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significant are the latest clashes? A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been in place
US Congress, saying the conflict had been "terminated" since a ceasefire took effect on 8 April - even though Iran still posed a "significant
significantly since the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire deal last week. In an interview
ceasefire in Iran itself”. Grace Wermenbol, a former US national security official and senior visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund, said the development, while significant
significant? The 62-year-old’s removal comes during a fragile ceasefire with Iran, as the US
US-Israel war on Iran. A day before the ceasefire, Iran had proposed a 10-point peace [plan](/news/2026/4/7/whats-irans-10-point-peace-plan-that-trump-says-is-not-good-enough), which included an end to conflicts in the region, a protocol for safe passage through
Iran, which began with a [US-Israeli attack on 28 February](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/us-israel-launch-strikes-attack-iran-what-we-know-so-far-latest). Despite claims by the US president, Donald Trump, that the Pakistani-brokered ceasefire had marked significant
US and Iran ahead of the April 22 ceasefire deadline. Meanwhile, ship tracking data displayed by MarineTraffic earlier on Saturday showed a significant
ceasefire in place since April 8, Iran continues to block the strait in response to a US naval blockade of its ports, preventing oil exports – [Tehran’s economic lifeline](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape). Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
significant stakes in the US-Iran war, and the role Beijing could play in influencing the direction of the conflict. “We believe that a comprehensive ceasefire
US, making a ceasefire unlikely in the short term. An Israeli source familiar with the matter told Reuters that Israel was not aware that Trump was potentially close to a deal with Iran
ceasefire is still in place between the US and Iran after both sides exchanged fire late on Thursday night. It was unclear who fired first. Iran's top military command alleged the US had targeted
ceasefire in Lebanon by Trump was regarded as significant by Iran, and was due to lead to a reciprocal partial lifting of the Iranian chokehold on the strait of Hormuz – a step announced somewhat clumsily
significant power in Lebanon, would agree to a ceasefire. --- ## Iran's military threatens to block key shipping routes Iran's military warned it will retaliate by blocking other important shipping routes if the US
US and Israel’s ongoing war with Iran, which entered a fragile ceasefire earlier in April. Although Iran [announced](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/strait-of-hormuz-now-open-to-commercial-vessels) on Friday that the strait of Hormuz had reopened, helping ease oil prices
US and Israel, formally only on pause under the ceasefire. And that leverage is not something Iran can afford to give up easily, they say. . Previously, it had allowed some ships deemed “friendly” to Iran to pass