BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 8. Pakistani Prime
Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a ceasefire agreement between
Iran and the United States, Shahbaz Sharif wrote on his X page,
Trend reports.
"I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and
the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed
to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and
elsewhere," he wrote.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military
operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran.
The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from
the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes
reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale
retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S.
facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise
missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and
maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in
the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly.
Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to
vessels it deems necessary.
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