The United States and Iran have a cease‑fire agreement (MoU) that promises to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Dawn, the United States conducted strikes following a dispute over Iran’s actions against a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, and Washington described its response as limited and consistent with preserving the ceasefire.

Gdelt reported that Iran’s military command says the Strait of Hormuz is closed, negotiators are headed to Switzerland, Iran insists the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must stop before talks can resume, officials confirmed the two sides agreed to renew a cease‑fire agreement, the United States lifted its naval blockade on Iranian ports as announced by the vice president, and the president appears confident that the deal will still hold.

Indianexpress.com reported that the US‑Iran talks collapsed at Islamabad on April 11‑12, that the two sides agreed to sit at a negotiation table after 47 years, that the United States delegation was led by Vice President J.D. Vance, that the Iranian delegation was led by Assembly speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, that the talks became deadlocked because of a wide divergence in the stance adopted by the two sides, and that Iran was pushing for a comprehensive package that includes a cease‑fire in Lebanon, sanctions relief, unfreezing assets of around $120 billion, and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.