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We Got This Covered
Sadik Hossain

Netanyahu got on the phone with Trump and quietly flipped the entire Iran ceasefire deal. Now, nobody can agree what the actual terms were

On April 7, 2026, the U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. President Donald Trump said Iran had agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway carrying about one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas. Markets rallied, oil prices dropped, and it looked like a breakthrough.

But within hours, cracks appeared. Iran, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iran’s foreign minister all said the deal included a pause on Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. Israel kept striking Lebanon anyway, killing hundreds in a wave of attacks on Beirut and other areas. According to Mediaite, Iran called it a violation and threatened to walk away. That is when a phone call changed everything.

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