Pakistan asks for 2-week ceasefire amid diplomatic efforts

Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that diplomatic efforts for the "peaceful settlement" of the Iran war are progressing "steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in (the) near future." 

Sharif asked President Trump to extend his deadline for Tehran another two weeks "to allow diplomacy to run its course." He also asked the Iranian regime to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks "as a goodwill gesture" and for all parties involved in the conflict to observe th ceasefire. 

Sharif tagged Mr. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian leaders in the post.