What to Know as US–Iran Truce Enters Day 3: Israel Agrees to Lebanon Talks, Strait Debate

Control of the Hormuz Strait is key as House Democrats’ call for war resolution fails and U.S. and Iran representatives are set to meet April 11 in Islamabad.

A cargo ship sits at anchor in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governorate, in United Arab Emirates on March 11, 2026. Stringer/Reuters

Israel on April 9 agreed to negotiate with the Lebanese government but continues to target Hezbollah-held pockets in the Bekaa Valley, saying its operations against the Iranian-backed militia are not included in the tentative two-week ceasefire negotiated less than two days prior by the Trump administration and Tehran.

That fragile truce—announced just after 7 p.m. ET April 7—appeared to be holding, despite reports from the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait of sporadic Iranian drone strikes.