It remains to be seen how long the truce will hold and whether it will pave the way for a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran.

After twelve days of intense strikes between Israel and Iran – punctuated by the United States’ bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend and Tehran’s performative retaliation – a US-brokered ceasefire appeared to be holding on Tuesday.

Israel said it hit entrance points to the Fordow nuclear-enrichment site Monday following a U.S. attack over the weekend. It said the strikes were designed to block access t