ceasefire

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But sub-6% rates would be the quickest way to bring cautious buyers back into the market, so sellers are hoping the ceasefire will stabilize rates.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Even as the war in Iran has seemed to de-escalate since a ceasefire began last week, we’ve recently witnessed just how out of hand things could possibly still get.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

In the meantime, the US envoy Massad Boulos is trying to get agreement on at least a humanitarian ceasefire.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that "full efforts are underway" to reach an agreement to stop the fighting and that the US-Iran ceasefire was "holding".

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Was the ceasefire due to Mexico City smallpox that had been transmitted by the Hopi?

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann