President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conduct a news conference in the White House briefing room on Monday, April 6, 2026. | Tom Williams/Getty Images
Editor’s note, April 7, 7:30 p.m.: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the US and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire to negotiate a more comprehensive agreement to end the war. This news came before Trump’s deadline of 8 p.m. for Iran to reach a deal or a “whole civilization will die tonight.” The article below was originally published earlier Tuesday and explains how we reached this point....
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