Overview
- The president set an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline on Truth Social, then hours later said Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire after Pakistan floated a roadmap.
- His post warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" unless Iran accepted a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Critics in Congress urged drastic steps in response, with Rep. Ro Khanna referencing the 25th Amendment before later saying Trump "backed down."
- Late-night and online commentary mocked the reversal, as Jimmy Kimmel amplified the "TACO" tag and joked it was "the Taco Tuesday of all Taco Tuesdays."
- Conservative voices framed the move as negotiating leverage and pointed to U.S. demands on Iran’s nuclear work and missiles, while the strait’s reopening could ease gas prices because it carries a large share of global oil shipments.