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Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, says Israel

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Middle East crisis live: Iran war ceasefire doesn’t include Lebanon, says Israel
Pakistan’s PM had said the ceasefire would cover Lebanon; IDF ‘continues fighting and ground operations’ against Hezbollah
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Pakistan’s PM had said the ceasefire would cover Lebanon; IDF ‘continues fighting and ground operations’ against Hezbollah

  • US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz

  • Iran war ceasefire announcement – what we know so far

A genocidal threat, and then the US president, Donald Trump, blinked – without any apparently meaningful concessions from Iran. As in so much concerning the second Trump administration, the two week ceasefire “deal” that will see the strait of Hormuz reopened – if it can be described as such – is maddeningly vague and short on detail, apparently kicking the can on key issues down the road.

Iran’s nuclear issue, Trump said, would be solved “perfectly.” “It was a big day for world peace”, Trump posted on Truth Social. “Iran can start reconstruction” he added. “Big money” could be made. Yada. Yada. Yada.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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