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Amid Conflicting Messages From Trump and Iran, Hopes for Peace Deal Emerge
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Peter Eavis, Pranav Baskar and Thomas Fuller April 17, 2026

On a day when both Iran and the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz opened, hopes for an agreement rose. But statements from President Trump and Iranian leaders about negotiations were sometimes at odds.

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‘I Just Want to Be Back’: Thousands Rush South in Lebanon Under Cease-Fire
ByChristina Goldbaum, Hwaida Saad and David Guttenfelder April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Lebanese people who had been displaced by fighting expressed a mix of excitement and uncertainty about a pause in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah.

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In northern Israel, relief at the cease-fire is overshadowed by unease.
ByJohnatan Reiss April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Residents are wary that the truce may offer only a temporary reprieve after weeks of rocket fire by Hezbollah.

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Lebanon’s Cease-Fire Buys Time, Not a Way Out
ByEuan Ward April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

The country’s leadership secured a truce through risky talks with Israel, but the government now finds itself caught between competing pressures.

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10-Day Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon Goes Into Effect
ByEuan Ward, Isabel Kershner, Eric Schmitt and Thomas Fuller April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

The pause in the fighting between Israeli forces and Iranian-allied Hezbollah militants may help smooth the way to a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.

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A Timeline of the Lebanon-Israel Relationship
ByLeo Sands April 16, 2026

Israeli and Lebanese officials this week met in Washington for direct talks between two nations, which have technically been at war since 1948.

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Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality
ByAnton Troianovski April 15, 2026

President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States.

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Rare Direct Talks Between Israel and Lebanon Focus on Hezbollah
ByMichael Crowley, Euan Ward, Anushka Patil and Thomas Fuller April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

A meeting between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington came as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports entered its second day.

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U.S. Is Negotiating an Iran Deal That Would Buy Time, Again
ByDavid E. Sanger and Tyler Pager April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

The United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity, even as President Trump demands assurances that Iran can never build a nuclear weapon.

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How JD Vance Tried and Failed to End the War in Iran That He Opposed
ByTyler Pager April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Vice President JD Vance led the highest-level talks between the United States and Iran in nearly 50 years.

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