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Iran ceasefire 'fragile', Trump 'impatient to make progress': Vance

Iran ceasefire 'fragile', Trump 'impatient to make progress': Vance

'If the Iranians are willing in good faith to work with us, I think we can make an agreement', says US vice president

Asia
Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire

Crude prices plunge, stocks surge as US and Iran agree ceasefire

Middle East stocks surged - Dubai leapt 8.5% and Abu Dhabi over 3% - as Donald Trump intensified Hormuz threats, with Iran warning of years-long oil and gas retaliation

Europe
Macron says military operation to 'liberate' Strait of Hormuz 'unrealistic'

Macron says military operation to 'liberate' Strait of Hormuz 'unrealistic'

French president says an operation would take excessive time and expose those crossing the strait to 'coastal threats'

Middle East
Trump agrees to suspend attack on Iran by two weeks on Pakistan’s request

Trump agrees to suspend attack on Iran by two weeks on Pakistan’s request

U.S. president links ceasefire to reopening of Strait of Hormuz as diplomacy gains momentum

North America
Both sides claim victory after US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

Both sides claim victory after US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

Trump pauses strikes at Pakistan’s request; Israel backs ceasefire, but Netanyahu excludes Lebanon, while Pakistan’s PM says it’s included