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Newly created Polymarket accounts win big on well-timed Iran ceasefire bets
ByAssociated Press April 9, 2026

Customers make hundreds of thousands of dollars as records show substantial bets made before announcementA group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the US and Iran would reach a ceasefir…

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Success or surrender? Iran ceasefire exposes rift in Trump’s Maga movement
ByDavid Smith in Washington April 8, 2026

Loyalists rush to defend president for ‘outsmarting the critics’ but others decry deal as ‘a negative for our country’Donald Trump’s acceptance of a two-week ceasefire in Iran has exposed fresh divisions in his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement,…

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Middle East ceasefire threatens to unravel as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on TuesdayMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked in peril on Wednesday as both sides gave divergent v…

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The Iran crisis is far from over – instead we are entering a new and uncertain phase | Sanam Vakil
BySanam Vakil April 8, 2026

The ceasefire is welcome but fragile. Friday’s talks in Islamabad must address Iran’s nuclear programme and avoid sidelining the rest of the regionThe ceasefire announcement between the US and Iran has been met with understandable relief. Talks are now…

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Ceasefire wins Trump instant gratification but Iran can enter talks with stronger hand
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 8, 2026

US is in weaker position than before war as Tehran has shown capacity to inflict pain on Trump administrationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe announcement of a two-week ceasefire has allowed Donald Trump to hail the reopening of the Hormuz strait a…

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Trump vents frustation with Nato – as it happened
ByPatrick Lum April 8, 2026April 9, 2026

This blog has now closed. Follow the latest ceasefire news and updates in our Iran war live blog here.A genocidal threat, and then the US president, Donald Trump, blinked – without any apparently meaningful concessions from Iran. As in so much concerni…

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Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
ByJonathan Yerushalmy April 8, 2026

Two-week ceasefire comes after Trump spoke to Pakistan’s leaders, with China also believed to be exerting influence over TehranMiddle East crisis – live updatesUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormu…

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‘Desperately searching for any sort of exit ramp’: US political leaders react as Trump announces ceasefire
ByLauren Gambino April 8, 2026

Chuck Schumer attacks president’s ‘ridiculous bluster’ while Republicans cast decision as shrewd tactical moveUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefireMiddle East crisis – live updatesPolitical leaders and many Americans breathed a sigh of relief on T…

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US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz
ByAndrew Roth in Washington April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

US president abandons threat for Iran to surrender or face destruction with last-minute intervention led by PakistanMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran war ceasefire announcement – what we know so farExplainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire pl…

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Protecting civilians is a sign of strength – and an American ideal | Ted Widmer
ByTed Widmer April 7, 2026

The US was founded on a pledge to limit the damages of war, even if it has often failed to uphold its commitmentFar from expressing remorse for his threat to bomb civilian infrastructure, Donald Trump is doubling down as we approach his deadline for Ir…

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