Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best. Then, Donald Trump and the US launched Project Freedom
It has been a week of dizzying, whiplash news in the Iran war.
Seven days ago, the US-Iran ceasefire was holding but negotiations seemed stalled, or inching forward at best. With the strait of Hormuz effectively choked off by Iran, and the US Navy blockading Iranian ports, there was talk of a one-page memorandum being passed between Washington and Tehran to break the stalemate.
Where are we now?
The month begins with the US-Iran ceasefire still in place. With a war powers deadline looming, which would put pressure on Donald Trump to end the war or make the case to Congress for extending it, a Trump administration official declares that US hostilities against Iran have been “terminated”, citing the ceasefire.
