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Truce teeters over Lebanon, Hormuz

Iran insists that Israel cease its attacks against Hezbollah as part of the ceasefire and is tightening its grip over Hormuz as leverage.

A Lebanese man walks amid charred cars at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building the day before in Beirut's Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood on April 9, 2026. (Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)

Welcome back to the Daily Briefing.

In today's edition:

  • Iran threatens to walk from talks over Israel's Lebanon strikes
  • UAE lashes out at Iran as Strait of Hormuz remains closed
  • Breakdown of US-Iran chasms ahead of talks
  • Oil futures remain jittery over fragile truce

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