While US President Donald Trump, the first to announce the development, said both India and Pakistan had agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire", secretary of state Marco Rubio went a step further and claimed the countries had consented to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site.

The first word on the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted to his Truth Social platform that he was pleased to announce that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire Saturday morning between India and Pakistan after days of military fighting in the neighboring nations. "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States,