Iraq welcomes ceasefire announcement between US and Iran

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq has welcomed the ceasefire announcement between the US and Iran and called for launching serious and sustainable dialogue tracks to enhance mutual trustWhile the Ministry affirms its support for any regional and international efforts that contribute to containing crises and promoting dialogue and diplomacy it stresses the importance of full commitment to the ceasefire and refraining from any practices or escalations that could bring tension back to the regional scene according to a statement by the MinistryThe ministry also calls for building on this positive step by launching serious and sustainable dialogue tracks that address the root causes of the disputes and enhance mutual trust it added The Iranian side has accepted US President Donald Trumps peace overture and agreed to safe passage via the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks as well as a pause in military operations Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi posted the Islamic Republics response on X and said Iran would cease its military operations if it is was not attackedOn behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran I express gratitude and appreciation for my dear brothers HE Prime Minister of Pakistan Sharif and HE Field Marshal Munir for their tireless efforts to end the war in the region In response to the brotherly request of PM Sharif in his tweet and considering the request by the US for negotiations based on its 15point proposal as well as announcement by POTUS about acceptance of the general framework of Irans 10point proposal as a basis for negotiations I hereby declare on behalf of Irans Supreme National Security Council If attacks against Iran are halted our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations For a period of two weeks safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Irans Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations Araghchi wroteUS President Donald Trump suspended the bombing and attack campaign on Iran announcing a twoweek doublesided ceasefire and saying that the 10point proposal from Iran was workable In a post on Truth Social Trump said that tenpoint proposal will serve as ground to negotiate for a permanent deal while reiterating that US has achieved most of its military objectivesBased on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE IMMEDIATE and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks This will be a doublesided CEASEFIRE Trump saidThe 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 We received a 10point proposal from Iran and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever