Trump’s Iran ceasefire in doubt as missiles rain on Israel in minutes | US | News
Missiles were launched by Iran and Israel following the statement, which led to a call for asylum to citizens in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and other countries. A gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi went up in flames this morning following a fire coming from Iran, officials have confirmed.
But Mr Trump finally brokered an agreement last night to step back from the apocalyptic abyss. Iran had presented a 10-point plan to which Mr. Trump agreed; but one condition was that a fee of £1 million per ship would be charged for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
However, missile attacks started again across the Middle East. Iran has also argued that it will continue to control and impose taxes on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and will enrich uranium.
A senior White House official told CNN that Israel has joined the two-week ceasefire. Israeli forces agreed to halt bombing raids while negotiations continued.
Mr. Trump initially stated that the 10-point plan proposed by Iran was “doable” and had the potential to help resolve the dispute with Israel that he initiated on February 28. However, he later labeled the plan a fraud without providing further details. The US President stated that completely eliminating Iran’s nuclear program is the main goal of the conflict.
The statement expands on Mr. Trump’s Truth Social announcement, which focused on suspending U.S. attacks on Iranian infrastructure. However, the White House official’s statement to CNN makes it clear that the pause also includes Israeli military operations.
Following the ceasefire announcement, Mr. Trump returned to his social media platform to declare that it was a “great day for World Peace.” His post continued: “Iran wants this to happen, they’ve had enough! So does everyone else! The United States will help increase traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be a lot of positive action!”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir personally called on Mr. Trump to stop the attacks planned for Tuesday night. Trump, 79, agreed to halt the bombing for two weeks on the condition that Iran agree to what he called a “FULL, IMMEDIATE and SAFE OPENING” of the Strait of Hormuz.
The world leader described the arrangement as a “bilateral ceasefire” and confirmed that Washington had received a 10-point proposal from Tehran, which he saw as “a workable basis for negotiations”.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the agreement does not cover the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Pro-government demonstrators who filled the streets of Iran’s capital chanted the following slogans: “Death to America, death to Israel, death to the compromisers!” After the ceasefire announcement
