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The ceasefire agreement was mediated by Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan. He announced yesterday that the US and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire ev

by ndiddy 6mo ago

The ceasefire agreement was mediated by Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan. He announced yesterday that the US and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon. They agreed to base negotiations on Iran's 10-point proposal. [1] Trump released his own statement that the US was agreeing to the ceasefire, again using Iran's 10-point proposal as a basis. [2] Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would comply with the ceasefire. [3] Hours later, Israel carried out a brutal strike on dense commercial and residential areas in Southern Lebanon without warning, killing at least 254 people and injuring more than 1,000 others. [4] The IRGC announced that if Trump didn't rein in Israel, Iran would exit the ceasefire arrangement. [5] Trump then told a reporter that Lebanon was not in the deal, contradicting Sharif's statement. [6] In response, Iran's speaker of the parliament released a statement outlining how the US had violated three of Iran's 10 points and that he viewed a bilateral ceasefire as now being unreasonable. [7] [1] https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2041665043423752651 https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2041665043423752651 [2] https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1163657967133 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1163657967133... [3] https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/2041714151374856232 https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/2041714151374856232 [4] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/hundreds-of-casualti https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/hundreds-of-casualti... [5] https://x.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/2041886432239788297 https://x.com/Tasnimnews_EN/status/2041886432239788297 [6] https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640 https://x.com/ElizLanders/status/2041878299454955640 [7] https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2041943537386958858 https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2041943537386958858

dlubarov 6mo ago
> Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would comply with the ceasefire. [3] That's not really what the source says. There is no ceasefire agreement in force at all (only a basis for negotiations with Iran), let alone one that covers Hezbollah.
- ndiddy 6mo ago
  You're right that Netanyahu's statement contradicts Sharif's statement, which says that "the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies" agreed to the immediate ceasefire. It makes me wonder what was going on behind the scenes.
- ndiddy 6mo ago
  From CBS reporting today (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-talks-us-washington/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-talks-...): > Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News that President Trump had been told that the ceasefire announced Thursday would apply to the Middle East region, and he agreed that included Lebanon. Mediators believed the ceasefire to include Lebanon, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that it did. Araghchi also said it was included. > On the day of the ceasefire, a White House official told CBS News that Israel had also agreed with the terms of the deal that Pakistan had helped to broker. > However, the U.S. position shifted following a phone call between Netanyahu and Mr. Trump. Two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that the changing U.S. positions, and the disjointed remnant of the regime in Iran, are making the diplomacy highly complex. > Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Wednesday that there was a "legitimate misunderstanding" about the terms of the ceasefire, but he placed blame on the Iranians for misunderstanding that it included their proxy forces in Lebanon. It's great to see that Israel has veto power over US foreign policy.
  - dlubarov 6mo ago
    In other words, negotiations are underway and Israel hasn't agreed to anything yet, but some people went ahead and declared peace in the Middle East anyway. Like any other state, Israel has the ability to enter into its own agreements; no one can consent on its behalf and then inform it that it's part of a deal.

by ndiddy 6mo ago

dlubarov 6mo ago

> Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would comply with the ceasefire. [3] That's not really what the source says. There is no ceasefire agreement in force at all (only a basis for negotiations with Iran), let alone one that covers Hezbollah.

ndiddy 6mo ago
You're right that Netanyahu's statement contradicts Sharif's statement, which says that "the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies" agreed to the immediate ceasefire. It makes me wonder what was going on behind the scenes.
ndiddy 6mo ago
From CBS reporting today (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-talks-us-washington/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-talks-...): > Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News that President Trump had been told that the ceasefire announced Thursday would apply to the Middle East region, and he agreed that included Lebanon. Mediators believed the ceasefire to include Lebanon, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that it did. Araghchi also said it was included. > On the day of the ceasefire, a White House official told CBS News that Israel had also agreed with the terms of the deal that Pakistan had helped to broker. > However, the U.S. position shifted following a phone call between Netanyahu and Mr. Trump. Two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that the changing U.S. positions, and the disjointed remnant of the regime in Iran, are making the diplomacy highly complex. > Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Wednesday that there was a "legitimate misunderstanding" about the terms of the ceasefire, but he placed blame on the Iranians for misunderstanding that it included their proxy forces in Lebanon. It's great to see that Israel has veto power over US foreign policy.
- dlubarov 6mo ago
  In other words, negotiations are underway and Israel hasn't agreed to anything yet, but some people went ahead and declared peace in the Middle East anyway. Like any other state, Israel has the ability to enter into its own agreements; no one can consent on its behalf and then inform it that it's part of a deal.