Iran war live: Tehran and Trump yet to comment on 60-day truce extension plan
According to Al Jazeera's live blog, Tehran and Washington have so far refrained from commenting officially on a 60-day truce extension plan circulating around the White House. In the same report, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel's attacks 'cannot be justified'.
Al JazeeraAccording to Al Jazeera's live blog, a 60-day truce extension plan that has been debated intensely around the White House over the past 48 hours has yet to draw a formal response from Tehran or Washington. Comments from the US Treasury Secretary suggest the plan could include phased sanctions relief and maritime-security guarantees in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei Mohajerani, has maintained his earlier line that 'dialogue is wiser than war', but has not announced a concrete decision.
In the same live report, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Israel's attacks in Lebanon 'cannot be justified' and that operations targeting civilians must stop. Salam reiterated his call for an extraordinary UN Security Council session to safeguard the right to life and humanitarian access in the Middle East. According to Goldman Sachs commodities strategist Damien Courvalin, the market is still holding Brent around $99; if the truce extension is confirmed, a move toward $90 is expected.
On the diplomatic tempo, indirect contacts continuing through Oman and Qatar are now combined with the mediation Pakistan has activated in Tehran. The EU Council's extraordinary Foreign Affairs meeting next week will closely monitor the plan. This article relays Al Jazeera's live reporting; it does not constitute political or investment advice.
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