A 10-day ceasefire has gone into effect in Lebanon, starting at midnight local time on Friday. “I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu,

The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most commercial shipping traffic due to Iran's threats and despite an ongoing U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports aimed at forcing a reopening. The tanker gridlock is keeping global oil and gas prices high and keeping pressure on all parties to the conflict to find a solution.

Mediators are urging Iran to attend negotiations in Pakistan as US Vice President JD Vance remains in Washington, DC, to discuss a path forward. Follow for live news updates.

By Humeyra Pamuk and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend,

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is holding at the same time Iran announced it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again.

The next phase of peace talks is uncertain after Iran says it has "no plans for the next round" of negotiations.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The White House demanded that the channel be reopened and sought to keep peace talks on track.

Pakistan is urging the U.S. and Iran to consider extending a temporary ceasefire, ahead of its expiration on Wednesday evening. The country’s office of foreign affairs recapped a Tuesday meeting between Pakistani Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and U.

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