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A Deal or a Mirage? Trump's Ceasefire with Iran Clashes with Chaos on the Ground

The truce has eased bombardment, but 1,900 people were killed and more than 5,700 wounded, according to Iranian authorities.

  • On Wednesday, a fragile ceasefire took effect in Tehran, bringing relative quiet to the capital after more than a month of heavy strikes that targeted government buildings and destroyed many homes.
  • President Donald Trump reversed threats to destroy Iranian infrastructure hours before agreeing to the truce, which followed a conflict that killed over 1,900 people and wounded more than 5,700.
  • Photographer Maryam Saeedpoor said she took little comfort from the truce, while Ali Jafarabadi, head of Book City, reported damage to six branches across Tehran amid brisk recent business.
  • The two-week truce is merely a "pause," with major unresolved issues including Israel's ongoing war against Iran-allied Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran's refusal to fully open the Strait of Hormuz.
  • While an anonymous university student told The Associated Press the ceasefire provides "a new life," most Iranians seek stability rather than the radicalized situation often depicted on Twitter.
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By Jeremy Herb, Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Jennifer Hansler, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Tal Shalev, CNN Less than three hours before the 8 p.m. deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran to strike a deal or face his apocalyptic warning of death and destruction, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine — the nation's top two military officials — were summoned to th…

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