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The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

NEGOTIATED," Trump said. *This is a developing story that will be updated.* Here are further updates in the Middle East conflict: [World leaders on ceasefire](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates#One) | [Lebanon reactions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates#Two) | [Strait

Iran war day 70: US, Iran trade fire in Hormuz amid ceasefire tensions

Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold a new round of negotiations in Washington on May 14-15 aimed at reaching a peace agreement, a US official said, despite new Israeli strikes. ## In the Gulf

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says | First Thing

Israel and Lebanon had talks yet?** Yes. The two held negotiations about their conflict in Washington – their first direct talks in over three decades. The US state department praised the two sides for having “productive

Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is linked to broader U.S. efforts to draw its war with Iran to a close. Tehran has insisted that the fighting in Lebanon remain paused as a precondition for further peace talks

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

negotiations, according to the ceasefire agreement published by the U.S. State Department. "May have been a historic day for Lebanon. Good things are happening!!!" President Trump wrote in a post on social media shortly after

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

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) ![Lebanese displaced woman Mariam Zein sits with her son inside the classroom

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

Israel in Lebanon in the past two months, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The conflict in Lebanon has killed nearly 2,300 people, according to the Lebanese government, and displaced roughly 1.2 million

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

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

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

negotiation plan, demanded an end to Israel's attacks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah as part of any permanent agreement. Other demands from the Iranian delegation included the release of $6 billion

U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight

negotiator, parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, was unequivocal in [comments](https://en.irna.ir/news/86131191/Ghalibaf-says-Iran-controls-Strait-of-Hormuz-warns-of-limits) made on Iranian state TV overnight, stressing: "It is impossible for others to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while we cannot

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

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

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

update”. “You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go there,” Trump said. He added that Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal

Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

Lebanon's population has been displaced by the violence. Both Israel and Hezbollah have told people it's still too dangerous to return home. - 🎧 **As the end of the two-week ceasefire between