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United States. On the night of Tuesday, Wednesday, the deadline for ultimatum, which the president of the United States Donald Trump set up an Iranian government. The American leader demands Tehran to open the Ormuz Strait immediately. Tuesday Trump stated that if there was no agreement with Iran, “the full civilization will die tonight and never return.” "I don't want it to happen, but it most likely will," he said. Earlier, a Republican had announced that the US was planning, among others, to destruct all power plants in Iran. Iran has announced that it will not yield to Trump's pressure, and that it will retaliate in the event of an attack. 1 of the elder Iranian officials stated in an interview with Reuters that “the full region and Saudi Arabia would plunge into full darkness.” He besides announced that the Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean could be closed.
United States. "I agree to suspend bombings and attacks on Iran for 2 weeks," he said Donald Trump on the night of Tuesday for Wednesday Polish time. Donald Trump agreed to suspend the bombings and attacks on Iran for 2 weeks, provided the Ormuz Strait was immediately opened.
United States. "New York Times" suggests that Israel is behind president Donald Trump's decisions. According to the "New York Times" report, intended to form part of the emerging book of a pair of journalists, Trump's decision was crucial to the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 11 February. The head of the Israeli government, together with Mossad's boss David Barnea, was then to present a plan to destruct the Iranian rocket program, overthrow the Ayatollah government and install secular leadership. Among possible successors were presented, among others, Reza Pahlawa, boy of the last chess player.
Russian Federation/China. Moscow and Beijing vetoed the UN resolution on the protection of shipping in the Ormuz Strait. On Tuesday, during the vote in the UN safety Council, China and Russia vetoed the Bahrain resolution, encouraging states to coordinate their efforts to defend trade shipping in the Ormuz Strait. The 15-member safety Council voted 11 in favour of the resolution, with 2 votes against – China and Russia – and 2 abstentions, Pakistan and Colombia. "The motion for a resolution was not adopted due to a negative vote by a permanent associate of the Council," the Bahrain abroad Minister informed the Council Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. The motion for a resolution encouraged defensive, coordinated action to safe the Ormuz Strait.
Ukraine. Kiev accuses Arabs of actions directed against Ukraine. The Ukrainian strategical Communication Centre SPRAVDI informs that administrators of arabian channels on the Telegram are to receive paid proposals for the publication of material aimed at Ukraine. According to the center, it is part of the Russian Information War.
Belarus. president of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenka met with the Secretary-General of the Collective safety Agreement on Monday Talatbek Masadykov. president of Belarus said: “You see how the planet is developing. It is not known in what direction it will develop, how global relations will develop. The position of the United States and the West in general has already been completely exposed. Thank God that Trump has exposed this situation, and we now realize where there are “human rights” where “democracy” where there are also issues. We request to learn from what happened. Especially with respect to Iran... the Americans revealed their weakness. As they have always claimed, their main enemy was China. But present The Americans understood that they would never handle the Chinese. Never. This is demonstrated by the situation in Iran... There is no country that can defeat Iran. It's a very complicated country geographically, with a very strong attitude of the population, willing to die for their land. Persia, what to say. We know the past of this country. That is why this must be concluded “.
Belarus. president of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenka addressed to the Israeli authorities “Israelis should besides think about not rolling up their sleeves and showing their impudence”. In Israel, the leadership of Belarus was considered anti-Semitic.
Vatican. Pope Leon XIV He powerfully condemned the United States' threats to Iran, calling them unacceptable. The Holy Father called on the global community to end the conflict in the mediate East. Leon XIV took the level for a fewer hours before the end of Donald Trump's ultimatum towards the Tehran authorities.
Germans. Europe will not escape talks with Russia, which remains a European power, as the German paper "Welt am Sonntag" informs the European Union countries. Editor-in-chief ‘WamS’ Jacques Schuster He besides argues that "the threat to Vladimir Putin's tribunal is noble but politically unreasonable or even absurd". He besides added that "European states can appoint as many tribunals as they desire and inactive stay doomed to talk to the European power of Russia. They will gotta talk to representatives of Russia nominated by Moscow."
Hungary. American Vice president J. The President arrived on Tuesday morning to the Hungarian capital with his wife. Before Vance left, he stressed that he was leaving to meet “with his good friend Viktor‘. The Hungarian abroad Minister Peter Szijjarto stated after his arrival that the visit was evidence of the “rise of the golden age” in Hungarian-American relations. Leader of the opposition and pro-Ukrainian TISZA party, Peter Magyar, stated that no abroad country must interfere in elections in Hungary.
Spain. "The fresh allegations of the United States against NATO allies and threats to the Alliance prompt European countries to search alternate safety solutions," said the head of the Spanish MFA Jose Manuel Albares. The government in Madrid indicates an alternative: further federalisation of the EU and the construction of a common "pan-European army".
Pakistan. The U.S.-Iranian war-end negotiations will begin on Friday 10 April in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad," the Prime Minister of the country confirmed. Shehbaz Sharif noted that Pakistan's proposal for a ceasefire, to which the parties "responsible all", besides allied. According to Iranian media, scheduled talks can last for up to 15 days and even be extended. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reported on ongoing negotiations and appealed to the U.S. president for a two-week extension of the ultimatum given to Iran.
Israel. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanjahu reported that Israeli troops attacked railway lines and bridges in Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister stated: “Our pilots destroyed transport aircraft and dozens of helicopters at Iran’s military base yesterday. Today, they attacked railway lines and bridges utilized by IRGC".
Iran. Iranian and U.S. media are reporting a massive stir in the civilian population in Tehran and another cities of the country. Tens of thousands of people gathered at strategical points in consequence to the upcoming word of the ultimatum designated by the White House. Around the power stations and bridges across Iran, “living chains” of civilians form. As reported by Fox News and Iranian state television, thousands of people, including women and children who hold national flags, are active in the action.
Iran. According to the fresh York Times, which cites representatives of the Iranian authorities, the ceasefire approved the fresh country's highest leader, ajatollah Mojtaba Chamenei. The American paper wrote that Iran accepted this proposal not only after Pakistan's "freaking trials", but besides under the influence of China's intervention to intervene on the substance "at the last minute" and asked Iran, among others, to show flexibility.
Lebanon. Israel attacks Pope Leon XIV's envoy. The humanitarian convoy, organized by the Pope's envoy to Lebanon, was shelled on Tuesday as he attempted to scope Christian villages at the border with Israel. On board 1 of the cars was an apostolic nuncio Archbishop Paolo Borgia. The convoy was returned and the aid yet did not scope the needy.
China. May 14 and 15 Donald Trump will fly to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping. It will be the first visit to China since 2017 and the first gathering of both leaders face to face since October 2025 erstwhile they spoke in Busan in South Korea. There have been 2 elements in Trump's relation with Xi for years. On the 1 hand, Trump regularly stresses that he has a “good contact” with Xi and likes to describe the relation as individual and working. On the another hand, his policy towards China is tough and transactional, based on tools of economical and technological force and strengthening the deterrence on Taiwan. This dualism will be the background of talks in Beijing: polite protocol and parallel discussion of disputes that will not vanish after 1 meeting.
The service prepared the editorial squad of Polish Thought.
