The United States and Iran have reached an agreement for a conditional ceasefire lasting two weeks, facilitated by a timely diplomatic effort from Pakistan. This truce includes provisions for the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the stance of Israel remains ambiguous, as airstrikes have persisted in targeting the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Both parties have declared victories in the aftermath, raising questions about who the true victor may be. Lucy Hough interviews senior international correspondent Peter Beaumont for further insights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement for a conditional ceasefire lasting two weeks, facilitated by a timely diplomatic effort from Pakistan. This truce includes provisions for the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the stance of Israel remains ambiguous, as airstrikes have persisted in targeting the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Both […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[261,577,121,368,1258,88,580,574,571],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk-donald-trump","category-uk-iran","category-uk-israel","category-uk-lebanon","category-uk-pakistan","category-uk","category-uk-us-news","category-uk-us-israel-war-on-iran","category-uk-world-news"],"yoast_head":"\n