Washington and Tehran agree to ceasefire

mk.ru (Russian)

Washington and Tehran have agreed to a ceasefire, according to sources in Iran and Pakistan. The deal includes free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. An official announcement is expected in the coming days, followed by negotiations and technical meetings. This follows a mid-June memorandum aimed at starting a peace process, which collapsed into renewed escalation within a month. On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced an economic operation against Iran, which Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called an admission of defeat and a distraction from domestic crisis.


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