Fragile ceasefire continues amid clashes over Hormuz, enrichment and Lebanon

A protester in Manila, Philippines, units fireplace to a portrait of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at an anti-war protest held within the neighborhood of the US Embassy on April 9, 2026. (Reuters/Yonhap)

Solely a day into the two-week ceasefire introduced by the US and Iran, either side are already accusing the opposite of violating it, demonstrating simply how fragile the truce is. 

Whereas preparations are being made for negotiations, differing interpretations of phrases concerning key factors such because the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s uranium enrichment, and Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon have made for a precarious ceasefire wherein army motion continues to be carried out. 

In an announcement posted to the social media website X on Wednesday, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, accused the US of violating three of the ten factors within the proposal put forth by Tehran. 

“The deep historic mistrust we maintain towards the US stems from its repeated violations of all types of commitments — a sample that has regrettably been repeated as soon as once more,” Ghalibaf wrote

Citing the “non-compliance” concerning the ceasefire in Lebanon, the “entry of an intruding drone into Iranian airspace,” and “denial of Iran’s proper to enrichment,” Ghalibaf said, “In such a state of affairs, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.” 

The Lebanese entrance has been the most important level of rivalry. Iran and the middleman nation of Pakistan interpreted the ceasefire as together with Lebanon, whereas the US and Israel argue that Lebanon was by no means part of the deal. 

US Vice President JD Vance advised reporters in Hungary, “This comes from a legit misunderstanding. I feel the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, [but] we by no means made that promise.” 

Israel launched its largest ever air strikes throughout Lebanon on Thursday, underscoring its place that the Hezbollah militant group, which is aligned with Iran, shouldn’t be topic to the ceasefire. Greater than 250 individuals died within the strikes, with over 1,110 wounded.

Hezbollah fired its first rockets into northern Israel for the reason that ceasefire was reached, accusing Israel of being in violation of the settlement. Iran has additionally resumed missile and drone strikes on Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

The 2 sides are additionally clearly in disagreement over the situations for ending the hostilities, that are the sticking level within the negotiations.

Iran insists that its 10-point plan — which incorporates recognition of its proper to counterpoint uranium, lifting sanctions and the withdrawal of American forces from the Center East — needs to be the idea of the negotiations. However the White Home clapped again by saying that Iran’s plan “was actually thrown within the rubbish.”

The White Home holds {that a} later revision of Iran’s proposal is the start line of negotiations whereas emphasizing that “the tip of [uranium] enrichment in Iran” is nonnegotiable.

“All U.S. Ships, Plane, and Navy Personnel, with further Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything that’s applicable and mandatory [. . .] will stay in place in, and round, Iran, till such time because the REAL AGREEMENT reached is totally complied with. If for any purpose it’s not, [. . .] then the ‘Shootin’ Begins,’ larger, and higher, and stronger than anybody has ever seen earlier than,” US President Donald Trump threatened in a publish on his Reality Social media web site.

The dispute over the Strait of Hormuz is intensifying.

Whereas the US has stated the strait’s instant and unrestricted opening is a key situation for sustaining the ceasefire, Iran appears to be transferring to tighten its management whereas designating alternate routes by way of the strait.

The Wall Avenue Journal and the Monetary Occasions reported that Iran is contemplating the choices of limiting each day passage by way of the strait to about ten vessels, which might be charged tolls.

Positive sufficient, delivery by way of the strait has not returned to regular for the reason that ceasefire started, with each day site visitors plummeting from 100-140 ships earlier than the battle to a present degree of 3-4.

The New York Occasions reported that each the US and Iran have incentives to maintain the ceasefire alive, quoting diplomats and analysts. Iran has sustained main army and political harm in the course of the 5 weeks of the warfare, and Trump might not desire a full-scale escalation given opposition inside his base and the chance of rising oil costs.

By Kim Received-chul, Washington correspondent; Kim Ji-hoon, workers reporter

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