Trump aware of Pakistani proposal and will respond, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump is aware of Pakistan’s proposal for a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran, and a response will come, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.”The President has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come,” Leavitt said in a statement.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier on Wednesday requested U.S. President Donald Trump make a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its blockade of Gulf oil.
Pakistan has been the main go-between 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,” Sharif said in a post on X.