Pakistan Became the Broker of the US-Iran Ceasefire
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The truce’s boundaries remain contested. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the two-week ceasefire “does not include Lebanon,” the Times of Israel reported. This contradicted Sharif’s announcement of an immediate halt “everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere.”
President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. See what’s next in peace talks.
Oil prices plunged back toward $90 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force a “whole civilization” to die in the war with Iran.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s social media post that laid the groundwork for Tuesday’s two-week pause of U.S. attacks on Iran contained an odd edit, suggesting the announcement was written
US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Ahead of the negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad, netizens shared several memes on social media.