From: This is America
US-Iran ceasefire: Can pressure, incentives, and risks deliver a final deal
Can US‑Iran ceasefire hold for talks? Vance team, midterm politics, energy risks, Tehran seeks relief.
![US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war. Here’s what we know about who is attending, what is on the table, and what could derail the negotiations. Al Jazeera’s Abid Hussain explains from Islamabad. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775852351.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Lavan refinery blaze continues hours after US-Iran ceasefire agreement
Black plumes of smoke from an oil refinery on Iran’s Lavan Island were seen.
Published On 8 Apr 2026
Fishing boats remain anchored at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai, India. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A deckhand arranges empty fuel cans on his handcart at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
Fishermen rest on a fishing boat anchored and idle due to high fuel prices at Sassoon Dock. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
Empty fishing baskets are seen hanging on the wall outside a fish market at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A fisherman prepares tea on a stove in a boat anchored due to the high price of fuel in Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A fisherwoman haggles with a customer over the price of fish at a fishmarket at Bhaucha Dhakka in Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
Fishermen sort fish on a boat at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A woman carrying her child checks out fresh fish at Bhaucha Dhakka in Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A fisherman carries a stove as he walks towards his boat at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
A fisherman pushes his cart filled with his day's catch as he passes a mural of the fisher community at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai, India. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
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Iran agrees to open Strait of Hormuz for two-week US ceasefire
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘if attacks against Iran are halted,’ then Iran agrees to a US ceasefire.
Published On 8 Apr 2026
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The Cuban government has led several protests in recent weeks to call on the US to allow oil to arrive to the island.
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Massive fire engulfs oil storage tanks near Baghdad
Video showed orange flames and thick black smoke pouring from “black oil” storage tanks in Nahrawan near Baghdad, Iraq.
Published On 7 Apr 2026
From: Counting the Cost
Can Africa tackle the oil shock from the Iran war?
African nations are scrambling to secure oil and gas as the Iran war disrupts supplies from the Middle East.
Published On 7 Apr 2026
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From 9pm shutdowns to remote work: Egypt cuts fuel amid power crisis
Egypt is one of the countries implementing energy conservation measures amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
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India’s nuclear leap: Why its fast breeder reactor success matters
India’s most advanced reactor has set the country on a path towards potentially cutting its dependence on uranium.
