Race to Secure Iran Cease-Fire Intensifies as Trump Ultimatum Ticks Down

U.S. President Donald Trump has referred to an Iranian proposal as “significant” as efforts intensify to reach a diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the White House’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels. Iran shut the waterway after the United States launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, but Tehran later said it would permit ships that had no links to the United States, Israel, or any U.S. allies to pass through. Pakistan, which is mediating between the United States and Iran in an effort to achieve a cease-fire, is continuing to search for a workable formula before the U.S. deadline expires at 8 p.m. ET on April 7....