Trump declared U.S. military forces will remain in Iran until a comprehensive deal addressing Tehran's nuclear programme is reached, according to an April 10 announcement.
A two-week ceasefire brokered on April 7 averted threatened strikes on civilian infrastructure, but shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted by sea mines Iran cannot fully locate, according to The New York Times.
Iran's conditions for ending the war include U.S. troop withdrawal, sanctions relief, and infrastructure reconstruction, while Washington demands Tehran surrender its enriched uranium stockpile