cease-fire
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A tense cease-fire has held since early April, but gas prices have continued to rise.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Before the current cease-fire, members of Shin Bet, the military and the air force gathered in a war room to identify, find and strike targets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
While the cease-fire in the Persian Gulf appears to be largely holding, cracks are starting to appear as the impasse over the Strait of Hormuz continues.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
This impasse “raises concerns over the viability of the fragile cease-fire and casts doubt over the prospects of a peace deal,” Tradu.com’s senior market analyst Nikos Tzabouras says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
In exchange, Le Duc Tho agreed to a cease-fire and the return of American prisoners of war.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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