US-Iran Ceasefire, April 8 -- A tentative pause in hostilities between the US and Iran has raised fresh questions about whether the conflict is truly nearing an end, as influential voices in Washington DC caution that any formal settlement remains far from guaranteed. Even as President Donald Trump signals a willingness to delay further military escalation, senior lawmakers insist that the authority to conclude the war rests with Congress, not the White House alone.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had agreed to suspend imminent attacks on Iranian infrastructure for a period of two weeks, stepping back from earlier threats to target Iran's "whole civilization".

The decision comes more than five weeks after the US and Isr...