Trump announces suspension of attacks on Iran for two weeks subject to safe opening of Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump announces suspension of attacks on Iran for two weeks subject to safe opening of Strait of HormuzTrump says pause will last two weeks, subject to Iran opening Strait of HormuzJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 08 April 2026 00:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953392","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-ceasefire-deal-b2953392.html","title":"Trump announces suspension of attacks on Iran for two weeks"}}CloseTrump says he's 'not at all' concerned about committing possible war crimesSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}With most of Washington an...