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China's 26 phone calls that brought on a US-Iran ceasefire

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says he held 26 phone calls with his counterparts in Iran, Israel, Russia and Gulf countries before the ceasefire was reached. Grouped from 8 articles across 7 sources.

8 reports7 sourcesApr 9, 2026, 1:17 AM
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ABC AustraliaApr 9, 2026, 1:17 AM

China's 26 phone calls that brought on a US-Iran ceasefire

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says he held 26 phone calls with his counterparts in Iran, Israel, Russia and Gulf countries before the ceasefire was reached.

The Globe and MailApr 8, 2026, 10:51 AM

Vance calls U.S.-Iran ceasefire a 'fragile truce'

Speaking at an event in Hungary, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance called the ceasefire agreement 'a fragile truce' but offered no details. Vance said the deal that the U.S. struck with Iran was being misrepresented within Iran, though he didn’t offer details beyond saying the agreement included a ceasefire, plans to negotiate and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

CBS NewsApr 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

Vance calls Iran ceasefire a "fragile truce," says some inside Iran are "lying"

Vice President JD Vance made the remarks in Hungary, where he is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.

CNBCApr 8, 2026, 12:04 PM

JD Vance calls Iran ceasefire a 'fragile truce' and says Trump is 'impatient to make progress'

The U.S. vice president said the response from Iran to the ceasefire had varied, with some 'lying about even the fragile truce that we've already struck.'

BBC NewsApr 8, 2026, 5:03 AM

How Pakistan helped secure a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran

Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies

Financial TimesApr 8, 2026, 11:10 AM

‘There are no winners’: US and Iran enter into fragile truce

Ceasefire does not bring permanent end to war between foes burdened by decades of distrust

The Straits TimesApr 8, 2026, 7:12 AM

How did Pakistan broker a temporary truce between Iran and the US?

On Iran, US President Donald Trump said Pakistan knows the country “better than most”.

The Straits TimesApr 8, 2026, 4:39 AM

Both sides claim victory after US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

Iran claims a “crushing defeat” for the US, as President Trump declares “total victory”.

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