# US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell, has welcomed the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran, describing it as a positive step toward stability. The two-week truce brokered by Pakistan follows 40-days of intense conflict and should ease tensions in the Middle East and reopen the strategically-important Strait of Hormuz. This reduces fears of wider regional war, and stabilised global oil markets. Bozell hopes for a lasting resolution:
US ambassador to SA welcomes two-week ceasefire in Middle East [SOUND]
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