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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, US Ceasefire Hangs by Thread
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026 in response to Israeli strikes on Beirut that killed at least 182, leaving a US-Iran ceasefire on the brink as Tehran demanded acceptance of uranium e
India welcomes US‑Iran ceasefire, urges Hormuz trade
On April 8 2026, India’s Ministry of External Affairs publicly welcomed the U.S.–Iran ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, urging an early end to the conflict and unimpeded trade through the Strait of Horm
Hungary offers help to Iran after Hezbollah pager
Following a pager attack on Hezbollah, **Hungary** reportedly offered assistance to **Iran**, a move that adds complexity to its international standing, especially as **Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Trump Threatens NATO Exit in Meeting With Rutte
President Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday and renewed his threat to pull the U.S. out of the alliance, furious that NATO members refused to help reopen the Strait of Horm
Trump Accepts Pakistan-Brokered Ceasefire With Iran
Trump accepted a Pakistani-brokered two-week ceasefire with Iran to finalize a comprehensive peace agreement, capping a six-week war that cost the US at least $1 billion a day and saw Iran close the S
Iran's leadership shifts after Khamenei's death
Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's leadership has seen a significant shift, with authority now consolidating within the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and a new generation of yo
Wang Yi to Visit North Korea April 9‑10, China Says
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is set to travel to North Korea on April 9‑10, marking the first high‑level diplomatic engagement since 2019 and signaling a push to revive bilateral ties after pandem
China welcomes ceasefire, backs US‑Iran pause
China said it welcomes a ceasefire in the Middle East and will keep working to end the war, as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and Trump pressures Iran over negotiations.
South Korea races to free 26 vessels in Strait of Hormuz
South Korea is mobilizing to get 26 of its flagged vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week US-Iran ceasefire, even as authorities keep an active advisory telling ships to avoid the water
Trump claims China secured Iran ceasefire talks
President Donald Trump told AFP that he believes China got Iran to negotiate a ceasefire in the Israel‑U.S. war, while Beijing’s foreign ministry welcomed the truce and reiterated its diplomatic push
KMT's Cheng Li-wun Visits China, Seeks Xi Meeting
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun became the first KMT chair in a decade to visit China, laying a wreath at Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing and seeking a meeting with President Xi Jinping amid
China helped broker Mideast ceasefire, Trump says
President Trump publicly credited China with persuading Iran to accept a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East war, a diplomatic turn from Beijing's earlier posture as conflict disrupted global energy
Israel backs Trump Iran strike pause, excludes Lebanon
Israel endorsed the U.S. two-week suspension of strikes against Iran on Wednesday but carved out Lebanon from the arrangement, attaching conditions including Tehran reopening the straits before Israel
Family thanks public after 6-year-old killed in Singapore crash
Family of six-year-old Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani, an Indonesian girl killed in a Feb 6 Singapore Chinatown accident, issued a public statement thanking both nations' citizens and officials, as the dri
Iran closes Hormuz, Israel intensifies Lebanon strikes
A fragile US‑Iran‑Israel ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, is under strain as Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, Israel ramped up strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, and both sides dispute the deal’s scope a
North Korea missile launch image airs at Seoul station
A TV screen at Seoul Railway Station broadcast a file image of North Korea’s missile launch during a news program on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with the image credited to AP photographer Ahn Young-joon
China Blocks UN Vote, Directly Engages Iran for Truce
China’s last‑minute diplomatic push, not Pakistan, secured a two‑week US‑Iran ceasefire by directly engaging Tehran and blocking a UN Security Council resolution, while the United States omitted China
Japan bankruptcies hit 10,425 as Middle East costs surge
Japan's corporate bankruptcies rose for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal 2025, as surging oil prices and supply disruptions from the Middle East conflict push up input costs and exacerbate labor
Khamenei greenlit Trump ceasefire via notes, 11 sources say
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei secretly greenlit a two-week ceasefire with Trump, defying his own Revolutionary Guards and accepting a deal brokered by Pakistani, Egyptian, and Turkish med
Pakistan proposes 2-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif proposed a two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, urging both sides to halt military action as Trump faces a looming deadline to decide on striking Irani
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