Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement - AP News

Newly created Polymarket accounts bet big on US-Iran ceasefire in hours before Trump's announcement  AP News

As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz - Reuters

As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz  Reuters

The Papers: 'Fragile ceasefire at risk' and 'Putin mocks Starmer'

The papers on Thursday focus on the aftermath of the two-week ceasefire deal agreed between the US, Israel and Iran.

36 Hours of Chaos: The Scramble for a Cease-Fire in Iran

After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.

By Tyler Pager, Katie Rogers and Farnaz Fassihi

Gold Steadies as Traders Weigh Fragile Ceasefire in Iran War - Bloomberg.com

Gold Steadies as Traders Weigh Fragile Ceasefire in Iran War  Bloomberg.com

With the ceasefire looking shaky, the region questions its future

Even as America and Iran pause, the war reveals how exposed the Gulf has become

US vice-president says Iran mistaken that truce includes Lebanon

Tehran threatens to withdraw from ceasefire pact over Israeli attacks on Hizbollah

Trump news at a glance: a tale of two ceasefires as US and Iran claim different terms

US and Iran can’t seem to agree on much of their fragile two-week ceasefire agreement – key US politics stories from Wednesday 8 April at a glance The two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, brokered by Pakistan within hours of Donald Trump’s threat of civilization-level destruction, is hanging by a thread – and possibly some key misunderstandings. Washington and Tehran have given decidedly different versions of what was agreed as the Trump administration and Iranian leaders each claim vi...

By Guardian staff

Financial markets welcome Iran cease-fire but caution remains

Stocks rallied Wednesday on news of a two-week cease fire in the U.S. war with Iran. It could take some time, though, before drivers feel relief at the gas pump.

By Scott Horsley

Iran threatens to end ceasefire over Hezbollah's exclusion from truce deal

Iran says the U.S. must choose between ceasefire or war via Israel as Tuesday's ceasefire deal excludes Tehran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.

The right celebrated Trump’s Iran ceasefire. Some seem to fear what could come next. - CNN

The right celebrated Trump’s Iran ceasefire. Some seem to fear what could come next.  CNN

Iran war ceasefire offers investors opportunity to rotate back into risk-on assets, investors say

Technology, financial and industrial stocks are looking attractive following the Iran war ceasefire, Shannon Saccocia told CNBC on Wednesday.

Iran-US truce on brink as Israel pounds Lebanon, Tehran warns of escalation

A fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States hung in the balance on Wednesday as Tehran threatened renewed hostilities and Israel launched heavy strikes on Lebanon. Both sides claimed victory, but at least 182 people were killed and nearly 900 wounded, Lebanese authorities said.

By FRANCE 24

Here’s when gas prices and airfares could go down if the Iran cease-fire holds

Stock markets were rallying on Wednesday, but drivers shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for a return to prewar gas prices.

By Andrew Keshner

JD Vance uses second lady Usha to explain issues with Iran war ceasefire: ‘My wife has the right to skydive’

The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire as the sides attempt to negotiate an end to the war

By Rachel Dobkin

Lebanon clouds Iran-US ceasefire ahead of talks: Is it included or not? Explained

Israel's claim that Lebanon was not covered in the two-week ceasefire deal was also backed by United States President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Our View: US-Iran must keep talking as failure would be devastating

Mercifully, the whole civilisation did not die in the early hours of Wednesday as had been predicted by President Donald Trump. It will survive for at least another fortnight, the duration of the ceasefire agreed between Iran and the United States, which begin negotiations for an agreement to end the war permanently in Islamabad on […]

'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce

The effort nearly unraveled after Iran struck a Saudi petrochemical facility that threatened to derail weeks of back-channel diplomacy.

Peace talks 'unreasonable' after Israeli strikes - Iran

Israel hit Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation ⁠from Iran, which suggested it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the United States.

Trump weighs punishing certain NATO countries over lack of Iran war support - report

The proposal would involve moving US troops out of NATO member countries deemed unhelpful to the Iran war effort and stationing them in countries that were more supportive.

Iran closes Hormuz Strait in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon

Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday, an 11th-hour deal that headed off US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. Hours after the announcement, Iran and Gulf Arab countries reported new attacks Wednesday, though it was not clear if the strikes would scuttle the deal. All sides have presented vastly different versions of the terms. Iran said the deal would allow it to formalize its new practice

By The Korea Herald

Shaky US-Iran Ceasefire In Doubt As Israeli Strikes Kill Over 180 In Lebanon

Iran War: Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, making it the deadliest day in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

Dollar steadies as fragile US-Iran ceasefire weighs on markets

Vance to lead U.S. talks with Iran in Pakistan following ceasefire

US and Iran at odds over ceasefire agreement as Vance claims terms 'just didn't' include Lebanon

Vance claimed that the disagreements over the truce terms “came from a legitimate misunderstanding” over Lebanon.

Iran says peace talks would be ‘unreasonable’ following Israeli strikes

Lebanon's civil defense service says 254 people had been killed in Israel's strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday

By Reuters

Truce seen bringing brief oil price relief

MANILA, Philippines — After climbing sharply for five straight weeks, local pump prices could finally hold steady or even drop slightly next week following the ceasefire declared between the United States and Iran, an industry player said on Wednesday. Any easing of prices, however, could be short-lived given market uncertainties, another source said. A Department

By cbuban

Airlines adjust operations amid ceasefire

Despite a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, Thai airlines still have to adjust their operational strategies for the summer schedule to match travel demand dampened by concerns over uncertainty surrounding the oil crisis.

Seeing US-Iran truce, SME group pushes government to defer civil service WFH policy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The SME Association of Malaysia has urged the government to defer its planned work-from-ho...

By Malay Mail