Overview
- Trump postponed his ultimatum after both sides agreed to a two‑week ceasefire that includes safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ZDF’s reporting.
- Before the pause, US and Israeli forces struck targets in Iran, with reports of attacks on bridges, rail lines, highways, and the oil export island Kharg/Charg, and Iranian media reported deaths and damage in the Tehran area.
- Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants and said the country could be “wiped out in a night,” drawing warnings from the UN and EU that hitting civilian infrastructure would violate international law.
- Pakistan pressed for more time as mediators worked to slow the spiral, and ZDF reported that oil prices eased after word of a temporary halt to fighting.
- The ceasefire is conditional and fragile, leaving high risks in place given Hormuz’s central role in global oil flows and the recent strikes that widened civilian harm and stoked regional retaliation.