April 8, 2026

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Iran warns ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz without permission will be “targeted and destroyed”, adding the route “remains closed”

Iran had agreed to allow vessels through the key oil shipping route for two weeks, as part of a conditional ceasefire deal with the US – here’s what we know about the truce

Earlier US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says “we have a real chance at peace”, while President Donald Trump says the US will work closely with Iran

Hegseth was triumphalist, writes our correspondent at the news conference, but his statements were marked by contradiction and a lack of clarity

Israel says it carried out its “biggest strike” since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon, after earlier saying the pause “does not include” the country – BBC Verify looks at the damage

Since the ceasefire was announced there have been reports of attacks continuing in the UAE, Kuwait, and at an oil refinery in southern Iran

Pakistan’s leader, who has been mediating US-Iran negotiations, says ceasefire violations “undermine the spirit of peace process”

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