ceasefire

08 Apr

US ‘forced’ into ceasefire, says Iranian Supreme Leader’s India representative (IANS Exclusive)

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Iranian Supreme Leader's representative in India, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, on Wednesday claimed that the United States was compelled to announce a ceasefire with Iran after failing to sustain the conflict, and asserting that continued hostilities would have led to further setbacks for Washington. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Ilahi said that the US decision to halt the war was not voluntary but driven by its inability to continue fighting. "The US was forced to announce a ceasefire because it could not continue the war. They made a big mistake, and within the…

03 Feb

Hamas leaders in rift over ceasefire, hostage deal

Tel Aviv, Feb 3, Even as negotiations and discussions are taking place at several places including Paris, Cairo and Doha for a pause in the fight between Hamas and Israel, a rift between senior Hamas leaders is putting the ceasefire on hold. Sources in the Israeli Defence Minister's office told IANS that they have received information from Qatar mediators that internal differences have popped up between Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar on the duration of the ceasefire. While Sinwar wants a temporary ceasefire of six to eight weeks and the partial release of hostages, Haniyeh wants a…