Apr 08 WATCH: White House addresses Strait of Hormuz opening, Trump's 'civilization' threat By Associated Press The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is clear that the ceasefire means no Iranian tolls through the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Apr 08 Much remains unclear after U.S., Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire By Bassem Mroue, Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press Both the U.S. and Iran declared victory. Continue reading
Apr 08 How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a two-week ceasefire in a day By Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Josh Boak, Associated Press The dramatic shift in tenor came as intermediaries, led by Pakistan, worked feverishly to head off a further escalation of the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 08 Trump says U.S. will work with Iran to 'dig up' enriched uranium. Iran hasn't confirmed that By Associated Press He previously said the U.S. would retrieve the deeply buried material, which is expected to be an intensive undertaking, if it struck an agreement with Iran. Continue reading
Apr 08 Israel says Iran ceasefire doesn't apply to Lebanon, and strikes central Beirut without warning By Kareem Chehayeb, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Several strikes were in busy commercial locations, causing panic in the streets. Continue reading
Apr 08 Trump is expected to meet with Rutte as he muses about pulling out of NATO By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. may consider leaving the trans-Atlantic alliance after NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterway, as Iran effectively shut it and sent gas prices… Continue reading
Apr 07 Iran's Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted two-week ceasefire in the war By Associated Press Trump said late Tuesday he’s pulling back on his threats to widen attacks on Iran, including an array of bridges, power plants and other civilian targets — subject to Iran being ready for a two-week ceasefire and to reopen the Strait… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:26 Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire, backs down from threats to destroy Iran's infrastructure By Nick Schifrin, Kayan Taraporevala President Trump is backing off, for now, from destroying Iran's civilian infrastructure and wiping out its civilization. He also said he agreed to suspend bombing for two weeks if Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Trump called an Iranian proposal… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:17 How Iran is reacting as Trump pulls back from threat to wipe out civilization By Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev, Reza Sayah President Trump made a violent and extraordinary threat on Tuesday, saying he would erase an entire civilization if Iran didn't agree to his terms for a deal. He backed down from that rhetoric later in the day, agreeing to a… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 8:46 Mideast experts weigh Iran regime's leverage in negotiations with U.S. By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn As President Trump backs down from his threats against Iran's infrastructure and agrees to a two-week ceasefire, Geoff Bennett speaks with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal… Continue watching