The Week That Was — April 6-12, 2026

The fragile US-Iran ceasefire brokered on April 7 collapsed by week's end, as failed peace talks in Islamabad gave way to a sudden US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Israel launched its deadliest single-day strikes on Lebanon of the entire conflict, killing hundreds in Beirut and beyond, while Gulf states continued to absorb spillover Iranian retaliatory fire. A week of whiplash diplomacy and escalating violence. 🌍🔥