PANews reported on April 15th, citing CCTV News, that US President Trump stated in a recent interview on April 14th that the US war against Iran is "over." On the morning of April 8th Beijing time (evening of April 7th US Eastern Time), the US and Iran announced a ceasefire and began two weeks of negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office subsequently issued a statement saying that Israel supports the ceasefire, but it does not include Lebanon. The two sides then began negotiations on April 11th, but no agreement was reached by the time the negotiations ended on April 12th. US President Trump stated on April 14th that talks with Iran "may be held in Pakistan within the next two days."