Less than a day after it began, the 2-week cease-fire agreement between the U.S. and Iran is being tested by continuing attacks by Israel on Lebanon and the whether the Strait of Hormuz will completely open soon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims the cease-fire didn’t include Lebanon, so his country is still bombing the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon.
Breaking News: Israel said it supported the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran but that the deal did not extend to fighting in Lebanon.https://t.co/TKT6QNddws
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 8, 2026
From the New York Times:
Lebanon’s health ministry said that at least 112 people had been killed and more than 800 wounded in the latest strikes on Beirut, the Lebanese capital, and other parts of the country.
Iran publicly released on Wednesday what it said was the 10-point framework for talks that Mr. Trump described as “a workable basis on which to negotiate” an end to the war. A White House official said the points did not match what Mr. Trump was referring to.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, said the truce and negotiations with the United States were “unreasonable” given these issues and the U.S. opposition to Iranian nuclear enrichment — but stopped short of saying Iran would end the cease-fire or withdraw from the talks.
World leaders including President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain are calling for the ceasefire to include Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the Financial Times is reporting Iran will require ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to pay the cryptocurrency equivalent of $1 per barrel of oil on board during the two-week ceasefire with the U.S.
So. Much. Winning.
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They’re calling it the most real ceasefire that’s even existed
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) April 8, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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