Jet fuel supplies, prices to take “months” to recover from war disruption, trade group says
It will take months for jet fuel supplies and prices to normalize even if the Strait of Hormuz remains open, the director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Wednesday.
“It will still take a period of months to get back to where supply needs to be given the disruption to the refining capacity in the Middle East,” Willie Walsh told reporters. “I don’t think it’s going to happen in weeks.”
By AFP
Blasts heard in Bahrain’s capital, despite 2-week truce in Iran war
Explosions were heard in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Wednesday morning, according to an AFP journalist, hours after the United States announced a ceasefire with Iran.
The Gulf kingdom’s interior ministry said in a statement that civil defense crews had succeeded in controlling a fire that broke out in a facility “targeted by the sinful Iranian aggression,” with no injuries reported.
By AFP
Trump lauds ceasefire accord
President Trump posted high praise of the ceasefire deal with Iran on his Truth Social platform a minute after midnight EDT Wednesday, calling it a “big day for World Peace!”
“Iran wants it to happen, they’ve had enough!,” he continued. “Likewise, so has everyone else! The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process. We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just “hangin’ around” in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will. Just like we are experiencing in the U.S., this could be the Golden Age of the Middle East!!!”
By Brian Dakss
U.S.-Iran ceasefire does not cover conflict in Lebanon, Netanyahu says
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Tuesday night that while Israel supports the United States’ two-week ceasefire with Iran, the deal does not include the fighting between Israel’s military and the Lebanon-based Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah.
The two-week ceasefire “does not include Lebanon,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
This appeared to contradict an earlier statement from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who indicated that the ceasefire would cover the fighting in Lebanon.
In its statement, however, Netanyahu’s office said Israel supports the overall ceasefire deal.
“Israel supports President Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks subject to Iran immediately opening the straits and stopping all attacks on the US, Israel and countries in the region,” Netanyahu’s office said.
Hezbollah, a proxy of Iran which has been designated a terrorist group by the U.S., joined the Iran war in early March. Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in ongoing missile and drone attacks, with Israel sending troops into southern Lebanon.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon have been displaced by the war, and Lebanon’s health ministry says that more than 1,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes so far, according to The Associated Press.
By Faris Tanyos
Trump spoke to Netanyahu, Pakistan’s military chief to close ceasefire deal, White House official says
President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir to close the two-week ceasefire deal with Iran, a White House official told CBS News late Tuesday.
In his earlier Truth Social post announcing the agreement, Mr. Trump said that it had been reached after his “conversations” with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Munir, who is Pakistan’s highest-ranking military official.
A Trump administration official previously told CBS News that Israel agreed to the contours of the ceasefire deal as well.
In recent days, Pakistan has served as an intermediary between the U.S. and Iran in the efforts to reach a peace deal. Iran said Tuesday that peace talks would begin Friday in Islamabad, although White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that no decision had yet been made by the Trump administration on whether U.S. officials would take part in in-person talks.
By Sara Cook
Oil prices plummet, stocks rise after news of ceasefire deal
Financial markets hailed the news of a two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel and Iran late Tuesday, after reeling from more than a month of war that disrupted the global oil trade.
S&P 500 futures were up 2.3% on the day as of 10:30 p.m. ET. Asian markets also spiked in morning trading, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 up 5.1% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng up 2.4%.
Oil prices fell by double-digit margins on Tuesday, with the U.S.-based West Texas Intermediate benchmark down 14.3% (to about $97 a barrel) and the international Brent Crude benchmark down 13.1% (to around $95 a barrel). Prices remain elevated from prewar levels: West Texas Intermediate traded at around $67 a barrel the day before the war began, and Brent at $72.
By Joe Walsh
Leavitt: “This is a victory for the United States”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt touted the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal as “a victory for the United States that President Trump and our incredible military made happen.”
She argued on X that the U.S.’s military campaign against Iran gave the administration leverage to “engage in tough negotiations that have now created an opening for a diplomatic solution and long-term peace.”
