US-Iran War News LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump agreed to a two-day ceasefire just hours before the deadline he had set for Iran to capitulate, warning that otherwise a "whole civilisation will die tonight."
The wave of attacks began shortly after Donald Trump announced a 15-day ceasefire and negotiations with Iran aimed at establishing a lasting peace.
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The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes, has begun to see limited movement again after Iran agreed to reopen it under a temporary ceasefire with the United States.
The US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire - with 90 minutes on Donald Trump's "a whole civilisation will die tonight" clock - early Wednesday, as part of which Iran agreed to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, potentially restoring global energy supplies.
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A defiant Iran and the most powerful nation in the world, the US, fighting for over a month, agreed to a ceasefire 90 minutes before Trump's "wiping out a whole civilization" threat was to end.
The message comes after US President Donald Trump said that he has agreed to suspend attacks on the Islamic Republic for two weeks only if the strait is opened in a "complete, immediate, and safe" manner.
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Israel, the US's closest partner in the region and which lured Trump to take on Iran, was ultimatelt a mere spectator to the ceasefire agreement.
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Apparent rifts within the Iran administration, echoed by contradictory views on the streets, will put strain on the ceasefire ahead of scheduled US-Iran talks in Pakistan on Friday.
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