Despite a 14-day US-Iran ceasefire tied to reopening Hormuz and Tehran allowing transit, shipping through the key maritime chokepoint remains largely halted.
In the latest episode of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta lifts the layers of the conditional ceasefire, what proposals by US & Iran said, and what the continuing attacks mean.
He had posted that the delegation was coming ‘despite skepticism of Iranian public opinion due to repeated ceasefire violations by Israeli regime to sabotage the diplomatic initiative.’
Israel launched a wave of strikes against Lebanon hours after US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, with Tehran committing to re-opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Episode 1673 of #CutTheClutter, originally published on 31 May 2025, connects the dots to explain how Pakistan inveigled its way into the White House in Trump's second term.
This is the latest flashpoint in the long-running feud between US President and the news organisation that has led to failed defamation suits and curtailing of press access.
In the weeks leading up to US-Israeli military strikes against Iran, White House was split between 'Trump the hawk', eager for action, and 'Vance the sceptic', NYT report says.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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