Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday (April 9, 2026) for ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil usually passes, as part of a two-week truce.
Editorial | A respite: On the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire
The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday (April 8, 2026), with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon. Lebanon’s Hezbollah said early on Thursday it fired rockets at northern Israel in its first attack against the country since the United States reached a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran.
Read: What is Iran’s 10-point conditions for ceasefire and negotiations
Washington and Tehran both claimed victory after agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and negotiations aimed at ending a war that has killed thousands across the Middle East and sparked global economic upheaval.
