As highlighted in his post, Pakistan played a key role as a mediator in negotiations between Washington and Tehran. "In response to the fraternal request of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made in his post, and considering the United States' request for negotiations based on their 15-point proposal, as well as the announcement by the U.S. President accepting the general framework of Iran's 10-point proposal as a basis for talks, hereby, on behalf of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, I declare that if attacks on Iran cease, our powerful armed forces will suspend their defensive operations," he wrote. He also referred to the key issue of the agreement, namely the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. "Within a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible with coordination with Iran's armed forces and due consideration of technical limitations," added Araghchi. With this truce, the conflict that began with U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28 has been halted for at least two weeks. The truce came before the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. He had announced massive attacks on energy infrastructure and other targets in Iran, threatening that "the entire civilization would perish," but Tehran and Washington ultimately managed to reach an agreement.