India welcomes US-Iran ceasefire, wants open and free Strait of Hormuz
India said on Wednesday it welcomed the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, and reiterated that de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy are essential to bring an early end to the conflict.
The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization".
"The conflict has already caused immense suffering to people and disrupted global energy supply and trade networks. We expect that unimpeded freedom of navigation and global flow of commerce would prevail through the Strait of Hormuz," India's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Israel says 'fighting, ground operations' continue against Hezbollah
Israel's military said Wednesday that it "continues fighting and ground operations" in its war against the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
The military issued a statement acknowledging that the war was continuing, even after mediator Pakistan said that Israel would halt its attacks as part of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war.
Israel separately acknowledged strikes into Iran up to the ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier said Israel would honour the Iran ceasefire while continuing to fight Hezbollah. Hezbollah has not offered any statement yet.
Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire Wednesday as President Donald Trump pulled back from his threats to destroy Iranian "civilization".
US-Iran ceasefire deal 'step back from the brink,' EU's Kallas says
The U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal "is a step back from the brink after weeks of escalation," Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, wrote in a post on social media platform X
"It creates a much-needed chance to tone down threats, stop missiles, restart shipping, and create space for diplomacy towards a lasting agreement," she added.
Kallas said she had spoken to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, adding that the door to mediation must remain open as the war's underlying causes remain unresolved.
Kallas said she would be discussing the conflict on her trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
India set to get first Iranian oil cargo in 7 years, ship tracking data shows
India is set to receive Iranian oil this week, its first purchase in seven years after the U.S. temporarily removed sanctions on Iranian oil and refined products to ease supply shortages, ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed on Wednesday.
India's oil ministry last week said that refiners have purchased Iranian oil amid the Middle East conflict that has disrupted supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
Maersk says US, Iran ceasefire may create Strait of Hormuz transit opportunities
Danish shipping group Maersk said on Wednesday that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran may create transit opportunities for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, but that it did not yet provide full maritime certainty.
India embassy in Tehran urges nationals to exit Iran immediately
The Embassy of India in Tehran on Wednesday issued a fresh advisory for Indian nationals in Iran on X, urging them to leave the country at the earliest amid evolving security conditions.
The advisory stated, "In continuation of the advisory of 07 April 2026, and in light of recent developments, Indian nationals still in Iran are strongly advised to expeditiously exit Iran, in coordination with the Embassy and using the routes suggested by the Embassy. It is again reiterated that there should be no attempt to approach any international land border without prior consultation and coordination with the Embassy."
The embassy also shared its emergency contact numbers and email ID, asking Indian citizens to remain in close touch with officials for assistance and guidance on safe evacuation routes.
Bahrain sounds its missile alert alarm hours after US and Iran agreed on ceasefire
Bahrain sounded its missile alert siren Wednesday morning, hours after the US and Iran said they reached a two-week ceasefire in the war.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced the warning.
It wasn't immediately clear from the ceasefire agreement when the fighting would be halted. Iran has fired missiles on the Gulf Arab states and Israel after the announcement.
Trump says US will help with traffic buildup in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will help with the buildup of shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the strait or face attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Trump said the last-minute deal was subject to Iran's agreement to pause its blockade of oil and gas supplies through the strait, which typically handles about one-fifth of global oil shipments.
"We'll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just 'hangin' around' in order to make sure that everything goes well," Trump said.
"There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process," he also said. Trump told Agence France-Presse the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran.
A temporary halt in fighting and the reopening of Hormuz would allow Middle Eastern exporters to ship significant volumes of oil that have been trapped inside the Gulf since hostilities began.
Around 130 million barrels of crude oil and 46 million barrels of refined fuels are currently floating on roughly 200 tankers in the region, according to data from analytics firm Kpler.
Israel backs US ceasefire with Iran but that deal doesn't cover fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon: Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel backed the US ceasefire with Iran but that the deal doesn't cover fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Netanyahu's office said in the statement Wednesday that Israel supported US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks subject to Iran immediately opening the Strait of Hormuz and stopping all attacks on the US Israel and countries in the region.
His office said Israel also supports US efforts to ensure Iran no longer poses a nuclear or missile threat.
Trump says US won 'total and complete victory' after ceasefire deal with Iran, AFP reports
U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP on Tuesday that the United States had won a "total and complete victory" after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran.
"Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it," Trump told AFP in the brief call when asked if he was claiming victory with the ceasefire.
Trump said the U.S. has received a 10-point proposal from Iran, which he called a "workable basis on which to negotiate."
But when asked about his original threats to destroy Iran's civilian power plants and bridges if the deal fell apart, Trump said, "You're going to have to see," the AFP report said.
Trump insisted that Iran's nuclear material would be covered by any peace deal, the report said.
"That will be perfectly taken care of, or I wouldn't have settled," Trump told AFP without giving any specifics about what would happen to the uranium.
Trump, who has offered shifting goals and timelines for the war, reiterated that he felt Washington's objectives had been achieved.
Iran includes acceptance of enrichment' in Farsi version of its ceasefire plan
Iran in the Farsi-language version of its 10-point ceasefire plan included the phrase "acceptance of enrichment" for its nuclear programme, something that was missing in English versions shared by Iranian diplomats to journalists.
It wasn't immediately clear why that term was missing.
However, US President Donald Trump had said ending Iran's nuclear programme entirely was a key point of the war.Trump, after Iran issued its 10-point plan, had described it as fraudulent, without elaborating.
Israel still attacking Iran, military official says
Israeli is still attacking Iran, a military official said on Wednesday.
The remarks by the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, came moments after the White House said Israel had agreed to the terms of the two-week US-Iran ceasefire agreement.
Iran also kept up fire on Israel.
Israeli media says, citing PM Netanyahu: ceasefire does not include Lebanon
Israeli media says, citing PM Netanyahu: ceasefire does not include Lebanon
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks on its civilian infrastructure.
Trump's announcement represented an abrupt turnaround from his extraordinary warning earlier in the day, when he said "a whole civilization will die tonight" if his demands were not met. Pakistan's military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif helped mediate the ceasefire.
Sharif said in a post on X he had invited Iranian and U.S. delegations to meet in Islamabad on Friday.
Trump said the last-minute deal was subject to Iran's agreement to pause its blockade of oil and gas supplies through the strait, which typically handles about one-fifth of global oil shipments. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a statement Tehran would cease counter-attacks and provide safe passage through the waterway, if attacks against it stop.
"This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East."
Iran's Supreme National Security Council portrayed the deal as a victory over the U.S., claiming Trump had accepted Iran's conditions for ending hostilities.
Trump told the French news agency AFP that it was a "total and complete victory".
"Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it," Trump said when asked if he was claiming victory with the ceasefire.
He later said Truth Social: "A big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else!"
Iran could start the reconstruction process and the U.S. would help in traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz, he added.
The war, now in its sixth week, has claimed more than 5,000 lives in nearly a dozen countries, including more than 1,600 civilians in Iran, according to tallies from government sources and human rights groups.
A source briefed on the talks expressed wariness about the two-week ceasefire holding, saying the U.S. side believed Iran might be trying to buy time. It was a “trust-building exercise,” the source said.
