U.S. and Iran Receive 45-Day Ceasefire Proposal As Pressure Mounts to Open the Strait of Hormuz

Dmitri Bolt | April 06, 2026 11:15 AM

The United States and Iran have received a draft ceasefire proposal from several third-party mediators, including Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey, as international efforts intensify to prevent a major escalation, one that President Trump has warned could extend military strikes to Iranian energy infrastructure.

The proposal reportedly includes a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as mediators acknowledge that any lasting end to the conflict would require both restoring access to the Strait and addressing the country’s uranium stockpile, either through removal or dilution.

🚨 BREAKING: A 45-DAY CEASEFIRE plan that includes opening the Strait of Hormuz has been presented to the US and Iran by Egyptian, Pakistani and Turkish mediators

The UAE has also offered assistance to keep the Strait OPEN under the right deal

They're RUSHING to get peace… pic.twitter.com/ydIsBLsIMX
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Neither the U.S. nor Iran has responded to the proposal.

The mediators behind the draft are reportedly concerned not only about a potential escalation of Operation Epic Fury, but also that Iranian retaliation to a U.S.-Israeli strike on its energy infrastructure could target and devastate oil and water facilities across Gulf countries, according to Axios.