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09.04.2026 17:40 The Israeli military claims Mohammed Wishah was a "Hamas terrorist" - which the Qatar-based network has previously denied.

09.04.2026 01:11 A US 15-point plan and an Iranian 10-point variant are oceans apart, writes the BBC's diplomatic correspondent.

09.04.2026 01:11 The Israeli prime minister's response to the ceasefire has been muted, in contrast to the triumphal statements from the US and Iran.

08.04.2026 20:50 Whether or not a lasting peace deal can be reached, the war and its consequences are reshaping the Middle East, writes international editor Jeremy Bowen.

08.04.2026 20:50 The two-week truce opens up the prospect of direct talks with the US but has angered Iran's hardliners, writes BBC News Persian’s Kasra Naji.

08.04.2026 20:50 Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.

08.04.2026 20:50 BBC correspondent Frank Gardner explains the current situation as both sides claim victory - Iran says it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that its "victory in the field would also be consolidated" in upcoming talks.

08.04.2026 17:00 The BBC's Nick Marsh takes a look at whether fuel costs will get cheaper now the US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire.

08.04.2026 13:00 The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.

08.04.2026 13:00 Air strikes hit the Tyre and Nabatieh areas hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced.

08.04.2026 13:00 The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.

08.04.2026 13:00 Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies

08.04.2026 13:00 Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but remain far higher than before the war.

08.04.2026 13:00 The UN's chief says he is "deeply troubled" by such statements, as the US president ramps up pressure on Iran to agree a deal to end the war.

08.04.2026 13:00 Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.