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08 April 2026, 00:21

A regional source told CNN that “some good news is expected from both sides soon” and that a deal is expected to be closed tonight.

08 April 2026, 00:13

Al-Arabiya: The U.S. administration has convened under Trump to discuss Iran.

07 April 2026, 23:34

Israeli reports: The proposed truce will also include Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen.

07 April 2026, 23:33

Lebanese reports: The Lebanese file is being currently discussed as part of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations.

07 April 2026, 23:17

U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News that the United States is in “heated negotiations” over the Iran war, adding that he is about to be fully briefed on Pakistan PM's proposal.

07 April 2026, 23:14

Yedioth Ahronoth: The estimation in Israel is that reaching a truce is highly likely.

07 April 2026, 22:53

Trump has been made aware of Pakistan's proposal and will respond, the U.S. said, as a senior Iranian official said Tehran is positively studying the suggestion.

07 April 2026, 22:26

Pakistan's PM called on Trump to extend his deadline by 2 weeks and asked Iran to open Hormuz for 2 weeks and all warring parties to observe a 2-week ceasefire.

07 April 2026, 22:24

Pakistani PM: Efforts for peaceful settlement of the Middle East war are progressing steadily with the potential to lead to substantive results in near future.

07 April 2026, 22:13

An Iranian official confirmed that messages are still being exchanged with the U.S., but through mediators.

07 April 2026, 22:06

The pope said the "threat against all the people of Iran" is truly unacceptable and that there are questions of international law, but also a "moral question."

07 April 2026, 20:08

U.S. sources to MTV: The Iranian proposal is still excessive and unacceptable, and Trump is still holding closed-door meetings.

07 April 2026, 19:37

U.S. official to Axios on Iranian proposal: The last proposal we got wasn't really what we wanted, but it was a lot better than we expected.

07 April 2026, 19:36

Axios: The key challenges at the moment are meeting Iran's demand for a strong guarantee that the U.S. and Israel won't just resume the war after a pause, and the slow pace of responses from Iranian leadership due to the security situation.

07 April 2026, 19:35

Axios: Progress has been made in the past 24 hours in the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, though reaching a ceasefire deal by Trump's 8pm ET deadline still looks like a long shot.

07 April 2026, 19:24

Israel warned naval vessels in the sea area between Tyre and Ras al-Naqoura to sail north of the Tyre area, saying it will take action against Hezbollah there.

07 April 2026, 18:59

"Only the president knows" what he'll do on Iran, the White House said.

07 April 2026, 18:23

Iran suspsended direct contacts with the U.S. in protest at Trump's remarks, as officials said they're inensifying attacks to push Iran to agree to a deal.

07 April 2026, 18:18

Trump said that if negotiations move forward today and there is something concrete, the U.S. military plans against Iran "could change."

07 April 2026, 18:15

Trump threatened that "8 p.m. is happening", warning of "an attack like they have not seen" if Iran doesn't agree to a deal.

07 April 2026, 17:57

The White House denied that remarks by Vice President Vance about military operations in Iran had contained any suggestion of a U.S. nuclear strike.

07 April 2026, 15:37

Hezbollah said its fighters are clashing with Israeli soldiers in Bint Jbeil as Israel said it completed the deployment of ground troops in south Lebanon.

07 April 2026, 14:31

Airstrikes have targeted military sites on Iran's Kharg Island, a US official said, amid reports of airsrikes on a railway bridge and other infrastructure.

07 April 2026, 13:13

The army said the man who left Ain Saadeh on a motorbike is "a delivery worker who had delivered medicines to residents of one of the apartments over the past months."

07 April 2026, 13:04

The Israeli army said it has completed its deployment on a "defense line" in south Lebanon aimed at preventing anti-tank missiles from reaching north Israel.

07 April 2026, 12:37

Iran's ambassador to Pakistan said "positive and productive endeavors in Good Will and Good Office to stop the war" are nearing "a critical, sensitive stage."