Overview
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called the 39-day U.S.–Iran conflict an unjust war in a post on X.
- He asked what the U.S. gained after reports that the truce would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which he noted had been open before the fighting.
- Pakistan brokered a tentative two-week ceasefire involving the United States, Iran, and Israel that set up direct U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad.
- Media reports said the deal reopened the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel that carries a large share of the world’s oil shipments.
- The New Indian Express reported that President Donald Trump pulled back from earlier threats to destroy Iranian civilization as tensions eased.