US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire, with strait of Hormuz to open

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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Last-minute intervention led by Pakistan cancels Trump ultimatum for Iran to surrender or face annihilationMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday evening after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling an ultimatum from Donald Trump for Iran to surrender or face widespread destruction.Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire agreement came less than two hours before the US president’s self-imposed 8pm Eastern time deadline to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in a move that legal scholars, as well as officials from numerous countries and the Pope, had warned could constitute war crimes. Continue reading...

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US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire, with strait of Hormuz to open
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Last-minute intervention led by Pakistan cancels Trump ultimatum for Iran to surrender or face annihilationMiddle East crisis – live updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailThe US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday evening after a last-minute diplomatic intervention led by Pakistan, canceling an ultimatum from Donald Trump for Iran to surrender or face widespread destruction.Trump’s announcement of the ceasefire agreement came less than two hours before the US president’s self-imposed 8pm Eastern time deadline to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges in a move that legal scholars, as well as officials from numerous countries and the Pope, had warned could constitute war crimes. Continue reading...

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