Overview
- The Pakistan-brokered deal, announced by President Trump on Tuesday, pauses U.S. and Iranian strikes for two weeks, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and sets talks for April 10 in Islamabad.
- Israel said it supports the U.S. suspension of strikes on Iran on the condition that Iran opens the strait and stops attacks, and it stressed that the ceasefire does not cover Lebanon.
- Fighting on the Lebanon front remains in dispute, with the Israeli military warning residents in Tyre to evacuate while Reuters cited Lebanese sources saying Hezbollah halted fire as part of the truce.
- Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called the outcome a political disaster, saying Israel was not at the table and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to meet his own war goals.
- Israeli media reported the government was surprised by Trump’s announcement and issued a delayed response, as analysts said Israel’s stated aims against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs remain largely unmet ahead of talks in Islamabad.