Anonymousabout 5 hours ago
After 40 days of US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and an Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that triggered the largest oil supply disruption since the 1970s, Washington and Tehran agreed on April 7, 2026 to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. World leaders from Europe, the Gulf, and Asia offered cautious praise, but the agreement lacks a definitive text, excludes Lebanon, contains no nuclear verification provisions, and faces immediate stress from competing Iranian and American interpretations of what was actually agreed — raising serious questions about whether this pause in fighting can lead to lasting peace.