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The six-week war between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran entered a new and uncertain phase over the weekend when President Trump announced that the U.S.

would impose a naval blockade on Iran's ports in an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.

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That led to a hastily arranged two-week ceasefire that is mostly held between the U.S.

and Iran and an agreement to hold negotiations.

However, Israel, the United States' ally in the war, has continued to attack targets in Lebanon in its campaign against the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.

Iran claimed that that violated the ceasefire, while both the U.S.

and Israel said it was not part of the deal.

For some insight into the conflict and thoughts on what to expect next, we turn to veteran diplomat Aaron David Miller.