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U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefireThe Latest
- The U.S. and Israel say they've reached a deal for a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
- Israel says the ceasefire doesn't include the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, where it launched its largest co-ordinated strike in the war to date.
- Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed it accepted the ceasefire proposal and its foreign minister said the country's armed forces would facilitate safe passage through the strait for the two-week period.
- U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth framed the ceasefire this morning as a complete U.S. victory and said the military was ready to restart the war 'at a moment's notice.'
- Sporadic attacks in Iran and other Gulf countries have continued in the hours after the ceasefire was announced.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a joint statement with other world leaders that the ceasefire should include Lebanon. The statement also said the countries would "contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," without elaborating.
- U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte today, after the president slammed the defensive alliance for not helping with his war of choice in Iran.
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Lebanese minister warns of 'dangerous turning point'
The Associated Press
Lebanon's Minister for Social Affairs Haneen Sayed in Beirut on March 31. (Emilie Madi/Reuters)
Lebanon's Minister of Social Affairs Haneen Sayed condemned Israel's wide range of strikes, calling it a "very dangerous turning point" in an interview with The Associated Press.
"These hits are now at the heart of Beirut.… Half of the sheltered [internally displaced persons] are in Beirut in this area," she said, adding that she had just driven by the areas hit.
She said Lebanon's government is ready to enter into negotiations with Israel for an end to hostilities, an offer that the president previously made. Israel has not responded.
"There are calls and efforts being made as we speak," Sayed said.
'Commerce will flow': Hegseth
The Strait of Hormuz is open, Hegseth said, despite uncertainty around the ceasefire.
"Iran's going to say a lot of things … [but] what has been agreed to, what's been stated is the Strait's been opened. Our military is watching. Sure, their military is watching but commerce will flow," Hegseth said.
He added that it may take time for the ceasefire to fully take hold, but that "we believe that it will hold."
Hegseth repeats Trump's claims that Iran has a 'new regime'
Hegseth at the Pentagon today. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Hegseth repeated Trump's claim that the Iranian regime is different, saying that's another reason why Tehran agreed to a ceasefire.
"The new regime … has a different interaction with the U.S.," he said. Several experts have said that despite a new supreme leader, the Islamic republic has not undergone a dramatic change.
Hegseth said Iran's nuclear capabilities are "buried" but under close watch, adding "we know exactly what they have and they know that."
He said Tehran will either "give it to us" or the U.S. could act again, noting "if we have to do something else ourselves … we reserve that opportunity."
He said Iran "will never have a nuclear weapon or the capability to get a path to one," and that the shift in leadership "has seen the full capability of the United States military," and now has "a new calculus" in dealing with Washington.
Was Trump prepared to 'wipe out' Iran?
Hegseth was asked whether Trump was really prepared to "wipe out Iran entirely."
"We had a target set, locked and loaded on infrastructure, bridges, power plants," Hegseth said, defending the U.S. president's threats.
"That type of threat is what brought them to the place where they effectively said, 'OK, we want to cut that deal.'"
He said Washington had "a lot of legitimate targets" and that Tehran understood "the scope of what we were capable of."
Hegseth pointed to strikes on Kharg Island as "a bit of a signal," adding "they can’t defend it."
He also said Iran realized "their future to produce, to generate power, to fuel their terrorist regime was in our hands — was in President Trump's hands," and warned the U.S. could "take it all" away, including its ability to export energy.
Carney, other world leaders welcome ceasefire
Prime Minister Mark Carney in Brampton, Ont., yesterday. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)
Prime Minister Mark Carney and other world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, released a joint statement Wednesday morning urging for a lasting ceasefire in the coming days.
"This will be crucial to protect the civilian population of Iran and ensure security in the region," the leaders said in the statement, which was issued by a spokesperson for the European Council.
They noted that a ceasefire could "avert a severe global energy crisis" and should include Lebanon.
The leaders said their governments are in close contact with the United States and other partners and that they would "contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz." However, the statement did not specify how that would be achieved.
Israel says it hit over 100 Hezbollah targets in 10 minutes
The Israeli military said it conducted its largest co-ordinated strike in the war to date, striking over 100 Hezbollah positions across Lebanon in a concentrated 10-minute window.
The operation targeted the capital city of Beirut, the Beqaa region and southern Lebanon.
The Israel Defence Forces said that many of these targets were embedded within residential neighbourhoods and accused Hezbollah of intentionally using civilians as human shields.
"The state of Lebanon and its civilians must refuse Hezbollah's entrenchment in civilian areas and its weapons buildup capabilities," the military stated in a public warning.
-With files from The Associated Press
U.S. defends ceasefire as Israel strikes Lebanon
Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut today. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
I'm Chris Brown, foreign correspondent in London.
U.S. officials spoke about the ceasefire reportedly agreed to by Iran and the U.S. and Israel. But already this morning, Israel has unleashed its most expansive and possibly lethal strikes on Lebanon since the war began.
Most of the attacks appear to be in heavily populated areas, including south Beirut, suggesting casualties could be substantial.
There's no word yet on how the U.S. views the Lebanon situation. Also, the Strait of Hormuz does not appear to be open yet. A few hours ago, the U.A.E. and Kuwait also reported attacks.
Is there a "grace period," Hegseth was asked at his news conference, to explain why reality isn't synching up with the rhetoric?
The U.S. secretary of war appeared to attribute this to internal communication delays within Iran.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon today. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
Gen. Dan Caine thanked regional partners, including Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, along with U.S. troops for their service over the 38-day campaign.
He called Hegseth and Trump "the hardest working people that I know."
Caine said American joint forces struck more than 13,000 targets, adding the operation had "devastated the regime's ability to harm Americans and our interests for years to come."
Trump 'showed mercy,' says Hegseth
Hegseth said Trump "showed mercy" by agreeing to the last-minute ceasefire Tuesday evening, but that the U.S. was ready to launch back into combat if needed.
"We'll be hanging around. We're not going anywhere. We're going to make sure Iran complies with this ceasefire and then ultimately comes to the table and makes a deal," he said.
"We'll stay put, stay ready, stay vigilant," the secretary added. "Our troops are prepared to defend, prepared to go on offense, prepared to restart at a moment's notice."
'A capital V military victory,' Hegseth claims
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth holds a media briefing at the Pentagon in Washington today.
(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is addressing reporters at the Pentagon, calling the operation a sweeping success and praising Trump for his "courage and resolve."
Hegseth claimed Iran "begged for this ceasefire."
He called Operation Epic Fury a "historic and overwhelming victory; a capital V military victory" and said the U.S. rendered Iran's military "ineffective for years to come" within 40 days and used "less than 10 per cent" of its combat power.
Hegseth insisted that the U.S. "achieved every single one of our military goals, on plan, on schedule," despite criticism that the Trump administration began the war with little strategy, resulting in the Strait of Hormuz's effective closure and skyrocketing oil prices.
"The rest of the world and the rest of our so-called allies saw what real capabilities look like. They should take some notes," Hegseth said.
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