Two hours before US President Donald Trump’s threat to push the button that would annihilate Iran’s “whole civilization”, United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that temporarily halted the one and half month hostilities in the Middle East.

Leaders of Gulf states are hoping the ceasefire would progress into a permanent one even as US and Iran claimed victory after 45 days of war.

The whole world is also praying for an end to the tensions that brought serious results to the economy of each nation as a result of the disruption of oil supply.

Trump said the principal condition that convinced him to agree to the temporary ceasefire is Iran’s nod in reopening the critical Strait of Hormuz where oil tankers carrying 20 percent of oil supply to the world pass by.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shezbaz brokered the deal that put forth a ten-point proposal from Iran.

Trump said the US “views as workable” the ten demands of its adversary.

Although Trump did not clearly specify if he will drop his threat to practically annihilate Iran’s civilization, nobody expects him to make good this warning.

Iran’s government has ordered a halt to the bombings.

On the other hand, Iran, which is also part of the ceasefire, declared it will suspend bombing raids against Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghhhi said their military will coordinate the safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

It was not clarified, however, if Iran and Oman will still charge transit fees for oil tankers passing through the strait in the next two weeks.

Araghchi said his government is currently considering the 15-point proposal submitted by the US.

While details of the US proposal have not been revealed, it is believed that it contained demands that Iran must commit to no nuclear weapons, hand over its highly enriched uranium, limit Iran’s defense capabilities and end the regional proxy groups and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Various Iranian media outlets disclosed that among the conditions forwarded by its government is regulating passage through Strait of Hormuz; withdrawal of US forces from the region; compensation for damages brought by the war, lifting of international sanctions and unfreezing of its assets and a binding US resolution to secure any ultimate peace deal.