Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad, which would include special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. “The Iran–US Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the US must choose — ceasefire or continued war via Israel. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported that the passage of oil tankers through the strait was halted after Israeli strikes. Hezbollah said it fired rockets towards Israel in response to a “violation of ceasefire”, Agence France-Presse reported. A surge in global equities fuelled by the ceasefire lost momentum after Tehran said several terms had been breached, highlighting lingering uncertainty in markets.

Source: The Edge Markets April 09, 2026 04:52 UTC