Day 40
April 8, 2026
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Today’s Briefing
- Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan8 sources✓BBC✓Al Jazeera✓NPR
- Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon5 sources✓BBC✓Al Jazeera
- Why ceasefire deal with US has unsettled Iran's hardliners4 sources✓BBC✓Al Jazeera
- Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty3 sources✓BBC✓Al Jazeera
- Trump claims victory in Iran — but is this really a win?3 sources✓Al Jazeera
Based on 45 articles from BBC, Al Jazeera, NPR
Latest Video Coverage
PBS NewsHour
Strait of Hormuz Tensions: Is Iran Charging ‘Tolls’? US Navy Steps In Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty
4h ago
Sky News
White House briefing after Trump claims 'complete victory' in Iran
4h ago
PBS NewsHour
'Iran's Military Destroyed' | Leavitt Claims Op Epic Fury Achieved All Objectives | N18G
4h ago
MSNBC
LIVE: White House holds briefing after Trump-Iran agree to ceasefire, plan to open Strait of Hormuz
4h ago
PBS NewsHour
US vs Iran: Who Blinked First? Ceasefire Sparks Global Debate & Divide | Trump | Hormuz | N18S
4h ago
MSNBC
BREAKING: Iranian state media reports Iran closing Strait of Hormuz
4h ago
PBS NewsHour
Karoline Leavitt Says US Achieved Goals in ‘Operation Epic Fury’ | US Iran Ceasefire | News18
4h ago
PBS NewsHour
LIVE: US Ready To Resume Fighting If Iran Deal Fails, Top General Issues Warning | World News | N18G
4h ago
What They're Saying
Western Media
✓BBC
Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefir…
4h ago
Regional Media
✓Al Jazeera
Trump claims victory in Iran — but is this really a win?
Before a single term has been negotiated, Trump is claiming total victory over Iran, but is this really a win?
5h ago
Latest Coverage
Today
Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
✓BBC4h ago
Iran Strait of Hormuz warning adds to shipping uncertainty
Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
✓BBC5h ago
Why ceasefire deal with US has unsettled Iran's hardliners
The two-week truce opens up the prospect of direct talks with the US but has angered Iran's hardliners, writes BBC News Persian’s Kasra Naji.
✓BBC5h ago
Trump claims victory in Iran — but is this really a win?
Before a single term has been negotiated, Trump is claiming total victory over Iran, but is this really a win?
✓Al Jazeera5h ago
Lebanon PM welcomes US-Iran ceasefire as Israeli strikes hit Beirut
Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam expressed optimism in de-escalation hours after Tehran and Washington struck a ceasefire deal.
✓Al Jazeera5h ago
Oil prices plunge and shares jump on US-Iran ceasefire plan
Crude prices tumbled by more than 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.
✓BBC5h ago
Is conditional ceasefire a victory for US or Iran?
BBC correspondent Frank Gardner explains the current situation as both sides claim victory - Iran says it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that its "victory in the field would also be consolidated" in upcoming talks.
✓BBC5h ago
How Pakistan managed to get the US and Iran to a ceasefire
Backchannel talks led by Pakistan result in temporary ceasefire after weeks of fighting.
✓Al Jazeera6h ago
Hegseth: Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire, claims ‘historic victory’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed a decisive victory over Iran.
✓Al Jazeera6h ago
Trump says Lebanon not included in US-Iran ceasefire amid Israeli assault
US president says war in Lebanon is 'separate skirmish' as Israel kills dozens across the country after regional truce.
✓Al Jazeera6h ago
Vance warns Iran ceasefire hinges on good faith talks
JD Vance says Donald Trump is seeking a deal “in good faith,” but Iran has to be willing to negotiate.
✓Al Jazeera7h ago
Iran, US both claim victory, but did they actually concede ground?
Those apparent concessions could become sticking points in upcoming talks in Islamabad.
✓Al Jazeera7h ago
Hegseth touts US ‘victory’ over Iran as Tehran hails its own ‘historic’ win
Defence chief declares total military victory over Iran, matching earlier victory claims from Tehran amid ceasefire.
✓Al Jazeera7h ago
Israel strikes central Beirut without warning
Israeli attacks pound central Beirut after Iran ceasefire, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, officials say.
✓Al Jazeera7h ago
Did America lose yet another war?
The war on Iran has repeated the failures of past US conflicts defined by hubris and ignorance.
✓Al Jazeera7h ago
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