Indefinite ceasefire in Iran war

Following a meeting at the White House with top officials, President Donald Trump announced that the current ceasefire in the war with Iran will be extended without a fixed deadline.

The administration is demanding a unified peace proposal from Tehran, though the Iranian leadership remains reportedly fractured between hardliners and pragmatists.

While the bombing has paused, the U.S. military has intensified its enforcement of a port blockade, recently boarding several stateless vessels in the Indian Ocean.

Global markets remain volatile as the strategic stalemate in the world's most vital energy waterway shows no signs of a permanent resolution.