Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's sunny assessment of the prospects for a long-term peace agreement with Iran, fundamental differences remain between the two sides' visions for a deal. There will be no enrichment of Uranium," Trump declared in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. The ceasefire is conditional on what Trump called the "complete, immediate and safe opening" of the strait to commercial shipping. Israel vs. Hezbollah in LebanonThe first day of the Iran ceasefire became the deadliest day of Israel's parallel war with the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday in response to the Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Source: CBC News April 10, 2026 05:08 UTC