“Additionally, President Trump got the Strait of Hormuz reopened,” she wrote, referring to the waterway that was largely closed to shipping traffic due to the war. Iran has pushed for control over the strait as part of a longer-term deal, something that was not part of the pre-war status quo.
By Joe Walsh
Lindsey Graham says he’s “extremely cautious” about ceasefire plan and calls for congressional review
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he’s “extremely cautious” about what is fact or fiction in the state of the ceasefire and the situation of Iran moving forward.
The South Carolina Republican, who has long been a vocal supporter of intervening in Iran, called for a congressional review process similar to the one connected to the Obama-era Iran deal.
“As I stated before, I prefer diplomacy if it leads to the right outcome regarding the Iranian terrorist regime,” the South Carolina Republican wrote on X. “I appreciate the hard work of all involved in trying to find a diplomatic solution.”
“At this early stage, I am extremely cautious regarding what is fact vs. fiction or misrepresentation,” he continued. “That’s why a congressional review process like the one the Senate followed to test the Obama Iranian deal is a sound way forward. Fair and challenging questions with a full opportunity to explain, and a healthy dose of sunlight is generally the right formula to understand any matter. Simply put, kick the tires.”
By Kathryn Watson
Schumer says he’s glad Trump “backed off” and is looking for an offramp
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reacted to the president’s ceasefire announcement, saying he’s glad the president “backed off.”
“I’m glad Trump backed off and is desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp from his ridiculous bluster,” the New York Democrat wrote on X.
After the president posted Tuesday morning that the entire Iranian civilization would likely perish, Schumer called him “an extremely sick person.”
By Kathryn Watson
Rubio confirms U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was released after capture by pro-Iran group
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, after she was kidnapped by a pro-Iran militia group in Iraq last week.
CBS News reported on her release earlier Tuesday.
Kittleson was captured near Baghdad by the group Kata’ib Hezbollah.
By Joe Walsh
Pakistani PM says ceasefire includes Lebanon
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement the two-week ceasefire between Iran, the U.S. and Israel will also cover fighting in Lebanon.
Israel has carried out heavy strikes against Iran-backed militia group Hezbollah in Lebanon. More than 1,500 people have been killed, according to the country’s health ministry.
By Joe Walsh
Trump shares Iranian foreign minister’s statement without comment
President Trump shared the full statement of Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Truth Social Tuesday night, without disputing or commenting on the statement.
The statement confirmed that Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that involves the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
“If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations,” the Iranian statement read. “For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
By Kathryn Watson
Israel has agreed to ceasefire, White House official says
“Yes, Israel has agreed” to the contours of the ceasefire agreement, a White House official told CBS News.
The White House has not yet detailed which points of Iran’s 10-point proposal with which Israel agrees.
Iran says peace talks will begin Friday in Pakistan
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by the U.S. and Iran, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that peace talks would begin on Friday, April 10, in Islamabad.
It was not immediately clear if U.S. officials would be traveling to Islamabad for the discussions.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News in a statement that “there are discussions about in person talks, but nothing is final until announced by the President or the White House.”
Over the past several days, Pakistani officials have been serving as an intermediary between the U.S. and Iran in ceasefire talks, and were credited by both sides with helping secure the latest deal.
Iran’s security council said it had
By Faris Tanyos
Trump not expected to make appearance or give remarks Tuesday night
The White House called a lid at 6:44 p.m., shortly after the president announced the temporary ceasefire, meaning reporters and the world aren’t expected to see the president for the rest of Tuesday.
The only thing left on the president’s public schedule Tuesday night is dinner with Sergio Gor, U.S. ambassador to India.
The president is expected to meet with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Washington on Wednesday.
By Kathryn Watson
Iran claims 10-point plan presented to U.S. includes withdrawal of U.S. combat forces in the region
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said its proposed 10-point peace plan calls for the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from the region, among other things.
The plan was presented to the U.S. through Pakistan.
The Iranian proposal entails “the withdrawal of US combat forces from all bases and positions in the region,” the security council said in a translated statement.
