Iran Indicates Acceptance of Two-Week Ceasefire Proposal

Tehran – Iran's Supreme National Security Council has stated it accepted a two-week ceasefire in the ongoing conflict. The announcement comes after statements made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a potential scaling back of threatened actions against Iran contingent upon specific Iranian actions. President Trump indicated late Tuesday that he would reconsider widening the scope of potential attacks on Iranian targets. These targets, as described by the President, included infrastructure such as bridges and power plants along with other unspecified civilian targets. The President's conditions for this de-escalation included Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic. No specific details regarding the circumstances or location of the accepted ceasefire were given by either party.