US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.

Iran said it has opened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping traffic for the reamiiner of a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon, and US President Donald Trump again suggested that Washington and Tehran could reach a deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran in the near future.

President Donald Trump has declared “some pretty good news on Iran”, suggesting the possibility of an end to the conflict which has been ongoing for months. The US President also said...

LONDON, April 17 : Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for transporting global oil and gas, was open for all commercial vessels following a ceasefire accord agreed in Lebanon.Here are some quotes from the shipping industry and world leaders on the Iranian declaration.

As a 10-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon and Israel took effect, the Israeli military said its forces are going to remain in southern Lebanon. Iran and Donald Trump say the Strait of Hormuz is now open. DW has more.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he had "PROHIBITED" Israel from continuing its pervasive bombing campaigns in Lebanon.

BEIRUT, April 17 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that a ceasefire agreed to by his country should be transformed into \"permanent agreements,\" without saying whether he was referring to a prospective peace deal with Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Declaring his country 'stands before a new phase,' Lebanese president says it's 'not a sign of weakness' to negotiate with Israel, which he only directly mentions while urging IDF withdrawal

The remarks come against the backdrop of stalled diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran, including a recent round of indirect talks in Pakistan that failed to produce a breakthrough.

Trump states U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue without a deal, as ceasefire expiration looms.

Trump states U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue without a deal, as ceasefire expiration looms.

A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to reach a deal to end the wider war. The ceasefire appears to have led Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing…

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 17 (UPI) -- The Israel-Hezbollah war, temporarily halted by a 10-day cease-fire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, opened a diplomatic process that would engage Lebanon in complex and sensitive negotiations to end the conflict, address Hezbollah's weapons and avoid being forced into an imposed peace.

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However, US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until a deal is reached to end the war.

Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place until a peace deal with Tehran.

DUBAI, April 17 - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Direct talks between the US and Iran last weekend were inconclusive, as the two nations could not agree about Iran's nuclear program and other points.

Trump also said any deal the United States reaches with Iran "is in no way subject to Lebanon" but the US will "deal with" the militant Hezbollah situation in an appropriate manner.