The 40th day of conflict is also the first official day that Iran and the United States have agreed to in order to advance peace negotiations. However, this Wednesday (8) was marked by .
On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who mediated the agreement between the parties, had stated that the ceasefire should be general. However, on Wednesday, , and , JD Vance, stated that Lebanon was not included in the accepted proposal.
The attacks on Lebanon put negotiation efforts at risk. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it was preparing a . And the Iranian government reported that it had returned and that it could break the ceasefire due to the attacks on Beirut. In turn, Lebanon asked for international help to contain Israel and
Other attacks
In addition to Lebanon, bombings in other locations were recorded this Wednesday. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country’s two islands, Lavan and Siri, were .
A strategic oil pipeline from Saudi Arabia came hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
And the Kuwaiti Army said its air defenses had been launched since 8am (2am in Brasília), already after the start of the ceasefire.
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How are the negotiations
Even with the unstable scenario, Pakistan stated that the . The meeting will begin on Friday (10) and may last longer.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN said the , due to a great lack of trust. “Our military forces are remaining prepared… but, in the meantime, we will negotiate to see how serious the other side is,” ambassador Ali Bahreini told Reuters.
The President of the United States has stated that he will work closely and that talks will take place at .
Repercussions of the ceasefire
After the ceasefire was announced, both sides of the war . Iran celebrated a “historic defeat” of the US, while Trump celebrated the agreement as a “great day for world peace” and projected a “golden age of the Middle East”.
The United States sees the moment as a “” and still has its armed forces on standby, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
In Israel, the tone was different. Netanyahu declared that the ceasefire is not the end of the war and said that Israel continues with the ““. The opposition leader, Yair Lapid, considered the agreement a ““.
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At the UN, Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ceasefire and called for an end to hostilities in the Middle East.
