World Leaders Pressure Iran as Ceasefire on Brink
The operation aims to escort neutral ships as oil prices rise more than 5%, and Iran denies attacking commercial vessels.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump launched 'Project Freedom' to open the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to strike commercial vessels and the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone in the UAE.
- This escalation marks the most significant breach since the ceasefire declared four weeks ago, as Tehran continues to view the Strait as critical leverage in the conflict.
- The United States claimed its forces sank six Iranian boats, though Iran denied the claim and accused Washington of killing five civilians; a drone strike also injured three Indians at the FOIZ.
- Benchmark Brent crude prices jumped more than five percent amid supply fears, while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Tehran to 'return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage.'
- Separately, fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has killed more than 2700 people, with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun seeking a security deal before meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The Iranian attacks on oil plants in the United Arab Emirates show how fragile the ceasefire is. Mediator state Pakistan conjures up the war parties. Does a meeting help in China?
The ceasefire that has been in force for less than a month has been weakened on Monday by the operation launched by Donald Trump to unblock the Strait of Ormuz. The United Arab Emirates has, among other things, suffered the Iranian response.
The Emirates report a major fire in an industrial area as a result of Iranian attacks. Meanwhile, the US claims to have attacked several Iranian boats.
The Strait of Hormus remains contested: Iran attacks oil plants in the Emirates, the US sinks Iranian speedboats. What will become of the ceasefire?
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