The truce between Iran and the United States appears to hang by a thread as Tehran and Israel threatened to resume hostilities, following the destructive Israeli attack against the Hezbollah faction in Lebanon that left hundreds injured and dozens dead.
Pakistan, which is mediating the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, called on all parties to maintain restraint, after what the Iranians described as a violation of the ceasefire agreed on Tuesday afternoon.
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“Ceasefire violations have been reported in some parts of the conflict zone, which undermines the spirit of the peace process,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country will host negotiations starting Friday, said in X.
Donald Trump announced on April 7 that the truce will last two weeks, during which time they will set up a negotiating table in Islamabad to discuss the 10-point list proposed by Iran, for which he will send a team led by Vice President JD Vance, Steve Witkoff as special envoy and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Although one of Trump’s conditions to stop the ultimatum against Iran was the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which was carried out starting April 8 with controlled access for oil tankers, Israel’s surprise attack in Lebanon caused Tehran to consider closing it again.
The Israeli army said it launched its “largest coordinated attack” against Hezbollah in Lebanon since the start of the conflict in March, causing 112 deaths and 837 injuries so far, according to data from the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Hezbollah, for its part, claimed to have the right to respond to Israel’s attacks, a situation that could further destabilize the fragile truce; However, so far no retaliation has been recorded. Guardians of the Revolution also threatened to respond to the attack despite the agreement.
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