Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
This is the second day of the ceasefire between the U.S. Israel, and Iran.
It is shaky.
Overnight, President Trump wrote online the U.S.
Would keep its military in place in the Mideast until the truce is fully observed.
The White House says Vice President Vance will lead a U.S. Delegation to peace talks in Pakistan this weekend.
Vance says one of the terms of the ceasefire is that Iran has to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
The deal is a ceasefire, a negotiation.
That's what we give.
And what they give is the straits are going to be reopened.
If we do n't see that happening, the president is not going to abide by our terms
if the Iranians are not abiding by their terms.
Yesterday, the White House claimed that shipping traffic was moving through the strait,
but maritime trackers say that is not true.
Only a trickle of ships have passed the vital waterway.
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed more than 250 people,
according to the country's Civil Defense Department.
NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from Beirut the violence has marred the ceasefire.
Chaos in central Beirut, where Israeli warplanes struck without warning,
including near the city's seaside Corniche promenade.