The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary ceasefire agreement extending their existing truce and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to France 24. Yet major obstacles persist—particularly whether Israel will end its military campaign in Lebanon. The accord has drawn divergent reactions: skepticism in Beirut about whether lasting peace will materialize, and in Israel, continued appetite from some quarters to prosecute the war. Regional stability remains tenuous.

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