Ceasefire Holds As Iran, Israel Keep Faith
…Iran Threatens To Dump Cooperation With IAEA
By Yadnom Awu/Asaba
The undocumented ceasefire between Israel and Iran is generally holding for the second full day today.
In Iran, the skies over the country, especially Teheran, its capital, and Isfahan Natanz and Fordow , major centres of its nuclear programme, there were no evidences of breaches and the residents generally went about their businesses without let or hindrance.
In Teheran, the Parliament passed a bill laying out the guidelines for a law that will make Iran opt out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT.
Hints of a possible Iran pullout of the NPT had been discussed in hushes during the early days of the 12- day war between Israel and Iran, but moves in that regard began to take shape since last week when the authority of the Iranian Parliament publicly said the legislature could ignite the process.
However, it remained unclear if the move is a psychological weapon to push to protect the interest of Iran regarding the operations of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, or a expression of its real intent.
The IAEA had roundly been accused by Iran of supporting the America and Israeli position on its nuclear programme.
In Israel, the truce remained in place as there were no reports of breaches anywhere.
In Haifa, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Tel Aviv which had been repeatedly targeted by Iran, calm has returned .
During the war, more than 600 persons were killed , and many more wounded in Israeli military strikes on Iran.
In Israel, at least 30 persons died and more than 1,300 others were wounded in Iranian strikes on the Jewish state.
