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10.04.2026 12:20 Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi has sharply criticized the United Nations for its failure to act in halting the US-Israeli aggression and for its inability to hold the aggressors accountable.

10.04.2026 12:20 A spokesperson for Iran's Army says the enemy agreed to the Islamic Republic's 10-point proposal for a ceasefire with the United States since it failed to achieve its declared and covert objectives in the war.

10.04.2026 12:20 Safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible if the United States complies with its obligations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday.

10.04.2026 12:20 "Israel supports President Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks subject to Iran immediately opening the straits and stopping all attacks on the US, Israel and countries in the region."

10.04.2026 12:20 China firmly opposes the dissemination of speculative and insinuating disinformation targeting China by relevant parties, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said on Thursday, in response to a reporter's inquiry regarding reports that claimed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation had provided chip manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military, and a Chinese commercial satellite company had released images of US military bases in the Middle East.

10.04.2026 12:20 In response to a media inquiry regarding a report by The Guardian that Pakistani officials said China had directly encouraged Iran to accept a ceasefire and promised to act as a guarantor of Iran's safety in any talks — including assurances that Iranian officials would not be assassinated if they traveled for future negotiations — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that China has consistently advocated for an early ceasefire and an end to the fighting, and for disputes to be resolved through political and diplomatic means so as to ultimately achieve long-term peace and stability in the Middle East and the Gulf region, according to The Paper.

10.04.2026 12:20 Since the eruption of the war, China has remained in communication with all relevant parties and has been actively promoting peace and preventing escalation of the war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press briefing on Thursday, in response to media inquiry over the White House's claims that the US and China had high level talks on the Iran issue.

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10.04.2026 12:20 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday announced that the German government would resume direct talks with Iran to support the newly agreed two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, Xinhua reported.

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10.04.2026 12:20 Leader of Yemen's Ansarallah movement Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the declaration of a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war of terrorism is, in itself, a significant victory for the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Resistance Axis.

10.04.2026 12:20 Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says Lebanon is an inseparable part of the 10-point ceasefire plan the country has proposed, warning that any violation carries strong responses.

10.04.2026 12:20 Amid reports Iran and the US are considering charging vessels a "toll" to transit the Strait of Hormuz, maritime insiders say such a move could backfire if other countries decide to charge ships for passing through natural maritime chokepoints.

10.04.2026 12:20 Forty-eight hours into a US-Iran cease-fire, the situation on the ground already appears increasingly unstable.