WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will help with traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Washington and Tehran agreed to a truce, achieved through Pakistan-led diplomatic efforts.
The countries agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour before Trump’s Wednesday deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire.
Tehran later said it had agreed to safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for oil, which has been virtually paralysed for weeks by the Middle East war, pushing up prices for crude and related products worldwide.
“The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐉. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟏 𝐀𝐌 𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝟎𝟒.𝟎𝟖.𝟐𝟔 pic.twitter.com/Ict1bkhr4b
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) April 8, 2026
“There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said hours earlier that safe passage through the Strait will be possible “via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
Statement on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran: pic.twitter.com/cEtBNCLnWT
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) April 7, 2026
Trump said in his Truth Social post that the United States will be “loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just “hangin’ around” in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will.”
The US president’s tone contrasted starkly with his threat last week to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.”
“Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!” Trump wrote on Wednesday.
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the United States, its allies, and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire “everywhere”, including Lebanon, following mediation by his government to stop weeks of fighting.
“I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY,” Sharif posted on X.
He added that Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, would welcome delegations from both countries on Friday to hold negotiations aimed at reaching a “conclusive agreement”.
“We earnestly hope that the ‘Islamabad Talks’ succeed in achieving sustainable peace and wish to share more good news in the coming days,” he said.
Both Tehran and Washington announced they had agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour before President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire.
