Issued on: 08/04/2026 - 12:47Modified: 08/04/2026 - 12:47

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of ​Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization". Negotiations are now set to take place over a more permanent peace. France 24's Oliver Farry takes a look at what might happen next.

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