Donald Trump considers the possibility of resuming discussions with Iran

Donald Trump has notably considered it “possible” that discussions with Iran could resume in the coming days, after extending the ceasefire the day before.

Following the extension of the ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran announced by Donald Trump, he asserts that he has not set a deadline for Iran to make a proposal, as reported by the White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, on Wednesday, April 22. He also considered it “possible” that discussions with Iran could resume in the coming days. On another front of the conflict, a second French soldier from the UN mission in Lebanon has died. Franceinfo highlights the key information from this day.

Second French soldier dies in Lebanon

A second French military member of the UN mission in Lebanon, Anicet Girardin, died on Wednesday after being critically wounded in an ambush attributed to Hezbollah. It was in this ambush that another French soldier, Adjudant Florian Montorio, was fatally injured on Saturday. French authorities and the UN have attributed this attack to the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, which opposes Israeli troops in the area but denies any responsibility.

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Iran claims to have seized two ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

The Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of Iran, claimed that their naval forces intercepted two ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. The White House spokeswoman stated that Donald Trump does not consider this a violation of the ceasefire as “they were not American or Israeli ships, but two international vessels,” she affirmed on Fox News.

On Wednesday, the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, ruled out a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as long as the American blockade of Iranian ports continues. “A complete ceasefire only makes sense if not violated by a naval blockade… the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is impossible as long as the ceasefire is openly violated,” he wrote on X.

Over 50,000 homes destroyed or damaged by Israel

Over 50,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged in Lebanon in Israeli operations over six weeks of war, a Lebanese official reported on Wednesday. “In more than 45 days [of war], we have identified 17,756 destroyed homes and 32,668 damaged ones,” said Chadi Abdallah, Secretary-General of the National Council for Scientific Research. According to the same source, “428 homes were destroyed in the first three days” of the truce.