White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post

New York Times: “President Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline for Iran was fast approaching, and Pakistan was trying to orchestrate an off-ramp for both sides. So Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to social media.”

“Mr. Sharif, adopting Trumpian parlance, said in a post on X Tuesday afternoon that diplomacy was ‘progressing steadily, strongly and powerfully’ and that he was requesting that Mr. Trump extend the deadline for two weeks. He then tagged Mr. Trump and other top advisers.”

“But behind the scenes, the White House had already seen and signed off on the statement before Mr. Sharif posted it, according to a person briefed on the communication, a sign that the diplomatic channels were much more active than the message on social media suggested.”