Ceasefire

Explosions reportedly heard in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says Iran deal 'approved by all sides'

IDF pushes deeper in into Lebanon to neutralize threat of Hezbollah • Iran to reestablish closure of Strait of Hormuz, blaming US tensions • IED explosion wounds two IDF soldiers

US Sailors observe as a US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter lands on the flight deck of USS Tripoli while transiting the Arabian Sea in a photo shared by US Central Command on May 30, 2026.
IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.

Explosions heard across Iran after US announces 'self-defense strikes' against regime

 U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

Despite media hype, Trump and Netanyahu remain united on Middle East - opinion

Part of an Iranian ballistic missile is seen in the desert near Vered Yeriho in the West Bank after being fired toward Israel from Iran, June 8, 2026.

US strikes Iran in retaliation for helicopter hit, state media denies Iranian involvement


Polymarket forecast low chances of ceasefire being extended even after Trump's announcement

According to the platform's Iran section, there is a 20% chance that the ceasefire will be extended by April 22nd, with users not considering the current situation an official extension.

The logo of prediction market trading platform Polymarket is seen on a digital screen (illustrative)

IRGC seizes two ships, transfers them to Iranian shores

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized two vessels, the MSC Francesca and Epaminodes, for operating without authorization and manipulating navigation systems, transferring them to Iranian shores.

A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.

United States Treasury Department imposes fresh sanctions against suppliers of weapons to Iran

The move comes as a two-week ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump is due to end in the coming days.

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

IDF confirms Hezbollah drone caused sirens in northern Israel in violation of ceasefire

Despite this, when sirens sounded along the Lebanese border, the IDF classified the event as a 'false identification.'

Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 24, 2026.

Israel will face resistance if troops stay in Lebanon, Lebanese Parliament Speaker says

"It [Israel] will smell the scent of resistance every day," said Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanon's most senior Shi'ite statesman and a Hezbollah ally.

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads a parliamentary session at the headquarters in Beirut on March 9, 2026.

Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran, will get 'great deal'

Trump told CNBC that he believes the US is “going to end up with a great deal” with Iran to end the weeks-long war, saying "they have no choice."

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2026.

Lebanon not seeking confrontation with Hezbollah but won't be intimidated, Lebanese PM says

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on Tuesday to discuss how to strengthen Lebanon's hand in potential future direct negotiations with Israel.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during a joint declaration press event with French President following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 21, 2026.

Initial Iranian, US delegations land in Islamabad for talks, but Tehran denies travel - report

However, Iranian state media denied this, saying that nobody has left Tehran as of Tuesday morning.

Pakistani army soldiers patrol at D Chowk near the President's House, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for the second phase of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 21, 2026.

Iran warns of immediate response as US ceasefire nears expiration

A two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US is set to expire on Wednesday. The two countries have accused each other of breaching the ceasefire.

Symbolic mock-ups of Iranian missiles are displayed on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026.

Israelis ring in 78th Independence Day as Lebanon, Iran ceasefire talks loom

Mossad chief says agent killed abroad • Netanyahu on Remembrance Day: 'We have removed an existential threat'• Trump claims Iran’s nuclear sites are 'obliterated’

ISRAELI'S CELEBRATE Independence Day, 2026.