Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif asked US President Donald Trump make a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan has been the main mediator for proposals shared by Iran and the United States, but there has been no sign of a compromise.
“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,” Shehnaz Sharif said in a post on X.
We urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve a conclusive termination of the Iran war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region, he added.
The head of the Catholic Church in the world, Pope Leo XIV strongly denounced threats against Iran, calling them “truly unacceptable,” after Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight amid escalating tensions over Iran.
”The Pope framed the situation as not just a legal issue but “a moral question for the good of the world’s people,” and urged citizens to push their leaders toward peace, stressing that “people want peace.” The Pope’s intervention came after a day of heightened rhetoric surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has set an 8 p.m. EST deadline for Iran to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after postponing it multiple times. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning, he said “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.
On Tuesday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution sponsored by Bahrain concerning the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. The measure received 11 votes in favor and two abstentions, but the two permanent members used their veto power to block it.