Iran accuses US and Israel of ceasefire violations, threatening truce
A two-week agreement to halt U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran was under threat from multiple directions on Wednesday. Iran accused the United States of violating the ceasefire. Israel carried out widespread strikes in Lebanon. Iran conducted retaliatory attacks in the Persian Gulf region. And traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained at a standstill. Iran might withdraw from talks if violations of the ceasefire continued, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a statement Wednesday, which detailed apparent breaches of the agreement, including Israeli attacks in Lebanon, a drone intercepted in Iran and what he said was President Donald Trump’s denial of Iran’s right to enrich uranium. Less than 24 hours since Trump announced the ceasefire, its future remains tenuous, with the two sides slated to begin talks in Pakistan on Friday. After nearly six weeks of fighting that has destabilized the region and upended the global economy, the agreement raised the prospect of respite. But some of the ceasefire’s…
8 Apr 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday