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Why the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal is facing a major test after Hezbollah’s rejection
Washington has a Lebanon deal, but Hezbollah has not accepted it. The ceasefire now tests state power, Israeli security, and Iran diplomacy.
Oil surges back toward $100 as the US-Iran ceasefire fractures and the peace trade unwinds
Oil surged back toward $98 Brent as the US-Iran ceasefire fractured and both sides traded strikes. The peace trade that took crude to a six-week low has reversed.
U.S. strikes Iranian targets near Bandar Abbas as ceasefire diplomacy enters a dangerous new phase
U.S. and Iran talks are moving, but missiles, mines, and uranium still define the ceasefire. Bandar Abbas is the latest stress test.
Why Trump’s rejection of Iran’s peace response puts the Strait of Hormuz back at risk
Hormuz talks are stuck. Trump’s rejection of Iran’s reply keeps Gulf shipping, energy prices and diplomacy under pressure.
Hostilities have terminated: Donald Trump tells Congress Iran war ended on April 7 ceasefire as War Powers Resolution deadline passes
Donald Trump says Iran hostilities have terminated. The naval blockade continues, fifty thousand troops remain, and the Constitution still asks who authorises this war.
Iran war stalemate deepens: Six tankers turned back, only seven ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran wants to end the war first and talk nuclear later. Washington insists the order is reversed. Brent crude is already pricing the deadlock.
Strait of Hormuz standoff lifts Brent past $107 as Federal Reserve, ECB, BOJ decisions loom
Iran talks stalled. Hormuz still closed. Five central banks meet this week. Brent at $107.97 is no longer a tactical move, it is a macro regime question.
Trump’s Pakistan gamble: Why Iran’s refusal to meet U.S. envoys could decide the next phase of the war
Iran rejects direct U.S. talks as Trump sends envoys to Islamabad. Pakistan now holds the fragile channel between war and diplomacy.
Lebanon-Israel ceasefire: How the White House talks extended the truce and why Hezbollah is still a problem
Trump extends Lebanon-Israel ceasefire by three weeks after Oval Office talks with Yechiel Leiter and Nada Moawad, as Nawaf Salam demands full Israeli withdrawal.
Second chance for peace: US-Iran negotiations set for Monday as 22 April ceasefire deadline looms
A second round of United States-Iran peace talks is expected in Islamabad on 20 April 2026 as the two-week ceasefire nears its 22 April expiry with nuclear and Hormuz disputes unresolved.