cease-fire
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It was the first Iranian attack against Israel since the cease-fire agreement took effect in early April.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
It was the first Iranian attack against Israel since the cease-fire agreement took effect in early April.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
U.S. and Iran maintain a cease-fire amid peace talks, but Israeli forces and Hezbollah exchanged fire in Lebanon despite a truce.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Minister said they amounted to an American cease-fire violation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
On the morning of November 11, 1918, Major Keith Officer, an Australian, was watching the minutes go around on his large, old-fashioned hunting watch as he waited for the cease-fire to begin.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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