President Trump on June 11 called off planned strikes on Iran and said a memorandum of understanding to end hostilities could be signed as early as this weekend, potentially reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran breaks April truce with ballistic missile strike on Israel
Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel’s Ramat David Airbase on June 7, the first direct strike since April’s ceasefire, before both sides agreed to halt attacks two days later.
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Hezbollah rejects Lebanon ceasefire as UNIFIL peacekeeper dies near Marjayoun
Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem called the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire proposal “absurd and humiliating,” collapsing a deal hours after Lebanese President Aoun described it as the last chance for peace.
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Iran ceasefire on massive life support as Hormuz-first demand stalls the one-page deal
Six weeks after a Pakistan-brokered truce halted US-Iran hostilities, both sides remain deadlocked over sequencing in a 14-point memorandum that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and defer nuclear talks.
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Trump delays Iran strike after Gulf leaders intervene, citing imminent deal
Trump called off a scheduled Iran strike on May 18 after three Gulf leaders asked him to hold off, saying the parties are very close to a deal.
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Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire breaks within 48 hours
The three-day ceasefire Trump announced for May 9–11 included a prisoner swap of 1,000 soldiers per side, but within 24 hours Ukrainian forces had logged 180 battlefield clashes and Russian drone and artillery strikes continued across the front.