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Saudi Arabia's fears over 'fragile' ceasefire between US and Iran

Saudi Arabia's fears over 'fragile' ceasefire between US and Iran

Edition.Cnn • April 8, 2026

CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Saudi Arabia where some "anxiety" is creeping in over the ceasefire between the US and Iran after reports of Iranian strikes in the Gulf and heavy Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Saudi Arabia where some "anxiety" is creeping in over the ceasefire between the US and Iran after reports of Iranian strikes in the Gulf and heavy Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

Pakistan’s prime minister says talks involving Iranian and US delegations are expected in Islamabad on Friday, following reports of a ceasefire; details, including attendees, have not been confirmed. CNN's Sophia Saifi reports.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said US forces will remain ready “if ordered and called up to resume combat operations” after President Donald Trump announced the US reached a two-week ceasefire with Iran yesterday.

CNN's Nada Bashir reports from a blast site in Beirut, which was hit as part of what the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says is the largest coordinated strike in Lebanon since the war began last month. The IDF claimed to target more than 100 command centers and military sites of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.

As the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire, CNN’s Eleni Giokos looks at what this could mean for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

US Vice President JD Vance, who helped in the final hours of negotiation that resulted in a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday night, said during an event in Budapest, Hungary, that the agreement taught him a lot the Iranian system.

Iranians gathered in the streets of Tehran after a ceasefire was announced, with some voicing skepticism the agreement.

Video from a Chinese businessman appears to show a massive new shopping complex in Pyongyang, part of a growing China-North Korea economic partnership despite UN sanctions. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

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