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US and Iran reach ceasefire

US and Iran reach ceasefire

Following weeks of escalating military strikes and global economic anxiety, the United States and Iran have brokered a fragile 14-day truce.

The deal, reportedly mediated by Pakistan with back-channel influence from China, requires Tehran to allow safe passage through the critical Strait of Hormuz.

While President Trump hailed the move as a victory for world peace, Iranian state media framed the suspension of strikes as a strategic retreat by Washington.

Formal negotiations to establish a more permanent settlement are scheduled to begin this Friday in Islamabad.