Pakistan urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to extend his deadline for Iran, seeking a two-week pause in the Mideast conflict.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X that "diplomatic efforts for peaceful settlement of the ongoing war in the Middle East are progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future."
"To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks," he said. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the post.
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"Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open the Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture," he added. "We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region."