Trump HALTS Iran Strikes Before Deadline & Russia’s Secret Support of Iran

April 8, 2026

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Trump Halts Iran Strikes Hours Before Deadline, Extends Negotiations by Two Weeks

Just hours before an eight PM deadline that President Trump had set for a major bombing campaign against Iran—one he described as capable of destroying "an entire civilization"—the White House pulled back. Trump announced a two-week extension, claiming that an agreement is in the works and that "almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran." The war hasn't ended, but for the moment, Trump is holding fire.

The Last-Minute Deal and What It Actually Contains

The announcement came after two days of frantic negotiations as diplomats raced against the clock. U.S. officials described the talks as "serious," with progress made over the previous 25 hours. The question inside the White House shifted from whether a deal was possible to whether it could be reached in time. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, working with military leadership including Field Marshal Asim Munir, put forward a proposal for a two-week ceasefire coupled with a temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The idea was simple: create enough breathing room for diplomacy to catch up with the battlefield.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:30) **Trump Extends Iran Strike Deadline, Claims Deal in Works** - President Trump announces a two-week extension of his deadline for a major bombing campaign against Iran, citing progress in negotiations.
2 (08:44) **Ukraine Intel: Russia Aiding Iran with Satellite Surveillance & Cyber Ops** - A Ukrainian assessment reveals Russian satellites conducted surveillance passes over US and allied sites, with imagery shared with Iran prior to strikes.
3 (12:15) **Russia & China Veto UN Resolution to Reopen Strait of Hormuz** - A UN resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is vetoed by Russia and China, despite being watered down to remove any authorization of force.
4 (18:55) **Back of the Brief: CIA's "Ghost Murmur" Heartbeat Detection Tech** - A new report reveals the CIA used a classified system called "Ghost Murmur" to locate a downed F-15E airman in Iran by detecting his heartbeat from miles away.
5 Standout Quotes
6 (02:22) "This will be a double-sided ceasefire. The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East." - President Trump
7 (06:08) "If anyone imagines that this decision wasn't due to political expediency, well I've got a timeshare condo in Tehran to sell you." - Mike Baker, on the Trump administration's decision to extend the Iran deadline

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Show Notes

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

President Donald Trump steps back from the brink, delaying strikes on Iran just hours before a major escalation, as a last-minute diplomatic push attempts to hold.

Ukraine claims Russia is helping Iran sharpen its attacks with satellite intelligence and cyber support.

Russia and China block a United Nations effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

And in today’s Back of the Brief—the CIA reportedly uses a cutting-edge, classified system to locate a downed U.S. airman in Iran by detecting the electromagnetic signature of a human heartbeat.

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