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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is aggressively pushing for a two-week extension of the deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end its blockade of Gulf oil shipping. The request came hours before the current 8 p.m. Eastern Time cutoff, after which the United States has indicated it could proceed with strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Sharif — who has been acting as the primary third-party conflict mediator alongside leaders from Egypt and Turkey — stated in a social media post that diplomatic efforts “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. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,” Sharif posted on X.
“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.”
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