Artak Zakaryan writes: “The American publication Axios, referring to its sources, reported that the supreme leader of Iran ordered on Monday to agree to the efforts of mediators to reach a ceasefire with the United States (initiated by Pakistan).

It seems that Washington was not satisfied with the initial conditions for the ceasefire approval by Iran, and the mediators of Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey worked to change it.

Iran’s foreign minister played an important role in the ceasefire negotiations with the US, persuading the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to accept the ceasefire proposal.

Trump spoke with Netanyahu before announcing a 14-day ceasefire with Iran in exchange for Israel’s support and agreement.

Netanyahu received guarantees from the US that in the upcoming negotiations, Washington will insist that Iran abandon its nuclear program and stop uranium enrichment and missile threats.

Trump also stated that he is not opposed in principle to accepting Iran’s proposals as a working option for negotiations.

According to the agreement, during the 14-day ceasefire, Iran must open the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, subject to some technical restrictions.

Let’s hope that the diplomatic efforts planned for the next two weeks will be effective and bring real and lasting peace to the Middle East.”

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