Hey there from CNN, I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Thursday, April 9th.

There's an old adage in the Middle East. Seasfires don't always stop the shooting.

That seemed to be the case with the U.S.-Israel truce with Iran yesterday, but today seems to be holding a little stronger.

There were no reports of drone or missile attacks across Persian Gulf states overnight

for the first time since the war began.

There's still a lot of confusion over whether Lebanon is part of this whole ceasefire agreement,

and the Strait of War Moose is still basically closed.

Marine tracking data shows only a handful of ships passed through today.

CNN Global Affairs analyst Brett McGurk says,

ahead of high-stakes talks this weekend,

which could include Vice President J.D. Vance,

things are dicey.

I think this ceasefire is extremely fragile.

I think there's a decent chance

that's gonna break down here over the coming days.

But even if it holds together, there's no firing.

I think that's very positive.

But to have this meeting in Pakistan and Islamabad, this would be the most senior meeting,

a U.S. Vice President meeting with Iran ever.

And to do that while Iran is controlling the Strait of Hormuz and not meeting this key precondition

of what President Trump has said as a ceasefire,

I think it would be extremely damaging. So I would be very cautious heading into that meeting.

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