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https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/article/trump-agrees-to-two-week-ceasefire-deal-with-iran-after-threatening-to-wipe-out-its-whole-civilization-how-we-got-here-and-what-could-happen-next-193210369.html

President Trump announced on social media late Tuesday that he had accepted a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours before his threatened deadline for launching crippling attacks on the country’s civilian infrastructure.

“The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Trump wrote. “We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.”

Iran’s foreign minister confirmed in a statement that the Iranians would “cease their defensive operation” and that “for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible.”

Earlier in the day, Trump warned Iran that its “whole civilization will die tonight” if leaders in Tehran don’t strike a deal to cease hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening — a rhetorical escalation that reflected the president’s eagerness to end a war that has engulfed the Middle East for more than five weeks.

For much of the day, it was unclear whether Trump — who has backed down from several ultimatums over the last month — would follow through.