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oil and gas and triggered the worst energy crisis in history. It was Pakistan’s mediation efforts on Tuesday night that [finally pushed the two warring countries to agree to a two-week ceasefire
Trump told reporters that the ceasefire was holding despite the violence. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke by phone Thursday with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. "We expect an agreement
threatens ceasefire **Tehran, Iran** – Iranian authorities say a continued United States naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz could end the current pause in fighting as mediators try to secure a diplomatic solution
oil refinery caught fire. ## How significant are the latest clashes? A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been in place since April 8. While a naval standoff has been playing out in the Gulf
control of events. Iran’s decision to announce it was ending its operations so long as there were no further Israeli attacks shows the advocates of all-out war are in the minority. There
Trump played down the exchange of fire on Thursday, calling the U.S. strikes a "love tap" in a phone call with ABC. But he reiterated threats to resume full-scale bombing if Iran doesn
control station” on Qeshm Island, adding that no US personnel were injured. Since the conflict began in late February, Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in the Gulf region where US military bases are located
controls much of Yemen’s populous northwest and the capital Sanaa, have repeatedly threatened to [disrupt or close the strait](/news/2026/3/29/houthis-open-new-front-in-iran-war-will-yemeni-group-block-bab-al-mandeb), highlighting its role as a critical chokepoint for global commodities. ## **Epic (Fury)** Operation Epic
threatened to deploy mines, drones, missiles and fast-attack craft, making passage through the strait too risky for commercial shipping. The US has countered by blockading Iranian ports. The war, which began with an Israeli
control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors”. A Hezbollah official told the AFP news agency on Tuesday that the group would “not accept a partial ceasefire”, and the group
control roughly 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of Lebanese land – nearly one-fifth of the country’s territory. Since early March, more than 3,000 people have been killed in Lebanon, and more
threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz then, but did not do so since its own economy, already crippled by the war, was dependent on exporting oil to the rest of the world through
threatened to derail efforts to [end the war](https://apnews.com/hub/iran), with Trump warning that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations. [ for about 80 percent