US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

April 10, 2026
Donald Heflin
President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a month of war marked by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military leadership, Iranian retaliation against regional oil infrastructure and a global energy crisis.

A vessel passes through the Strait of Hormuz following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Shady Alassar/Anadolu via Getty Images

What Israelis can learn from the nightmares of an Iranian hangman

April 9, 2026
Orly Noy

As Israel embraces the death penalty, government ministers can look to what they call the ‘Iranian terror regime’ for inspiration — and caution.

A public execution in Fayyam Square, Shiraz, November 21, 2018. (Students' News Agency)