ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 8. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement on a
full ceasefire and truce in the Middle East brokered with the
mediation of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of
Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Trend reports via the press service of the
Kazakh president.
Tokayev expressed hope that the reached agreement would be
long-term, emphasizing its importance for the development of global
trade and the economic prosperity of all countries.
On April 8, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a
ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States
"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 his X page.
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.
