Top News Stories
US, Iran said to agree ceasefire extension
By API User | August 17, 2026
The United States and Iran have agreed to extend the 60-day ceasefire that expires today, Al Arabiya reported on Monday, citing sources briefed on the matter, without unveiling further details. The news comes after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei claimed that the 60-day negotiations that Tehran and Washington agreed upon as a preliminary step to implementing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) never began before expiring today. Neither the US nor Iran has confirmed the news so far.