They called it a ceasefire and then everything kept blowing up. We will open Strait of Hormuz, but we won’t have oil to transport

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The world let out a big sigh of relief on April 7 when Trump announced the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire.

But peace? Not even close.

Just hours later on April 8, Israel hammered Lebanon’s Tahrir area (and beyond), killing hundreds in one of the heaviest strike days yet.

That move directly slapped Iran’s 10-point peace plan, which Trump had called a “workable basis” for talks.

Iran fired back fast: re-closed the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to ditch the whole deal.

Iran’s wishlist? No more attacks, permanent end to the wars (including on Hezbollah & Lebanon), lift all sanctions, help with reconstruction, reopen Hormuz… but with a fat new $2 million toll per vessel (split with Oman) and a fresh safe-passage protocol.

Trump hit Truth Social saying “almost all points have been agreed” and the two-week ceasefire will let them finalize everything, claiming Israel would play ball.

Yet the bombs keep falling and the strait stays locked down.

This “ceasefire” is starting to look like a very expensive, very chaotic timeout instead of actual peace.

Source: CGTN (Ahmed Ghoneim)