The statement also went into more detail about how Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz working. Controlled transit through the strait will happen in coordination with Iran’s armed forces, and with a secure navigation protocol, the statement read. Iran said its proposal also entails the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions.
The Supreme National Security Council said the proposal also calls for “ending the war against all components of the Axis of Resistance,” Iran’s term for regional militia groups like Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. The U.S. has designated those groups as terrorist organizations.
The U.S. has not confirmed any of these points or any agreement details aside from the two-week ceasefire, subject to the safe and immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called the 10-point proposal a “workable basis on which to negotiate.” CBS News has asked the White House for further details.
By Kathryn Watson, Claire Day
Iran claims ceasefire deal allows it to maintain control of Strait of Hormuz
Shortly after President Trump announced that a two-week ceasefire deal had been reached, the Iranian regime released a statement acknowledging the deal.
In its statement released through its Tasnim News Agency, a semi-official outlet affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the regime claimed that the U.S. had accepted a 10-point peace plan proposed by Iran.
According to Iran’s statement, the agreement with the U.S. included the “continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.”
In his earlier announcement of the deal, President Trump called the 10-point peace plan a “workable basis on which to negotiate,” but said that the deal was contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement on behalf of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council that “for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations.”
By Faris Tanyos
Oil futures plummet on news of Iran ceasefire
Oil futures fell sharply after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran that is subject to the Strait of Hormuz reopening.
The U.S. crude oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, fell to around $96 a barrel, marking a more than 9% drop in half an hour. Prices remain above pre-war levels.
By Joe Walsh
Trump announces 2-week ceasefire
President Trump said Tuesday on social media that he has agreed to a two-week ceasefire, provided Iran agrees to a “COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING” of the Strait of Hormuz, while negotiations mediated by Pakistan continue.
“This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He said Iran provided a 10-point peace proposal and that it’s a “workable basis on which to negotiate.”
“Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated. On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution,” Mr. Trump wrote.
Mr. Trump earlier Tuesday had threatened that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran did not agree to terms by 8 p.m. ET.
Read more here.
By Jordan Freiman
Pelosi criticizes Trump’s “instability” over Iran threat
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Trump on Tuesday over his latest threat against Iran.
“Donald Trump’s instability is more clear and dangerous than ever,” the Democratic congresswoman from California said in a statement. “If the Cabinet is not willing to invoke the 25th Amendment and restore sanity, Republicans must reconvene Congress to end this war.”
Under the 25th Amendment, a president can be temporarily or permanently removed from the position, but it must be invoked by the vice president and the majority of the president’s Cabinet. Even if that rule is invoked, the president can declare that he actually is able to carry out his duties, and will regain power unless two-thirds of Congress votes otherwise.
Since the start of the war, both chambers of Congress have rejected several resolutions, along mostly partly lines, that have sought to limit Mr. Trump’s Iran war powers.
Mr. Trump in a social media post Tuesday said a “whole civilization will die tonight” if the Iranian regime doesn’t agree to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m. ET.
By Faris Tanyos
Ceasefire is being negotiated with Iran, Pakistani sources say
A ceasefire with Iran is being negotiated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistani government sources close to the talks and a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Vice President JD Vance is serving as the U.S. interlocutor in the talks, the sources said.
In a social media post earlier Tuesday, Sharif said Pakistan had put forth a deal that would involve a two-week ceasefire during which Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
— Jennifer Jacobs and Courtney Kealy
Trump says Iran’s call for young people to line up around power plants “totally illegal”
President Trump stiffly criticized a call by Iranian officials for young people to form human chains around power plants amid the Trump administration’s threat to strike them, calling the plan “totally illegal” in an interview with NBC News.
“They’re not allowed to do that,” the president told NBC News.
Mr. Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reach a deal with the U.S. by Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET.
By Joe Walsh
Israel warns of potential increase in attacks as Trump deadline nears
Israel’s military warned Tuesday of an increased risk of inbound attacks as President Trump’s deadline for Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz approached.
