As it happened: US, Israel and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire
Iran says talks with the US will begin on Friday (Apr 10) in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
The B1 bridge in Karan, Iran damaged by a strike on Apr 3, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Majid Asgaripour)
Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire on Wednesday (Apr 8) in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with US President Donald Trump pulling back from his threats to destroy Iranian “civilisation.”
But questions have since emerged, with Iran insisting that it would continue to control and charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as well as enrich uranium.
The strait, one of the world's most vital shipping lanes for oil and gas, has effectively been blocked since the war started on Feb 28.
Iran's Supreme Security Council said that negotiations with the US to finalise details of the proposal to end the fighting would begin on Friday in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
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