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US. He said “Hezbollah must understand that [there is] no other way but to sit and talk”, something Beirut is trying to achieve via direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington
Iran-backed Hezbollah – and a potential normalisation agreement between the two countries. Despite these differences, the talks are significant, being face-to-face and the third round this year. Lebanon has sent Presidential Special Envoy
ceasefire between the two sides expires on Wednesday. It also sets up another potentially dangerous confrontation in the strait, which has so far avoided a direct naval confrontation between the US and Iran. Iran also
agreement to extend a month-long partly observed ceasefire for a further 45 days, and to establish a US-supervised security mechanism between their armies. Hezbollah, however, has denounced the talks, while Israel has only
ceasefire,” it said, without providing further details. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting India, said targets included boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites. Washington has accused the Iranian military
ceasefire](/news/2026/4/19/does-israels-yellow-line-violate-the-lebanon-ceasefire) but also absorbs Lebanon’s Qana gas project, whose exploration rights were explicitly guaranteed to Lebanon under a 2022 US-brokered maritime border agreement with Israel. Israel’s new [demarcation line](https://x.com
US President Donald Trump and the leadership in Iran, it's a chance to take credit for bringing about a ceasefire. Netanyahu can point to the fact that Israeli troops remain on the ground
ceasefire has held since April 7. But Iran's decision to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz for ships carrying regional oil, natural gas and other critical supplies has been a focal point of global
ceasefire came into effect last month, has shared with the US the new Iranian proposal, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, but he gave no details. There were contradictory reports from Islamabad
agreement up to that point. In March 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, [testified to Congress](https://aje.aj-harbinger.com/news/2025/6/17/donald-trump-calls-irans-leader-an-easy-target-amid-conflict-with-israel) that the US “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear
Iran expected in Islamabad in the coming days. Iranian officials have made clear that a ceasefire in Lebanon is a prerequisite for any meaningful progress in their negotiations with the US, warning that continued Israeli
US naval blockade of Iran’s ports remains, [ramping up the pressure](/news/2026/4/29/irans-currency-falls-to-new-low-as-us-blockade-sanctions-impact-trade) on Iranian households. “But the Americans do not want to give any concessions. They started the naval blockade immediately after the ceasefire
Agreement with Representatives of Iran.” He added that the US blockade of vessels leaving Iranian ports would remain in place. - **US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the military objectives of so-called “Operation Epic
ceasefire remains brittle and could break. Here is what’s happening: ## In Iran - Israel said it targeted the Mahshahr petrochemical complex in the southwest on Monday, one of Iran’s most important industrial centres. Iranian
agreement with Ukraine", but said certain compromises needed to be made. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ceasefire negotiations have stalled in recent months, since the Iran war began
ceasefire in April, the US and Iran have exchanged intermittent fire, including two rounds of tit-for-tat strikes this week. At the same time, Trump has also repeatedly talked up the prospects
agreement gives Iran the right to control the strait that is cataclysmic for the world”. Trump himself has not commented directly on Iran’s demands, but said the US would “be helping with the traffic
ceasefire was "highly unlikely." Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker, accused the United States late Monday of forcing Iran to the negotiating table and [said that](https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2046339369884086287?s=20)
ceasefire agreement reached with Iran more than three weeks ago **“means the 60-day clock pauses, or stops”**. Hegseths’s comments reflect what a senior Trump administration official [told the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/senate-republicans-block-trump-iran-war-halt) earlier
Iran. Trump’s ceasefire announcement had raised some hope that US-led talks to end Russia’s invasion could be resumed. On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested for the first time that the Ukraine