Sharif Pleas for Iran Delay, U.S. Threatens Strikes

0:00On April 7th, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shabah Sharif, just called on President Donald Trump to push back a two-week deadline on Iran by another two weeks. This comes as Trump demands Iran lift its blockade on Gulf War shipments by 8 p.m. Eastern daylight time tonight, which is midnight Greenwich mean. Time, or 3.30 a.m. in Tehran, otherwise the U.S. plans to take out Iran's bridges and power plants. We've made the plea in a social media post, stressing the need for time to let talks play out. He also asked Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for those two weeks as a sign of good faith and pushed all sides in the conflict to hold a full ceasefire during that window. World leaders are watching closely since this blockade has jacked up oil prices and rattled global markets. Pakistan has been playing middleman, shettling ideas between the U.S. and Iran, but tensions spiked after recent Iranian strikes on Saudi industrial. Sights Sources say negotiations were gaining steam with real progress on the horizon, yet no deals

1:04in sight and the White House hasn't weighed in yet. Diplomacy's hanging by a threat here, but Sharif's move keeps the door cracked for a peaceful off-ramp before things escalate further. Global news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters worldwide.