This is an entry from: Live: Iran fires missiles towards Israel in retaliation for continued attacks on Lebanon Hegseth insists Iran ceasefire holds as US warns Tehran over shipping 7 June 2026 18:56 BST US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has brushed aside questions over whether the ceasefire with Iran is holding, even as Washington continues to threaten Tehran over shipping routes. âOf course itâs a ceasefire,â Hegseth told reporters, adding that the US is ânegotiating activelyâ. âThings are happening, shipping is moving through,â he said. âIran shouldnât be shooting at it. And when they do, we take care of that as you would expect. But ultimately, we think a deal, a great deal, is likely coming soon.â His comments come as the US tries to present diplomacy as alive while maintaining military pressure on Iran and backing Israelâs escalation in Lebanon,
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International mediators have proposed a 10-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, according to a senior Iranian official cited in reports. The measure is described as intended to reduce hostilities and allow renewed talks on a prior interim agreement.
Both sides are assessing next steps in the current regional security situation.
Reports indicate that a US-Iran ceasefire has broken down amid renewed fighting, with the potential impact of mediation efforts by Pakistan, Qatar, and Oman remaining unclear. Earlier diplomatic steps included a June memorandum of understanding between the parties for further negotiations and talks hosted in Geneva in February.
The summary also references Europeâs historical role in diplomacy, including the 1814-15 Congress of Vienna.
Donald Trump stated in a Fox News interview that his representatives had spoken with Iranian officials an hour earlier and that those officials wanted to make a deal to end the conflict, though he noted they had broken prior agreements and expressed uncertainty about whether one would be reached.
He added that people do not want to die and that Iran would need to proceed carefully to avoid further losses. The remarks come amid an ongoing US-Iran conflict that has involved casualties and shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with some social media users criticizing the repetition of similar statements.
Why the Iran-US ceasefire is falling apart Iran and the US have resumed fighting because they donât see each other as âreliable negotiating partnersâ, says analyst Ali Vaez. Neither Iran nor the United States seems able to deliver a âknockout blow at an acceptable priceâ to the other side, and both know âthey have no choice other than engaging in diplomacyâ, but theyâre not ready to make uncomfortable concessions, argues Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at International Crisis Group.
Vaez tells host Steve Clemons that Tehran and Washington are trying to âenforce their own interpretationâ of the ceasefire agreement they signed last month. President Trump has become âfrustratedâ with diplomacy because heâs not seeing âthe kind of quick results that he likes to seeâ, Vaez says.