Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said diplomatic efforts are “progressing steadily” and asked Trump to push back his promised assault by two weeks
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asked US President Donald Trump for a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil.
In his latest threat, Trump said “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not yield to his demands by the cutoff time.
Pakistan has served as the primary intermediary for proposals between the warring powers. There has been no indication of a compromise so far.
“To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,” Sharif said in a post on X.
Iran is positively reviewing Pakistan’s request, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Trump is also aware of the proposal from Islamabad, and a response will come soon, Axios reported, citing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Key developments:
A US-Israeli airstrike has hit Khorramabad airport in western Iran
Israel has warned Iranians to avoid trains for their “safety” as the US has threatened to “demolish” infrastructure ahead of Trump’s Tuesday deadline, dubbed “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day”
The IDF said it struck a petrochemical facility in Shiraz used for explosives and ballistic missile components, calling it one of the last remaining such sites in Iran, without providing evidence
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