British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described it as “a moment of relief” and plans to visit the Middle East on Wednesday to collaborate with Gulf partners on ensuring the strait’s reopening becomes permanent. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated the objective was a “lasting end to the war.”
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed skepticism, saying although ceasefires are “always good news,” especially if leading to “a just and lasting peace,” it cannot erase the “chaos, destruction, and lives lost,” warning that Spain “will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”
The ceasefire agreement, reached after Trump warned of catastrophic consequences if Iran failed to reach an agreement, depends on Tehran allowing safe passage through the Hormuz shipping route and advancing a 10-point proposal from its government.
“A big day for World Peace!” Trump declared on Truth Social early Wednesday, pledging U.S. support to restore shipping flows and suggesting a potential “Golden Age of the Middle East.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated Tehran would cease “defensive operations” and coordinate with its armed forces to partially reopen Hormuz under conditions like tolls and a U.S. military rollback, adding Washington had accepted the “general framework” of its plan, differing from Trump’s claims of a full reopening.
European relief comes after days of concern in the continent’s capitals.
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