00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to a sudden two-week ceasefire with Iran less than two hours before
00:07his own deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
00:14Iranian state TV said Trump had accepted Iran's terms for ending the war and called it a humiliating retreat by
00:21the U.S. president.
00:23Iran also said talks between the U.S. and Iran would begin on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
00:29Trump's announcement on social media was a sharp reversal from earlier in the day when he warned that a whole
00:34civilization will die tonight if his demands were not met.
00:38He said the last-minute deal, negotiated with Pakistan as mediator, depended on Iran pausing its blockade of oil and
00:45gas supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about one-fifth of global oil shipments.
00:50Two White House officials said Israel had also agreed to the two-week ceasefire, although the Israeli military soon said
00:57it had identified missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
01:01Donish Roger Rizzo, FMT.
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