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Ceasefire

United States and Iran Ceasefire (April 2026)

Status: began April 8, 2026; no end announced in the sources checked; latest development on record June 14, 2026.

Announced
April 7, 2026 by President Donald J. Trump, statement of April 7, 2026
Start
April 8, 2026. UN Secretary-General welcomed the ceasefire on April 8, 2026; Iran's representative to the Security Council refers to it as "the 8 April ceasefire"
Parties
United States, Iran
Mediators
Pakistan

Announcing Sources

Terms as Worded in the Announcing Text

  • "subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!"
  • "We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate."

Later Developments

  • June 14, 2026 The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General stated that the United States and Iran "have agreed on a peace deal that provides for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a framework for further negotiations." Source

Cite: Middle East Forum, "United States and Iran Ceasefire (April 2026)," Axis Attacks and Ceasefires, https://attacks.meforum.org/ceasefires/us-iran-2026/.

Reported Violations

Each entry is the claim of the party or UN office named. MEF does not adjudicate the claims.

Violation statements, newest first
DateStated byAgainstStatementSource
June 10, 2026
Date of the statement; the statement does not date the alleged violations		Iran (representative to the UN Security Council)Israel and the United StatesIran's representative noted "repeated violations of the 8 April ceasefire by Israel and the United States" (UN meetings coverage summary).UN Security Council, 10169th meeting, SC/16383, June 10, 2026
May 27, 2026United States (U.S. Central Command)Iran"At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones"U.S. Central Command, "Statement from CENTCOM on Recent Iranian Aggression," May 28, 2026