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President Trump says a deal has been reached to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Franco Ordoñez discusses what we know and what comes next.

President Trump said the U.S. would remove its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan's prime minister, a key mediator in U.S.-Iran talks to end the war, said Saturday that a peace deal was closer "than ever before," and could be finalized "in the next 24 hours."

President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department advisor and negotiator Aaron David Miller about peace talks and Iran's strategic options following President Trump's announcement that a deal is close.

President Trump had previously been amping up his rhetoric against Iran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, about the U.S. strikes on Iran and the extent to which Iran might be able to hit back.

A second day of U.S. and Iranian strikes has intensified tensions, raising fears that the fragile April ceasefire could unravel as negotiations stall.

The London-based rights group says the Israeli government is deliberately trying to annex the Palestinian territory.

The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war, with President Trump warning that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations.