By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched co-ordinated attacks on Iran. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been mediating negotiations, announced during the early hours of this morning that the ceasefire was effective immediately. As part of the agreement, Iran agreed to allow vessels through the Hormuz Strait for two weeks, with their passage co-ordinated by the Iranian military. Iran also issued a 10-point plan, which includes, among other things, the complete cessation of war in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, lifting sanctions on Iran, the release of Iranian funds and frozen assets held by the US, compensation for reconstruction costs and that Iran commits to not seeking possession of any nuclear weapons. Taliesha Naidoo unpacks the matter further is, Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Hennie Strydom....

<p>By Newsbreak Producer, Tashlan Naidoo - Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz. This comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched co-ordinated attacks on Iran. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been mediating negotiations, announced during the early hours of this morning that the ceasefire was effective immediately. As part of the agreement, Iran agreed to allow vessels through the Hormuz Strait for two weeks, with their passage co-ordinated by the Iranian military. Iran also issued a 10-point plan, which includes, among other things, the complete cessation of war in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, lifting sanctions on Iran, the release of Iranian funds and frozen assets held by the US, compensation for reconstruction costs and that Iran commits to not seeking possession of any nuclear weapons. Taliesha Naidoo unpacks the matter further is, Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Hennie Strydom....</p>

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