Dia Hadid

The war began on February 28 when Israel and the United States launched airstrikes on Iran.

Iran subsequently blocked the Strait of Hormuz and then the US imposed its own blockade.

It's unclear if Iran's response will be acceptable to the Trump administration, which has given various reasons for launching the war, including ending Iran's nuclear program.

Iran's deputy speaker told state-run media that military operations would not open the strait.

Tia Hadid, NPR News.

Iran reversed its decision and reshut the strait a few hours after it was opened, after President Trump said the US blockade on Iranian ports would stay in place.

But during the brief opening on Saturday, the Indian Foreign Ministry said there was, quote, a brief incident of firing on merchant ships.

On Saturday, the UK's Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it received a report that two Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired on a tanker.

It didn't say if the tanker was Indian flagged.

More than 20,000 seafarers have been stuck on hundreds of ships in the Gulf since the Mideast War began in late February.

Dee Hadid, NPR News, Colombo.

The ceasefire that was announced last Tuesday has been shaky from the get-go over disagreement about whether it includes Lebanon, where there's been fighting between the Iranian proxy Hezbollah and Israel.

Now, what we're hearing today is that the Lebanese and the Israelis are going to speak directly.

So potentially we have another historic outcome from this 43-day war.

The ceasefire that was announced last Tuesday has been shaky from the get-go.

I have a disagreement about whether it includes Lebanon, where there's been fighting between the Iranian proxy, Hezbollah and Israel.

Now, what we're hearing today is that the Lebanese and the Israelis are going to speak directly.

So potentially we have another historic outcome from this 43-day war.

There are various versions of a 10-point plan that is being distributed.

Now, what the Iranians say they want