"…The president expressed optimism about the ceasefire and stated that he thinks great progress is being made on Gaza."

"…After being cooped up at home for days, Alma Rustamov couldn't wait to get her seven-year-old son Aaron to the beach."

"…The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding Wednesday after a rocky start, giving rise to cautious hope it could lead to a longer term peace agreement."

"…While there is uncertainty about whether the ceasefire between Iran and Israel will hold, it opens the possibility of renewed talks with Tehran over its nuclear program and reinvigorating stalled negotiations in other conflicts."

"…Initial intelligence reporting does not indicate that all of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium has been destroyed or accounted for, and there are still questions about Iran’s advanced centrifuges that were not located at the nuclear sites bombed by U.S. aircraft, one of the sources said."

"…The U.S. airstrikes targeted two Iranian uranium enrichment facilities and a nuclear research site, following a dayslong air campaign by Israel, which has alleged Iran is 'racing towards a nuclear bomb.'"

"…Trump went on to spend a considerable chunk of his flight celebrating what his administration is calling a signal achievement."

"…Trump went on to spend a considerable chunk of his flight celebrating what his administration is calling a signal achievement."

"…After the truce starts they sneak in a final volley."

"…The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran’s nuclear facilities."

"…Early evidence has shown the bombing did not reach depths necessary to destroy the facilities, which are buried deeply underground, according to a second U.S. official."

"…The U.S. military strikes President Donald Trump ordered on Iran's nuclear facilities did not completely destroy the country's nuclear program and likely set it back only by months, according to two people familiar with an early intelligence assessment."

"…As of Tuesday afternoon, the fragile ceasefire appeared to be holding, 24 hours after Iran retaliated against the U.S."

"…But experts say those celebrations are most likely premature, with an accurate picture of the impact of U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program unclear and hundreds of pounds of enriched uranium still unaccounted for."

"…The effort, while not the first rumblings of actions to impeach Trump since he started his second term at the White House in January, shows the unease many Democrats have with his administration, particularly after the sudden attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, a risky incursion into Middle East affairs."

"…A de-escalation was in sight - and the world waited for the president of the United States to log on to social media."

"…The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States."

"…The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran caused travel disruptions to pile up globally this week — with flight cancellations continuing Tuesday, even after President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire was 'in effect.'"

"…Residents in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba were woken early on Tuesday by the sound of missile alarms on their phones."

"…We, the Iranian people, are exhausted."

"…Tensions are running higher since the United States got involved with the Iran-Israel conflict last weekend, sparking fears around a wider conflict while President Donald Trump called for peace."

"…The ceasefire has already proven shaky, with Israel and Iran bombarding each other after the truce took effect."

"…The House and Senate's classified briefing on the Iran-Israel conflict has been postponed, multiple sources familiar confirmed."

"…The Israeli-Iranian ceasefire is a necessary but not sufficient step on the way there."

"…Trump expressed his frustration with both Israel and Iran, stating that they have been fighting for so long that they don't know what they are doing."

"…Bases in the Middle East have been on heightened alert and taking additional security precautions in anticipation of potential strikes from Iran, while the Pentagon has shifted military aircraft and warships into and around the region during the conflict."

"…A key question remains unanswered − where's the uranium?"

"…The two long-time enemies have been in a growing conflict after Israel attacked Iran in an effort to destroy the country's nuclear program."

"…A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to a new CNN poll released a day after an overseas American air base was targeted in apparent retaliation."

"…Trump’s actions in Iran have drawn the loudest praise from the right and the sharpest rebukes from the left."

"…President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted both Israel and Iran for what he said were violations of ceasefire terms that had been agreed upon hours earlier."

"…Trump's criticism Tuesday morning was the latest mood shift in days of soaring tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. struck nuclear targets in Iran, the first time the U.S. has directly militarily attacked the country."

"…Barranco’s arrest may have prompted the largest recent outpouring of indignation, but his is an increasingly common story—one that represents a stain on our collective consciousness and a black mark in our nation’s history."

"…Stocks look set to extend their gains Tuesday, with futures contracts climbing amid investor hopes that Israel and Iran would abide by a ceasefire announced by President Trump."

"…The Israeli military accused Iran of launching missiles toward its territory after the truce came into force on Tuesday, which Iran has denied."

"…Still, investors took heart after Trump said Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched limited missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites over the weekend."

"…Trump expressed deep disappointment with both sides after holding out the agreement he helped broker as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites."

"…A furious President Donald Trump lashed out with a curse word when a journalist asked him about the teetering ceasefire between Iran and Israel."

"…Israel’s tally of the war damage it wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 scientists, an unprecedented attack on the brains behind Iran’s nuclear program that outside experts say can only set it back, not stop it."

"…Trump did little to hide his anger at continued hostilities between Israel and Iran on Tuesday, censuring the nations in expletive-embellished remarks at the White House."

"…A tentative truce faltered today when Israel accused Iran of launching missiles into its airspace after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect and vowed to retaliate."

"…Trump expressed deep disappointment with both sides after holding out the agreement he helped broker as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites."

"…With Mideast tensions easing, investors will turn to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's two-day testimony before Congress on the economy."

"…The precarious truce was reached earlier when Israel and Iran said they had agreed to a ceasefire proposed by Trump nearly two weeks after Israel first launched airstrikes."

"…Despite the ceasefire agreement, Israel intensified its strikes on Iran just before the ceasefire was set to take effect."

"…The U.S. entry into Israel’s war with Iran has caused travel disruptions to pile up globally."

"…A ceasefire proclaimed by President Donald Trump between Israel and Iran was on shaky ground Tuesday."

"…Relief over a truce between Israel and Iran gave way to more concerns about the volatile Mideast region on Tuesday."

"…But the situation remains unsettled."

"…The apparent agreement — which Iranian officials had yet to formally confirm they would respect — appeared to falter within just a couple hours."

"…The conflict in the Middle East has already led to the closure of huge swathes of crucial airspace."

"…War does not just destroy regimes or human lives, it leads to greater oppression, poverty, gender-based violence, human trafficking, child abuse, family separation and more."

"…The tenuous ceasefire comes more than a week and a half after Israel launched its attack on Iran, leading to deadly exchanges of missile and drone barrages between them and threatening to draw the Middle East — and the United States — into wider war."

"…The ceasefire agreement came after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday and after it launched an onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning."

"…The only thing you can count on is that even if everything goes right, Trump will do his best to fuck it up."

"…The reality, as we learned after the Persian Gulf War and the 2003 invasion, was exactly the opposite."

"…The Iran strike has not merely provided a stage for some White House wannabes in the administration to look and act presidential."

"…A tentative truce faltered Tuesday when Israel vowed to retaliate after saying Iran launched missiles into its airspace more than two hours after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect."

"…The potential for reprisal is no idle concern given the steps Iran is accused of having taken in recent years to target political figures on U.S. soil."

"…The meetings could turn contentious as many lawmakers feel they have been left in the dark on what led to the strikes and amid escalating tensions between the White House and Congress over the role of the United States internationally — disagreements that don’t always fall along party lines."

"…Stocks rallied Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict, although the situation remained unclear as attacks continued."