What does the ceasefire actually say?

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

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The U.S.’s ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground after Israel launched its deadliest day of strikes on Lebanon so far. Tehran and Islamabad say the strikes violate the two-week agreement. Israel said Thursday it has agreed to talks with Lebanon. The Washington Institute's Holly Dagres explains more ahead of a U.S. delegation’s scheduled visit to Pakistan on Saturday.

Then, since Israel began its invasion of Lebanon last month, more than 1 million people have been forced out of their homes. As Israeli airstrikes continue, the southern region of Lebanon is becoming increasingly isolated and unable to access humanitarian aid. Human Rights Watch researcher Ramzi Kaiss has more on the deepening humanitarian crisis.

And, MS Now’s Ali Velshi details what the ceasefire means for markets, gas prices and the economy at large.

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0:00.0	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:06.0	I think this is coming from what the Iranians believe is a position of strength,
0:11.0	and that's because they have control of the Strait of Hormuz.
0:14.1	What needs to happen in peace talks between the U.S., Iran, and Israel?
0:18.7	Well, first they need to settle on what the ceasefire they agreed to actually means.
0:33.1	It's Thursday, April 9th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WVR.
0:37.9	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:42.4	Today on the show, Iran says its ceasefire deal with the U.S. and Israel includes Lebanon,
0:49.0	which Israeli forces invaded and have been heavily bombing since shortly after they
0:53.7	and the U.S. attacked Iran.
0:56.0	But yesterday, Israel bombed civilian areas of Lebanon anyway.
1:00.0	Chaos was unleashed across the country and in Beirut with what the Israeli military said were
1:05.0	over 100 strikes conducted across the country, and including in Beirut,
1:09.0	in densely populated residential areas.
1:11.7	Also casting doubt on claims of a ceasefire is what's happening, or not happening, in the
1:17.9	Strait of Hormuz, which President Trump claimed was open, but appears still to have relatively
1:22.4	little ship traffic. So is the Strait of Hormuz open or not? And who's going to control it going forward?
1:29.7	All that coming up in a few minutes. But first, how is Iran thinking about all this?
1:36.1	Holly Daghris grew up partly in Tehran. She's now with the Washington Institute for Middle East policy.
1:42.3	And she told Indira Lakshmanon that despite
1:45.0	condemning Israel's continued strikes on Lebanon, Iran is still planning to attend talks in Pakistan
1:51.1	this weekend. Well, I think for all of us, we're still trying to make sense of what the ceasefire is.
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