ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 8. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement on a full ceasefire and truce in the Middle East brokered with the mediation of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Trend reports via the press service of the Kazakh president.
Tokayev expressed hope that the reached agreement would be long-term, emphasizing its importance for the development of global trade and the economic prosperity of all countries.
On April 8, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States
"I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere," he wrote on his X page.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.