US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire

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Secretary-General António Guterres calls on all parties “to abide by the terms of the ceasefire in order to pave the way towards a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region,” his spokesperson said.

Guterres also calls on the parties to comply with their obligations under international law, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement late Tuesday.

International law requires the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure.

“The secretary-general underscores that an end to hostilities is urgently needed to protect civilian lives and alleviate human suffering,” Dujarric said.

Jean Arnault, the secretary-general’s personal envoy, is in the region “to support efforts toward lasting peace,” the spokesperson said.

planj07 on April 8th, 2026 at 03:27 UTC »

Pretty incredible to see a bunch of Iran’s leadership get wiped out and the replacements of their replacements are here running strategic circles around the Americans.

Wraeclast66 on April 8th, 2026 at 01:18 UTC »

so basically everything will be like how it was before the war, but iran gets a 2M per ship toll now. America just cant stop winning

momoali11 on April 8th, 2026 at 01:07 UTC »

The two-week ceasefire plan includes allowing both Iran and Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, a regional official said Wednesday. The official said Iran would use the money it raised for reconstruction. It wasn’t immediately clear what Oman would use its money for. The strait is in the territorial waters of both Oman and Iran. The world had considered the passage an international waterway and never paid tolls before. The official, who had been directly involved in the negotiations, spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

This concession is, without any doubt, the best case scenario for Iran. Iran will make billions in revenue every year. It's billions that will help the Iranian currency which crashed before the recent protests. It's billions that will allow Iran to modernize it's military, energy infrastructure, ...

On a lighter note, Oman did the meme "Do nothing. Win."