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updates from the region: [U.S.-Iran talks](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787392/iran-middle-east-updates#One) | [Israel-Lebanon talks](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787392/iran-middle-east-updates#Two) | [Iranian threats](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787392/iran-middle-east-updates#Three) , the conflict widened across the Gulf region, with both sides reporting new military actions. The United States military said on Wednesday it carried
diplomatic relations and the first meeting in Washington was the first high-level set of talks between them since 1993. A three-week extension to the ceasefire was announced by US President Donald Trump
Update later if necessary.* Oil prices have continued to rise after Iran and [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) fired missiles at each other for the first time since the April ceasefire. You can track how much
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 14, 2026. **Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images** Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. military said Wednesday it had "completely halted
updates: [World leaders on ceasefire](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/israel-us-iran-middle-east-conflict-updates#One) | [Lebanon reactions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/israel-us-iran-middle-east-conflict-updates#Two) | [Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/israel-us-iran-middle-east-conflict-updates#Three) --- ## **World leaders urge restraint as ceasefire takes hold**  | [Lebanon reactions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates#Two) | [Strait of Hormuz](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates#Three) --- ## **World leaders urge restraint as an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes hold
Lebanon to hold,”** with urgent need to “re-establish peace and stability through diplomatic means.” But **she warns that “the consequences of this conflict may echo for months or even years to come.”** > *“This
diplomatic career. Three months on the regime is still in power in Tehran, Trump is [chasing a deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/iran-denies-deal-us-imminent-israel-oman-strait-of-hormuz) that will reopen the strait of Hormuz to oil tankers, and the reported terms
updates in the Middle East conflict: Strait of Hormuz | World leaders on ceasefire | Lebanon reactions | European leaders --- ## A flurry of announcements and reactions on Friday Iran said early Friday it was reopening the Strait
talks in Islamabad in April when the ceasefire was first brokered. Trump said he believed that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the agreement as well. There has been no confirmation of this
Talks with the U.S. remain on hold. Meanwhile, the Israeli military [launched strikes in Lebanon yesterday](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5800669/iran-middle-east-updates), causing many Lebanese to question the ceasefire in Lebanon to pause the fighting between Israel
update, cited by AFP. It came as global financial organisations warned of a continuing worldwide oil shock. The directors of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the International Energy Agency (IEA) said