{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/69d647cee257f11e0374d879?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Iran ceasefire: Did Trump run out of road?","description":"<p>The US, Israel and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday barely an hour before US president Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate Iran was set to expire, with Tehran agreeing to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p><br></p><p>The ceasefire is based on a 10-point proposal from Iran which Trump said was a “workable basis on which to negotiate”.</p><p>So what is in the proposal and why was Pakistan key to the negotiations?</p><p><br></p><p>The proposal requires Israel to stop its bombardment of Lebanon, something it has not done with the Israeli ‌military saying ​on Wednesday it has ​carried out ⁠the largest ‌strikes ‌against Lebanon’s ​Hizbullah ⁠since ​this ​war ‌began.</p><p><br></p><p>So how will that impact on the negotiations which are set to begin on Friday?</p><p><br></p><p>And what role did China play in the ceasefire negotiations?</p><p><br></p><p>Beijing-based Irish Times correspondent Denis Staunton analyses the proposal and its chance of delivering lasting peace in the region.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}