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

strikes — told NPR he was thinking about going home to check on his shop, but wouldn't move back until the fighting came to a permanent end. "You feel a heartbreak just visiting your home

U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon is also trying to secure the withdrawal of Israeli troops still occupying parts of the country's south, where Israel [wants](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5783915/israel-plans-to-create-buffer-zones-in-lebanon-and-gaza-to-protect-its-territory) to establish a "buffer zone

NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

strike Iran](https://polymarket.com/event/us-strikes-iran-by), are accessible in "view-only mode," meaning it's possible to see how people are betting, but U.S.-based traders are prevented from putting any money down. [![Standing in front

Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

responses," Zelenskyy said in a post on X. "Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind." The Russian Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine

From railways to energy — five strategic projects linking Gulf states

strikes](/news/2026/3/9/reprehensible-new-wave-of-iranian-missiles-drones-target-gulf-nations) on key GCC infrastructure have “converted these projects from economic aspirations into security necessities”, a shift that fundamentally alters the political calculus and injects urgency into their implementation. Here is an overview

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

responsible for the attack on the [second cargo vessel](https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2046856177288405045?s=20), only that there was no damage or injuries. [Iran's semi-official Fars new agency](https://farsnews.ir/Rahgozar_b/1776852637340052800/IRGC-Navy-Seizes-Two-Violating-Vessels-in-Regional-Waters-Transfers-Them-to-Iranian-Coast) later reported that the Iranian