Key Posts Iran accepts two-week ceasefire, Strait of Hormuz to reopen By Emily Kaine
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war between the US-Israel and Iran, and will reopen the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the pause.
The statement comes after US President Donald Trump said he would suspend his plans to bomb Iran for another two weeks, sharing a post on Truth Social that he had received a 10-point proposal from Iran and was willing to negotiate.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has released a statement on X, saying Iran has agreed to the US’s terms and stating: “If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations.”
The statement also said Iran would allow safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz in co-ordination with Iranian Armed Forces “for a period of two weeks”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said the ceasefire would not affect Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Lebanon.
With AP
Latest Posts 2.05pm Malaysia welcomes ceasefire By Angus Delaney
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has welcomed the two-week US-Iran ceasefire as a proposal that “augurs well for the restoration of peace and stability” around the world.
“It is earnestly hoped that the negotiation process will be conducted in good faith, with a firm resolve to seeking lasting resolution to the issues currently facing the region,” Ibrahim said in a statement.
“Peace talks cannot succeed if the proceedings are cloaked in deception and double-dealing.”
The prime minister added that Iran’s 10-point plan for peace should also end suffering in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, and “ensure the end of the genocide and dispossession of the people of Palestine, not least in Gaza”.
“Let this be a turning point towards lasting peace,” he said. “The world cannot afford for it to be anything less.”
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