“Following a situational assessment, and as part of preparations for the possible expiration of the ultimatum, there may be an increase in fire toward the territory of the State of Israel in the coming hours,” the Israeli military said on its official Telegram channel.
By AFP
Pahlavi calls on Iran’s military to “step forward” against regime
Iran’s Prince Reza Pahlavi, a prominent critic of the Iranian regime, called on Iran’s national military to rise up against the regime and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“Before your very eyes, the Islamic Republic and its terrorist, repressive IRGC have slaughtered tens of thousands of the purest and bravest sons and daughters of this country, and each day send more to their deaths,” Pahlavi wrote on X. Pahlavi, the son of the deposed late shah, has been living mostly in the U.S. since the Iranian Revolution. He has said he would be interested in being a transitional leader of Iran if the regime were to fall.
Pahlavi called the regime “occupiers of Iran’s soil” who are “driven by a destructive and apocalyptic madness” who have “brought the country to the brink of ruin.”
“How have you closed your eyes to these realities and withdrawn from your duty to defend the nation and the people? How will history – and future generations of Iran – judge you?” he asked.
Pahlavi asked the armed forces to “step forward” and “defend the honor and credibility of Iran’s national army against the Islamic Republic” and proxy groups. He also called on the Iranian public to “demand that the army fulfill its national role.”
“Before it is too late, stand together with the nation and save Iran,” Pahlavi wrote. “Long live Iran.”
By Kerry Breen
Trump will respond to Pakistan’s deadline extension proposal, White House says
President Trump is reviewing Pakistan’s proposal to extend his deadline for Iran to reach a deal by two weeks, the White House said roughly four hours before President Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump “has been made aware of the proposal, and a response will come.”
During a phone call with Fox News on Tuesday, the president said “we’re in heated negotiations,” but declined to say how he was feeling about the discussions.
By Weijia Jiang
Kuwait issues overnight curfew
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry asked that citizens and residents “stay home and avoid being out” except in case of emergency overnight.
The curfew extends from midnight, April 7 until 6 a.m. on April 8, according to an X post from the ministry.
The ministry called the curfew “a precaution for your safety” and said it appreciated the public’s cooperation.
By Kerry Breen
Pakistan asks for 2-week ceasefire amid diplomatic efforts
Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that diplomatic efforts for the “peaceful settlement” of the Iran war are progressing “steadily, strongly and powerfully with the potential to lead to substantive results in (the) near future.”
Sharif asked President Trump to extend his deadline for Tehran another two weeks “to allow diplomacy to run its course.” He also asked the Iranian regime to open the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks “as a goodwill gesture” and for all parties involved in the conflict to observe th ceasefire.
Sharif tagged Mr. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian leaders in the post.
By Kerry Breen
Pope Leo calls Trump’s Iran threats “unacceptable”
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that President Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law.
In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace.
“Today as we all know there was this threat against all the people of Iran. This is truly unacceptable,” he said as he left his country house in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.
He was referring to Mr. Trump’s threat that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Leo recalled his Easter appeal for peace and to reject war “especially a war which many people have said is an unjust war, which is continuing to escalate, and which is not resolving anything.”
He invited all people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to remind them that attacks on civilian infrastructure are “against international law” and also are a “sign of the hatred, the division, the destruction human beings are capable of, and we all want to work for peace.”
By The Associated Press
IDF says it has struck Iran’s primary site for sonar, submarine detection systems
Israel’s army said that it had struck Iran’s primary site for sonar and submarine detection systems in recent days. The IDF said the strikes have “significantly damaged the maritime detection and defence capabilities” of the Iranian regime.
The strikes have also affected Iran’s “ability to produce and maintain submarines and maritime electronic systems,” the IDF said.
The site is located in Shiraz, a city in south-central Iran. The strikes were carried out by Israel’s air force, with guidance from its Naval Intelligence Unit, the IDF said.
Also struck was a “key site for