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• Update ⋅ April 8, 2026 NEWS Iran ceasefire deal a temporary win for President Donald Trump – but it comes at a cost – BBC BBC At 18.
• President Donald Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization – NPR NPR President President Donald Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night.
• President Donald Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz The New York Times President President Donald Trump's short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February.
• President Donald Trump announces 2-week Iran ceasefire after he'd warned 'a whole civilization will die tonight' NBC News The earlier threat, some of President Donald Trump's most extreme rhetoric since the Iran war started, sparked a wave of Democratic denunciations and mostly .
• Republicans express hope for President Donald Trump's deal with Iran as Democrats voice skepticism – The Guardian The Guardian US political leaders and many Americans breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday evening, after Donald President Donald Trump announced a provisional ceasefire deal .