President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military and government sites.
Trump set a deadline for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face broad strikes on its critical infrastructure. Hours before the deadline expired, Trump said he had agreed to suspend planned bombing for two weeks if Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi then said that "safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported the ceasefire with Iran, but that Lebanon -- where intense Israeli strikes continued -- was not covered by the agreement, despite Iranian protests.
Israel says it 'refused to discuss ceasefire' with Hezbollah
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Israel has "agreed to begin formal peace negotiations" on Tuesday, following a call between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. on Friday.
The ministry added that Israel "refused to discuss a ceasefire" with Hezbollah, after the office of the Lebanese presidency said earlier Friday there would be discussion of "the announcement of a ceasefire" during Tuesday's meeting.
Apr 10, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT
Trump says top priority of Iran talks: No nuclear weapon
As Vice President JD Vance and top White House officials travel to Islamabad for peace talks with Iran, President Donald Trump projected confidence for how the negotiations would go, saying: "We'll be able to finish it off. One way or the other. It's going well."
"I wish him luck, he's got a big thing -- we'll find out what's going on," Trump told reporters on the tarmac as he departed D.C. for a political fundraiser in nearby Charlottesville. "Have a good team, and they meet tomorrow. We'll see how it all works out."
President Donald Trump speaks to the media, before boarding Air Force One on his way to Virginia, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, April 10, 2026.
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Trump downplayed the fact that his top condition for the ceasefire -- that the Strait of Hormuz must be open -- has not been met, saying he anticipated progress in opening the Strait "with or without" a deal. He later said that the Strait would open "fairly soon."
Asked to articulate what a good deal looks like, he said, "No nuclear weapon -- number one."
-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Apr 10, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT
Lebanon, Israel to meet for talks Tuesday in DC, Lebanon says
Lebanon and Israel will hold a meeting on Tuesday at the U.S. State Department "to discuss the announcement of a ceasefire and the start date of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel under the auspices of the United States," according to the office of the Lebanese presidency.
This comes after the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to the U.S. spoke on the phone Friday as part of the framework for talks aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries. The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, who is currently in Washington, D.C., was also on the call.
-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz
Apr 10, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT
Iranian negotiators led by parliament speaker arrive in Islamabad for talks
The Iranian delegation set to meet with U.S. officials for negotiations this weekend has arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.
The delegation is headed by Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Ghalibaf.
IRIB says that the talks will begin only "If the other side accepts Iran's preconditions for starting the negotiations."
Iran has been insisting on a ceasefire in Lebanon, and Ghalibaf earlier Friday also said Iran's frozen assets would need to be unfrozen before talks started.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is also part of the delegation, along with several other high ranking officials and "security, political, military, economic and legal committees."
