route for about a fifth of world oil supplies

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Trump, earlier, said a 'whole civilisation' could be wiped out

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The conclusions, reviewed by Reuters, also found that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain.

Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan says diplomatic push intensifying to prevent further escalation

European carriers are bracing for similar disruption after Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz cut off nearly 21% of global seaborne jet fuel supply, according to Kpler.

Iran’s hardline regime is known to have compromised only twice in its 47-year history. And US president is well known to climb down after issuing outsized threats, all in the name of negotiations

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