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Netanyahu pushes for new deadline on Lebanon talks, CENTCOM prepares renewed strikes on Iran

Trump braces for long Hormuz blockade • Surveillance drone downed near US embassy in Baghdad • Activists claim Israeli interception of Gaza-bound flotilla

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19. On April 16, Netanyahu said Israel had an opportunity “to forge a historic peace agreement with Lebanon.”

CENTCOM prepares 'short and powerful' wave of strikes on Iran, Trump to be briefed on plan - Axios

Iranian soccer officials claim 'inappropriate behavior' at Toronto airport

A runway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 13, 2025.

Trump: Iranian naval blockade stays until Tehran agrees to nuclear deal - Axios

Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason sails in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility in an undated picture, published April 29, 2026.

Strait of Hormuz open for all ships following Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, Trump confirms

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that ships wanting to cross the Strait will need to do so on the coordinated route announced by the Islamic regime.

APRIL 17, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

US President Donald Trump gestures during a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, April 16, 2026.

Iran negotiators, citing possible Israeli attack, got Pakistan escort home from peace talks

Two dozen jets, along with Pakistan's Airborne Warning and Control System for aerial surveillance, were deployed to escort the Iranian delegation back from Islamabad.

APRIL 17, 2026ByREUTERS

A convoy heads toward the Serena Hotel, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Trump says Iran agreed to stop funding Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran denies claims

IDF officers in southern Lebanon report they were not informed of ceasefire deal • Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements • Trump: Iran will hand over uranium

APRIL 17, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.

Peace talks between US, Iran could take six months, officials tell Bloomberg

The officials recommended that the existing ceasefire between the US and Iran be extended, so as to allow for a more suitable timeframe in which to make the deal.

APRIL 16, 2026ByREUTERS, TZVI JASPER

US Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Pressure on Strait of Hormuz threatens global energy, Red Sea exposed to disruption - explainer

As of April 15, Hormuz remains heavily disrupted, the Red Sea remains under credible threat, and both waterways are central to the strategic contest now unfolding.

APRIL 16, 2026BySTEVEN GANOT/THE MEDIA LINE

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Pakistan's role in advancing US-Iran talks watched by Gulf nations amid rising tensions - analysis

Meanwhile, at sea, US Central Command says the US blockade of Iran is working. Iran claims that at least one Iranian supertanker had crossed the blockade line and made it to Iran’s Imam Khomeini port

APRIL 16, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.