U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal Shows Strain Ahead Of Talks With Oil Flows Squeezed

JERWEALAM/BEIRUT/ISLAMABAD, April 10 (Reuters) – A fragile two-week period truce between the USA and Iranian He stated that Washington experienced more tension on Friday, a day before starting negotiations in Pakistan.WeHe accused Tehran of not keeping its promises regarding the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel attacked Lebanon with attacks. Iranian He claimed that he violated the ceasefire.

There were no signs Iranian It lifted the almost complete blockade of the strait.Weexperienced the worst ever disruption to global energy supply. Tehran cited Israel as an example Attacks against Lebanon continueWednesday’s heaviest strikes of the war were also a major sticking point.

US President Donald Trump said in a social media post late Thursday: Iranian It was doing a “very poor job” of allowing oil to pass through the strait. “This is not the agreement between us!”

In a separate post, he said oil would start flowing again, without saying what steps the United States might take.

In the first 24 hours truceTrump announced on Tuesday, jWeOne oil products tanker and five dry cargo ships passed through the throatThis ship typically carries one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows, and before the war 140 ships a day.

The Israeli military said early Friday that it had shot down 10 launchers in Lebanon that fired rockets into northern Israel on Thursday evening. IranianAllied armed group Hezbollah fired a missile at Israel, triggering air sirens.

According to the Times of Israel, the missile was stopped. Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli military infrastructure in the northern city of Haifa.

USA and Israel announced the latest situation truce It does not include Lebanon, which Israel occupied last month in parallel with the war Iranian – To eradicate Hezbollah.

However Iranian and Pakistan, acting as mediatorThey say Lebanon is clearly part of the agreement. IranianSpeaker of the Parliament Muhammed Bakır Kalibaf, have a bee in one’s bonnet IranianIan delegation Opposite US Vice President JD Vance, Lebanon and the rest on social media Iranian‘s regional ‘axis’ of allies were integral parts of any alliance. truce.

In a defiant statement, IranianSupreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday: Iranian He would take revenge for the war.

In the statement, he said, “We will definitely not leave the murderous attackers who attacked our country unpunished. We will undoubtedly demand compensation for every damage caused.”

A two-week ceasefire agreement was signed under the mediation of PakistanWet hours before the deadline that Trump said would trigger US attacks Iranianthe destruction of its power plants and bridges and the destruction of “an entire civilization.”

In Pakistan, officials were preparing for the first round of US elections.Iranian In the talks held on Saturday to resolve the conflict that started with the attacks of the USA and Israel Iranian On February 28.

Iranian On Wednesday, a 10-point proposal for a solution to the war was published, which includes maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz. IranianThe right to nuclear enrichment, the lifting of sanctions, and the right to end war, including the war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government rejected the offer of direct talks with Lebanon last month, said that Israel would continue its attacks against Hezbollah, and said on Thursday that Israel had given instructions against Hezbollah. start peace talks As soon as possible, this will include the disarmament of Hezbollah.

“Negotiations will intensifyWe “On the disarmament of Hezbollah and the establishment of peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon,” he said.

A senior Lebanese official told Reuters that Lebanon was having its last day.Wetemporarily truce It is stated that allowing broader talks with Israel and that this effort is “a different path but the same model” with the USA.Iranian truce.

Israel is preparing to reduce its attacks in Lebanon, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday. US media reported that Trump said he asked Netanyahu to be more “modest” in Lebanon.

Another Israeli official said that talks with Lebanon are expected to start in Washington next week. A US State Department official confirmed that the US will host the “disk” meeting next week.Wecontinues truce negotiations.”

Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad said on Thursday that the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel and that the Lebanese government should demand a deal. truce as a prerequisite for further steps.