US-Iran Agree To Two-Week Ceasefire; Oil Slumps | Horizons Middle East & Africa 4/8/2026
Bloomberg Television·2026-04-08 06:51
AFRICA. FRAGILE PAUSE. THE U.S. AND IRAN AGREE TO A TWO-WEEK CEASE-FIRE IF TEHRAN REOPENS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.THE PATH TO A PERMANENT DEAL REMAINS UNCLEAR. OIL SLUMPS ON THE NEWS. THE AGREEMENT IS SET TO ALLOW IRAN AND AMMANN TO CHARGE FEES ON SHIPS TRANSITING THROUGH HORMUZ.WHILE THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS ISRAEL BACKS THE CEASE-FIRE, PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU SAYS THE TRUCE DOESN'T EXTEND TO LEBANON. IT HAS JUST GONE 8:00 A. M.ACROSS THE EMIRATES. I'M JOUMANNA BERCETCHE. WE GOT A CEASE-FIRE.IT'S PRETTY DIFFEREN ...