- Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire for an additional 45 days following talks in Washington that concluded on Friday.
- State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced on X that "The 16 April cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress," describing the discussions as "highly productive."
- Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to end the war reached a stalemate as Donald Trump suggested he discarded Iran’s peace proposal.
- Speaking aboard Air Force One returning from China, the US president claimed he had "looked at" Tehran’s response but "if I don’t like the first sentence I just throw it away."
- When pressed for details, he characterised the opening as "an unacceptable sentence," adding: "If they have nuclear in any form, I don’t read the rest." These remarks emerged after Iran’s foreign minister previously stated "no trust" in the Trump administration to broker a deal, despite the US seeking fresh negotiations.
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