Overview

• Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered the ceasefire in Putrajaya during talks on July 28
• The agreement takes effect at midnight after five days of fighting that killed at least 35 people and displaced over 168,000 civilians
• An informal meeting of regional military commanders is set for July 29 to coordinate troop withdrawals and monitoring procedures
• US State Department envoys and Chinese observers will support ASEAN in overseeing compliance with the truce
• President Trump leveraged trade pressure by warning that no new agreements would proceed and by imposing a 36 percent tariff from August 1 unless hostilities ended