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A tentative two-week ceasefire took effect on Wednesday between Iran, Israel, and the United States following a recent war. The agreement aims to halt hostilities, but key issues including Iran's nuclear program, missile capabilities, and regional alliances remain unresolved. Negotiations continue amid differences between U.S. President Donald Trump, Iran's leadership, and Israel.
vanguardngr.comA tentative ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States took effect on Wednesday. The agreement, lasting two weeks, follows a war that began on February 28. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets, including the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested a regime change in Iran after the strikes, which also killed several top officials and military leaders. However, Ayatollah Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeded him as Supreme Leader.
Mojtaba Khamenei, aged 55, is aligned with Iran's Revolutionary Guard and has not appeared publicly since reportedly being wounded in the strike that killed his father. Iran's political structure, centered on maintaining a Shiite theocracy, remains in place. Mass protests occurred in January but were suppressed by authorities before the war began.
No further uprisings have been reported since the conflict started.
retains its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, stored at enrichment sites bombed by the U.S. during a prior 12-day war in June. Iran has not enriched uranium since that conflict and maintains it has the right to do so for peaceful purposes, while denying pursuit of nuclear weapons.
U.S. and Israel have called for complete dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program, which Iran rejected in its 10-point peace proposal.
“The U.S. would work with Iran to dig up and remove" the uranium.”
Since February 28, Iran has launched more than 5,000 drones, over 2,100 ballistic missiles, and over 50 cruise missiles, according to the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), a Washington-based organization with ties to the Israeli military.
Pre-war estimates by JINSA placed Iran's ballistic missile arsenal at 8,000 to 10,000. The U.S. and Israel report destroying or burying many Iranian missile launchers, while Israel states it reduced but did not eliminate Iran's production and launch capabilities.
Central Command reported destroying over 150 Iranian ships, effectively eliminating the Iranian navy, along with multiple warplanes, helicopters, military installations, and missile factories. Despite these losses, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz during the war, through which about one-fifth of global traded oil passes, and imposed fees on passing vessels, reportedly up to $2 million per ship.
Iran and Oman are discussing a proposal to share these fees in the waterway. Israel conducted operations against Iran's allied militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen, and Hamas in Gaza, following Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack from Gaza.
Hezbollah continues fighting Israel despite the ceasefire, while Houthis fired on Israel only a few times and did not target Red Sea shipping. Hamas retains control of about half of Gaza and has not disarmed under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire; Israel seeks an end to Iran's support for these groups, which Iran has refused.
The ceasefire addresses immediate hostilities but leaves unresolved issues such as Iran's nuclear and missile programs, military rebuilding, and regional alliances. Permanent negotiations will determine long-term stability in the Middle East and global energy markets.
Affected parties include regional populations, international shipping routes, and oil-dependent economies.
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