He called on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz for the appropriate two-week period “as a gesture of goodwill.”
According to Sharif, diplomacy is “steadily, confidently and powerfully moving forward.”
In addition, Sharif called on all warring parties to observe a ceasefire for two weeks “to allow diplomacy to achieve a permanent end to the war.”
Diplomatic efforts for a 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 the near future. To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 7, 2026
The White House said Trump was informed of Pakistan's request to extend the negotiations by two weeks, the New York Times reported.
“The response will follow,” White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters.
Trump himself told Fox News journalist Jackie Heinrich in a telephone comment that the United States is engaged in “tense negotiations” with Iran. She also wrote in X that Trump declined to comment on Pakistan's request for a two-week extension, saying he would soon have full information on the matter, but added that he knew Sharif well and that he was a “respected man throughout the world.”
Just had a short call with POTUS:
He declined to say how he is feeling about negotiations: “I can't tell you, because right now we're in heated negotiations.”
He declined to weigh in on Pakistan's 2 week deadline extension request – saying he's about to be briefed fully on it -…
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) April 7, 2026
Iran welcomes Pakistan's request for a two-week ceasefire, Reuters reports, citing a senior Iranian official. At the same time, the agency does not specify whether Iran is ready to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks.
Context
For the first time, the US President threatened to strike Iran's energy sector due to the blockade Strait of Hormuz on the night of March 22. He wrote in Truth Social, giving Iran 48 hours or the US will “destroy their power plants.”
On March 23, the head of the White House announced that he had instructed the Pentagon postpone the blows for five days on Iranian energy infrastructure against the backdrop of “successful and productive” negotiations to resolve the situation in the Middle East. Iran denied information about the negotiations, claiming that Trump's statements were allegedly aimed at gaining time for US military plans and influencing energy prices.
March 26 Trump again extended The deadline for the ultimatum is this time until April 6.
On April 4, the head of the White House recalled that Iran had 48 hours left “before it attacks them.” real hell”.
