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ceasefire could end if Iran does not make a deal, with shifting parameters for striking such an agreement. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that “slight progress” was made during talks with
Trump told top US lawmakers that hostilities in Iran had ended, after coming under pressure from Congress to seek authorisation for the conflict as it headed into its third month. - The US Treasury Department slapped
ceasefire and Israel pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament. - **Iran-US talks may resume:** Trump said negotiations with Iran could resume in Pakistan “within days”, though uranium enrichment remains the main sticking point
ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf for more than two months, after the US and Israel attacked Iran two months ago, disrupting global energy supplies. “We have told these
Iran could never possess a nuclear weapon, called to open the Strait of Hormuz and asserted that no country or organization could charge tolls in international waterways. - **China:** Trump and Xi discussed the Middle East
Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize, and has, over the past year, emerged as a significant diplomatic force, acting as the [main mediator of a ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire) in the US war on Iran
extend the ceasefire for 60 days while negotiations continued over Iran’s nuclear programme. Yet hopes of a breakthrough were repeatedly dashed as both sides balked at key concessions, exposing the deep mistrust that
ceasefire”. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces struck groups linked to the US and Israel in the western province of Kurdistan, near the border with
ceasefire”, the US president “seeks to turn this negotiating table — in his own imagination — into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering. We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats
extend through early next week. “We are reloading with more power than ever before…even more importantly, better intelligence than ever before,” Hegseth said. “As you expose yourself with your movement to our watchful
extend the ceasefire](/news/liveblog/2026/5/28/iran-war-live-israel-orders-mass-forced-displacement-for-all-south-lebanon) for a further 60 days and begin negotiations to end the war permanently. According to US media reports, the MoU will state that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
Trump has publicly called for a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while Aoun has declined to meet or speak directly with Netanyahu at this stage – a move that
Trump administration spent [$11.3bn](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-estimates-iran-war-cost-over-11-billion-six-days-source-2026-03-11/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) during the first six days of the war, with an estimated $1bn subsequently spent on the war every day until the April 8 ceasefire. According to Mark
Trump on April 16 for 10 days, which was then expanded to three weeks. Still, intense fighting continues in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has said it will not accept a one-sided ceasefire this time around
Trump warns Tehran it will have a “very bad time” if a peace deal is not reached soon. Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said on Saturday that his country will no longer allow
extended. On Saturday, The New York Times reported that the draft agreement includes an “apparent commitment” by Iran to surrender its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The report, citing two unnamed US officials, said details
ceasefire would not only result in a naval conflict in the strait, but also Tehran resuming its damaging drone and missile attacks on US bases in the Gulf and energy installations in the region. Those
ceasefire demonstrates the IRGC’s dominance over the diplomatic team and its disregard for their positions,” he told Al Jazeera. Yet Heiran-Nia said if a deal were reached, it would likely override internal opposition
ceasefire that has been in place since April 8. The markets in Tehran appear to be expecting an understanding taking shape with Washington, with Iran’s national currency gaining more than 5 percent this week
ceasefire ends on Wednesday 22 April. Trump’s comments followed a wave of speculation about a new round of negotiations, after 21 hours of talks on the weekend. Those ended with the US vice-president