Coverage dated July 20, 2026 to July 21, 2026

Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out war

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President Trump is nearing a decisive fork in the Iran war, with U.S. and Israeli officials envisioning only two viable endgames: Option 1: Pursue a new 10-day ceasefire aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz .

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Mediators propose 10-day ceasefire to revive Iran-U.S. interim deal, senior Iranian official tells Reuters (opens Al-Monitor)

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    DUBAI, July 20 (Reuters) - Mediators have passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war with the U.S. that would offer a 10-day ceasefire to find ways to revive an interim deal reached last month, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

  2. 19FortyFive

    Mediators Just Handed Iran a Formal Proposal for a Ten-Day Ceasefire — and Tehran’s Own Spokesman Confirmed Diplomacy Is in Motion (opens 19FortyFive)

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    Mediators have passed Iran a proposal for a ten-day ceasefire, Reuters reports, and Tehran's foreign ministry confirms diplomacy is moving — even as strikes continue. An LA Times analysis argues Trump, the anti-forever-war president, now owns one: 50,000 troops, twenty warships, four and a half mont…

  3. Breitbart News

    Unknown ‘Mediators’ Reportedly Float 10-Day Ceasefire for U.S. and Iran (opens Breitbart News)

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    Unnamed mediators have reportedly shopped a proposal for a ten-day de-escalation ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

  4. Axios

    Iran mediators push new ceasefire as Trump eyes all-out war (opens Axios)

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    President Trump is nearing a decisive fork in the Iran war, with U.S. and Israeli officials envisioning only two viable endgames: Option 1: Pursue a new 10-day ceasefire aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz .

  5. Revolver News