The United States and Iran have agreed to a very tenuous ceasefire that appears to be holding less than 24 hours after its implementation, though hurdles have already emerged.
Vice President JD Vance characterized the deal as a “fragile truce” on Wednesday, and within the first day, it has already been tested.
Since President Donald Trump announced the two-week ceasefire, which is contingent upon Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit, Iran carried out attacks on multiple Gulf States, while Israel carried out significant attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the sides disputed over whether that was a violation of the agreement.
Who’s in charge?
Israel assassinated several senior Iranian leaders, including the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the opening round of strikes back on Feb. 28. The list of slain Iranian leaders includes the national security secretary, Ali Larijani; commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Basij unit, Gholamreza Soleimani; and
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