Crowds took to the streets in Tehran after the announcement was made (Picture: AFP)

Donald Trump has agreed to a provisional two-week ceasefire in the Iran war after pulling back at the last minute from his warning that ‘a whole civilisation will die’.

The US president said he was suspending his threats if Iran agreed to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz waterway.

Tehran has already proposed a 10-point plan that provided ‘a workable basis on which to negotiate’.

The move came in response to a request by Pakistan,which has been acting as a mediator in the conflict between the warring sides.

Writing on Truth Social,Trump said: ‘This will be a double-sided CEASEFIRE! 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 said: ‘We received a 10 point proposal from Iran,and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.’

Any talks between the US and Iran would face monumental challenges. Many of Washington’s shifting objectives,particularly over Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes,remain difficult to achieve.

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