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SPA's Fontenrose on US-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire

Kirsten Fontenrose, Strategic Advisor at Systems Planning & Analysis, discusses the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran that’s expected to halt the American-Israeli military campaign in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv lays out how ‘Russian satellites help Iran in war’

Iran bombed US bases and allies’ facilities soon after Russian satellites mapped them, according to Ukrainian assessment. What we know on day 1,505Russian satellites made detailed imagery of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East including US bases and other targets that were attacked by Iran soon afterwards, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment. Reuters reported that the assessment cited at least 24 surveys of areas in 11 Middle Eastern countries from 21-31 Ma...

US-Iranian ceasefire to come into force when Strait of Hormuz reopens — Axios

US President Donald Trump earlier announced a two-week postponement of the strikes on Iran’s civil infrastructure

UN: No military objective justifies deliberately harming civilians

Global leaders praise Pakistan after US‑Iran ceasefire

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, marking a temporary but significant halt to the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict. In a post on X, Shehbaz wrote, "With the greatest humility, I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.&quo...

Singapore says no negotiations for Hormuz safe passage; transit is ‘right, not privilege’

Singapore will not negotiate for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as doing so would undermine fundamental principles of international law, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said. Responding to a parliamentary question on Tuesday by Member of Parliament Fadli Fawzi on whether Singapore would engage Iran or consider paying a toll for its vessels, Balakrishnan stressed that transit through such waterways was a right – not a privilege. “There is a right of transit passage,”....

Taiwan opposition leader pledges reconciliation at memorial for founding father in China

NANJING: Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun pledged on Wednesday to channel ​the spirit of her party’s founder, Sun Yat-sen and seek reconciliation with China, offering praise at his tomb for the country’s achievements ‌following the communist revolution. Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, is in China at a time of increased Chinese military pressure on Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, and as the opposition-dominated...

Iran’s 10-point peace plan for talks with US

ISLAMABAD: Iran has presented a 10-point peace plan for negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the war, after both countries agreed to a two-week ceasefire to pave the way for dialogue. Pakistan, which has developed close ties with Donald Trump has recently emerged as a key channel for communication between Iran and US. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that Islamabad will host delegations from both the United States and Iran on Friday, following the ceasefire agr...

PM to brief federal cabinet on Middle East situation today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will chair a session of the federal cabinet, summoned today (Wednesday). The cabinet meeting will consider over the Middle East situation after a ceasefire reached with mediation efforts of Pakistan, sources said. The prime minister will take the federal cabinet into confidence over the regional situation and will brief his ministers about Pakistan’s peace efforts that culminated into the ceasefire between Iran and the United States. The federal cab...

Murkowski: Trump Iran threat ‘cannot be excused away’

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday slammed President Trump for threatening that “a whole civilization will die” in Iran, before he backed off and suspended strikes on the Middle Eastern country for two weeks. “The President’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in…

House Democrat says he has filed articles of impeachment against Trump

Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) on Tuesday said he filed impeachment articles against President Trump for the war in Iran citing his recent social media post promising to erase a “whole civilization” if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened immediately.  Trump paused the strikes for two weeks Tuesday evening after Pakistan intervened and asked for…

Ecuador President: US Troops Could Help Confront Drug Gangs

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa says he would welcome US troops to help address his country’s “security crisis,” as long as they follow the lead of local armed forces. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Annmarie Hordern in Guayaquil, Noboa says the US is already offering support and that he is open to deeper involvement from President Donald Trump’s administration. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump's Army chief vows he will not quit as bitter feud with Pete Hegseth deepens amid Iran war

Trump's Army chief vows he will not quit as bitter feud with Pete Hegseth deepens amid Iran warBy MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER Published: 02:07, 8 April 2026 | Updated: 02:07, 8 April 2026 e-mail View comments

Iran says talks with US will begin in Pakistan’s Islamabad on Friday

Tehran says the negotiations will be based on its 10-point proposal, which calls for control over Strait of Hormuz.

Trump announces two-week bilateral ceasefire with Iran

The US has "already met and exceeded all Military objectives" and is "very far" advanced toward a long-term peace deal, the president says

Iran agrees to open Strait of Hormuz for two-week US ceasefire

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘if attacks against Iran are halted,’ then Iran agrees to a US ceasefire.

طرح آتش‌بس به ایران و عمان اجازه می‌دهد برای عبور از تنگه هرمز عوارض بگیرند

آسوشیتدپرس به نقل از یک مقام منطقه‌ای نوشت طرح آتش‌بس دو هفته‌ای اجازه می‌دهد ایران و عمان از کشتی‌های عبوری از تنگه هرمز عوارض دریافت کنند. به گفته او، تهران این درآمد را صرف «بازسازی» خواهد کرد. تنگه هرمز آبراهی بین‌المللی است و تاکنون عوارضی برای عبور از آن دریافت نشده بود.

Iran-Coordinated Safe Passage a 'Concession': Yacoubian

Mona Yacoubian, Senior Adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says the possibility of Iranian armed forces coordinating ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz could be seen as a "huge concession" towards the Iranian regime. (Source: Bloomberg)

Israeli military reports another missile launch from Iran

This is the second missile launch after the announcement of a US-Iranian ceasefire

Details on Iran's 10-point proposal at center of 2-week ceasefire

President Trump has announced that he will suspend attacks on Iran for two weeks. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab, Courtney Kealy and Aaron MacLean have the latest.