ECO member states condemn Israeli aggression against Iran
On Friday evening, following his return from the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he attended the ECO Summit in Khankendi, President Pezeshkian highlighted that Iran”s condemnation of recent Israeli regime”s aggression on the country was received with strong support from other member states of the organization.
He pointed to the bilateral meetings with the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan, noting that his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan explicitly denounced the aggression of the Zionist regime, and that both sides discussed future diplomatic coordination during their talks.
When he was in Baku, the president met with heads of state and presidents of different participating countries.
Source: Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem
Hamas gives positive response to US-mediated Gaza ceasefire
The response follows the unveiling of what US President Donald Trump labeled a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire, an initiative reportedly rooted in the Witkoff Plan and coordinated with Qatar, Egypt, and the US administration, Reuters reported.
According to Israeli reports, the deal includes phased Israeli military withdrawals, the release of captives and bodies, and a framework for extended negotiations toward a permanent agreement.
While “Israel” has not pledged to end its war on Gaza, it has reportedly expressed conditional approval to resume dialogue beyond the initial truce period. Yet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained silent, even as pressure mounts from the international community over his government”s ongoing destruction of Gaza”s infrastructure and refusal to commit to a full ceasefire.
“We have handed the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, our response to the ceasefire proposal,” a Hamas official told Reuters. “The Hamas response is positive and I think it should help and facilitate reaching a deal,” added another official involved in the talks.
The proposed ceasefire would see a phased release of captives held by the resistance, beginning with 8 live captives on the first day and additional releases on days 50 and 60, alongside the return of 18 bodies. In exchange, “Israel” would begin withdrawing its forces from northern and southern Gaza under UN and Red Crescent oversight. Technical teams would work on boundary demarcations, while humanitarian aid would begin flowing immediately.
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