This is CNN breaking news.

Good evening, I'm Laura Coates.

After 39 days of war with Iran, tonight there's word of a ceasefire.

The U.S. and Iran have both confirmed that they have agreed to a two-week pause.

The announcement came just 90 minutes before President Trump's threat to destroy Iran's whole civilization was set to come due.

It's still a lot to learn, including the exact timing of when the ceasefire is fully in effect.

So I want to walk through exactly what we know as of now.

So in his announcement, the president conditioned the ceasefire.

He said that he would suspend the U.S. bombing campaign only if the Strait of Hormuz was reopened.

And a short time later, Iran confirmed it. The Iranian foreign minister weighed in on that critical

peace Trump was looking for. He says for two weeks, safe passage through

the Strait will be possible by coordinating with Iran's armed forces. The other parties in the war

also appear to be on board. The White House says Israel has agreed and the temporary truth

supplies to Lebanon.

Now, the administration is getting ready

for in-person talks with Iran in the coming days.

And we're told that Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner

and Vice President J.D. Vance are all expected to attend.

So the big question is, how did all of this come together? Well, it seems that a

frantic, diplomatic scrambled by Pakistan played a huge part. The White House says that's likely

where negotiations will take place. And those negotiations will not be easy because what Iran's

Supreme National Security Council is claiming goes a lot

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