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Moscow Hails U.S.-Iran Temporary Ceasefire Deal
(MENAFN) The Kremlin threw its support behind the fragile truce struck between Washington and Tehran on Wednesday, calling the halt to hostilities a welcome step back from the brink of full-scale conflict.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had been monitoring the rapidly deteriorating situation with concern before the ceasefire was announced. "Against the backdrop of yesterday's rather harsh statements from various sides ... we, of course, were pleased with this news of a ceasefire and welcome the decision not to continue down the path of armed escalation," Peskov told reporters.
Moscow is now pressing for formal negotiations, with Peskov expressing hope that delegations from both nations would convene "in the coming days" — a process he said would allow each party to advance its position through diplomacy rather than force.
The truce followed a dramatic announcement by Trump on Tuesday, who said he had agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." The declaration came barely two hours before a deadline Trump had imposed, threatening Tehran with the destruction of "a whole civilization" unless it reopened the Strait of Hormuz and accepted a deal.
The crisis has its roots in a joint U.S.-Israeli offensive launched on Feb. 28, which killed more than 1,340 people — among them then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran responded with waves of drone and missile strikes against Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf states where U.S. forces are stationed.
Tehran had also moved to choke off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil artery it has now agreed to reopen as a condition of the ceasefire agreement.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow had been monitoring the rapidly deteriorating situation with concern before the ceasefire was announced. "Against the backdrop of yesterday's rather harsh statements from various sides ... we, of course, were pleased with this news of a ceasefire and welcome the decision not to continue down the path of armed escalation," Peskov told reporters.
Moscow is now pressing for formal negotiations, with Peskov expressing hope that delegations from both nations would convene "in the coming days" — a process he said would allow each party to advance its position through diplomacy rather than force.
The truce followed a dramatic announcement by Trump on Tuesday, who said he had agreed "to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks." The declaration came barely two hours before a deadline Trump had imposed, threatening Tehran with the destruction of "a whole civilization" unless it reopened the Strait of Hormuz and accepted a deal.
The crisis has its roots in a joint U.S.-Israeli offensive launched on Feb. 28, which killed more than 1,340 people — among them then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran responded with waves of drone and missile strikes against Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf states where U.S. forces are stationed.
Tehran had also moved to choke off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil artery it has now agreed to reopen as a condition of the ceasefire agreement.
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