Tel Aviv [Israel], April 9 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled that the temporary ceasefire remains fragile as Tel Aviv is determined to achieve its objectives through negotiation or 'resuming the fighting'. Israel's primary objective is to prohibit Iran from enriching Uranium, which Tel Aviv believes will be used to make a nuclear weapon.
Seven-year-old killed by drone debris in southwest Iran A seven-year-old girl has been killed by debris from a drone shot down by Iranian air defences, according to Iranian media. The drone was intercepted at around 20:00 local time (16:00 GMT) in Shushtar, Khuzestan province, the province’s deputy security official said. Six members of the girl’s family were also reported injured.
A disagreement between Washington and Tehran over whether a temporarycease-fireagreed earlier this week also coverLebanonis shaking the accord as Israel vows to continue to hit Iran-backed Hezbollah "wherever required. " Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, is considered a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States.
Israeli and Lebanese representatives will meet in Washington next week, a State Department official said hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for talks with Lebanon, where a heavy Israeli bombardment targeting Hezbollah militants has shaken the two-week US-Irancease-firedeal.
Israel sought to start talks with Lebanon, where Iran-backed Hezbollah militants have been the target of a deadly Israeli bombardment that has drawn widespread condemnation and shaken the two-weekcease-firedeal reached by Washington and Tehran earlier this week.
What emerged from the war was not peace, nor even a credible settlement, but merely a pause shaped by the exposed limits of American strength In Washington, the two-week ceasefire with Iran has been hastily presented as the beginning of de-escalation and as proof that pressure had once again created the conditions for diplomacy.
Iran says US must choose between ceasefire and continued war Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US must choose between a ceasefire or continuing the war through Israel. “The conditions for a ceasefire between Iran and the United States are clear and explicit,” he wrote on Telegram. “America must choose either a ceasefire or the continuation of war through Israel; both cannot coexist.
'Ceasefire not holding': US and Iran may have to talk 'as guns are firing' Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 22:00 US raced to shore up a shaky agreement with the Islamic Republic, jeopardised by Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Iranian strikes on Gulf US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on 8 April 2026 (Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP) Off The US was racing to salvage a ceasefire with Iran on Wednesday that appeared to collapse as a result of deadly Israeli attacks on Lebanon and an unclaimed strike on an energy facility on Iran’s Lavan Island. Adding to the complications, some Arab Gulf states appear to resent the two-week ceasefire deal, which Iran said would ensure its control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched dozens of missiles and drones at the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Tehran has decried the savage massacre of civilians in Lebanon, which Washington claims was not part of the ceasefire deal President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling ways to punish NATO members who refused to help the US in its war against Iran, which is still flaring despite the announced two-week ceasefire.
Tehran has decried the "savage massacre" of civilians in Lebanon, which Washington claims was not part of the ceasefire deal President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling ways to punish NATO members who refused to help the US in its war against Iran, which is still flaring despite the announced two-w
Tehran has decried the "savage massacre" of civilians in Lebanon, which Washington claims was not part of the ceasefire deal President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling ways to punish NATO members who refused to help the US in its war against Iran, which is still flaring despite the announced two-w
Tehran has decried the savage massacre of civilians in Lebanon, which Washington claims was not part of the ceasefire deal President Donald Trump is reportedly mulling ways to punish NATO members who refused to help the US in its war against Iran, which is still flaring despite the announced two-week ceasefire.
The Middle East is seeing a marked downturn in fighting, even as the US and Iran spar over the terms of their two-week ceasefire There have been no reports from Gulf countries of any Iranian strikes on their infrastructure on Thursday after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week <a href="https:/swentr.
Signs are growing that West Jerusalem's offensive could derail the US-Iran ceasefire There are increasing signs that Israel's continued strikes in Lebanon could derail the US-Iran two-week ceasefire, with leading American economist Jeffrey Sachs telling RT that Israel is now a "rogue state" and urgi
Israel's ongoing deadly strikes on Lebanon also risk derailing the US-Iran ceasefire US President Donald Trump warned Iran to "better stop" charging fees from vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran vowed to take the management of the strategic waterway to a "new stage.
Israeli strikes hit multiple areas in southern Lebanon Israeli air strikes have targeted the areas of Beit Yahoun, al-Jumaijmah and Majdal Selm in southern Lebanon, according to reports from the ground.
Even if the Iran cease-fire holds and the war ends, many believe the world will be worse off.
JD Vance to lead Iran ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan, White House says Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:45 Iran has also indicated a willingness to give the US its highly enriched uranium, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from the media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on 8 April 2026 (Evan Vucci/Reuters) Off The US vice president, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight regarding the war on Iran , will lead on Friday a team headed to Islamabad, Pakistan , to discuss next steps in ceasefire negotiations, the White House announced on Wednesday. JD Vance will engage in meetings there starting on Saturday, alongside President Donald Trump's special envoy for peace missions, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Kushner has no official role in the US administration, and both he and Witkoff have come under scrutiny for their handling of the nuclear negotiations with Iran in February, just before the US launched its attacks on the Islamic Republic in conjunction with Israel .
On the first day of the pause, Iran fired missiles and launched drones in the region. It said an oil refinery on Lavan Island had been attacked. Israel continued its strikes in Lebanon.
The war between the US and Iran marks the end of an anomalous era Regardless of how the conflict between the United States and Iran formally concludes, its symbolism is already unmistakable. An ancient civilization, one of the oldest continuous states in human history, has emerged as the final obstacle to the project of American global dominance.
