A view of a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the strait be reopened, seen in Oman on April 8, 2026.
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A view of a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the strait be reopened, seen in Oman on April 8, 2026.
Shadi J. H. Alassar | Anadolu | Getty…

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It’s been one week since the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in hopes of negotiating a permanent end to the war that has engulfed the Middle East since late February.
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Iran’s state media claimed Wednesday morning that a bulk carrier transporting food supplies and an Iranian crude oil tanker had entered Iranian waters after transiting the Strait of Hormuz, hours after a top U.S. military commander said a

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