Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, and invited their delegation to Islamabad on Friday, April 10, to negotiate a permanent deal.
Baghdad [Iraq], April 8 (ANI): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq has 'welcomed' the ceasefire announcement between the US and Iran and called for launching 'serious' and 'sustainable' dialogue tracks to enhance mutual trust.
President Trump’s short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible only after coordination with the Iranian Armed Forces.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Supreme National Security Council issued a statement regarding the US's acceptance of Iran's conditions to end the war.
President Trump had been under increasing pressure to find a way out after he threatened to wipe out Iran’s civilization on Tuesday night unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump retreated from his previous threat against Iran’s infrastructures, and agreed to use Iran’s 10-Point proposal as a basis for further negotiations.
Iran says talks with US to begin Friday in Islamabad Iran's Supreme Security Council said on Wednesday negotiations with the US would begin on Friday 10 April in Islamabad after it submitted a 10-point proposal to Washington via Pakistan, Iranian state media reported. The talks do not signal the end of the war, the Council added. The talks, which may last up to 15 days and could be extended by agreement, aim to finalise details of the proposal, which includes provisions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief and withdrawal of US military forces from regional bases, Iran said.
Iranian 10 point proposal ‘workable basis’, Trump says Trump said the US has received a 10 point proposal from Iran and believes it to be "a workable basis on which to negotiate. " "Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks," Trump wrote on social media. "This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE," Trump said.
The US president has announced a two-week ceasefire to finalize a peace agreement with Tehran President Donald Trump has suspended his looming attack on Iran's energy infrastructure, announcing a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a long-term peace agreement based on a "workable" 10-point proposal from Tehran.
The UN's chief says he is "deeply troubled" by such statements, as the US president ramps up pressure on Iran to agree a deal to end the war.
"The Security Council should not rush to vote on a draft resolution when serious concerns have been raised by members," China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong said.
Over half a million U. S. residents are at least partly of Iranian descent.
Exclusive: Staff in Karim Khan's office write in support of his return to ICC Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 14:52 A group purporting to represent the 'silent majority' urges respect for judicial findings on the prosecutor's alleged misconduct International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan attends a press conference at the San Carlos Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on 25 April 2024 (AFP) Off A group of staff members at the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing themselves as the "silent majority", have written to the court’s governing body twice since last week, in support of prosecutor Karim Khan returning to his duties, Middle East Eye can reveal. MEE reported last month that a panel of judges appointed by the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ICC’s governing body, concluded that a United Nations investigation had not established any "misconduct or breach of duty" by Khan. But MEE later reported that a majority of ASP members on Wednesday backed a motion to disregard the judges' report, and suggesting that Khan may have committed some form of misconduct.
U. S. , Iranian, Israeli and other officials offered varying accounts about the state of negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): Russia and China vetoed a Bahrain-backed UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz. A resolution that was already diluted to secure their abstentions. The 15-member council saw 11 votes in favour, two against (China and Russia), and Pakistan and Colombia abstained from voting.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and Senator Ron Johnson were among those pushing back against President Trump’s threats toward Iran.
US lawmakers call to remove Trump after 'civilization will die' threat against Iran Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 18:52 The 25th amendment allows for the ousting of a mentally or physically incapacitated president US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC, on 6 April 2026 (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Off A slew of Democratic lawmakers are calling for US President Donald Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment - a process by which the vice president and the cabinet assess him as unfit to continue his duties. The statements come as Trump ramps up his stunning rhetoric against Iran, most recently on Tuesday, warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal with Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as well as stop its nuclear enrichment and missile production. Trump is vowing to "obliterate" Iran's critical infrastructure, which could include its energy, communications, and water systems, if it doesn't agree to his preconditions for a deal by 8 pm local time in Washington on Tuesday.
Pakistan PM seeks two-week extension to Trump's deadline on Iran Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday requested that US President Donald Trump make a two-week extension to a deadline he imposed on Iran to end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. "To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture," Sharif said in a post on X.
Lib Dems, Greens and some Labour MPs demand UK block US from using its airbases for Iran missions Middle East crisis – live updates Keir Starmer is facing increasing pressure to limit US access to British airbases after Donald Trump threatened “a whole civilisation” would die if Iran ignored his demands, comments Downing Street has not directly criticised. No 10 has allowed US forces to use UK bases only for defensive missions against Iran, such as targeting missile sites, ruling out attacks on civilian infrastructure such as power stations – which the US president has threatened. Continue reading...
