Getty Images Talks between Iran and the US continue but Tehran has publicly refused to cede ground The United States and Iran have both signalled that they would prefer not to go back to the war that has been on hold since the ceasefire was announced on 8 April. Neither side has allowed the steady … Read moreBowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
Reuters Many families have been fleeing Beirut’s southern suburbs after the Israeli military warned residents to leave Lebanon says Hezbollah has accepted a US plan for it to halt attacks on Israel and for Israel not to attack the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Lebanese embassy in the US said it had “received confirmation of Hezbollah’s … Read moreLebanon says Hezbollah agrees reciprocal halt to attacks on Israel
Getty Images A US-AF F-35 Lightning II fighter jet pictured in April 2026 The US military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran, targeting Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines. US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were taken in “self-defense”, and were designed “to protect our troops … Read moreUS military says it has launched new strikes on southern Iran
On March 11, the Thai cargo ship Mayuree Naree was struck by two projectiles while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important waterways located between Iran and Oman. A fire broke out in the engine room, and while 20 sailors were rescued, three remained trapped inside the stricken vessel. Their remains … Read moreTracking the shadow fleet: How Iran evaded the US naval blockade in Hormuz
Reuters Jared Kushner (left) and Steve Witkoff (right) will be flying to Pakistan on Saturday morning Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said. “The Iranians want to talk,” White House press secretary … Read moreTrump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
United States President Donald Trump has attacked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of his main European allies, over her unwillingness to join the war on Iran. “I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,” he said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Tuesday. The interview … Read moreTrump turns on Meloni, saying she lacks ‘courage’ over US-Israel war on Iran
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to increase oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a rise that is largely symbolic as some of its key members are unable to raise production due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. The war has effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz … Read moreOPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
Oil prices have climbed higher amid fading hopes of deescalation in the Iran war following Tehran’s denial that talks with the United States are under way. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to top $104 per barrel after Tehran dismissed reports of direct negotiations with US President Donald … Read moreOil prices rise higher as Iran denies US talks, dimming deescalation hopes
Tasnim Israel says it has killed the Iranian navy chief overseeing what is a near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Alireza Tangsiri, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) navy, was “directly responsible for the terrorist act of bombing and blocking the Strait of Hormuz”, and has been “blown up”, according to Israel’s … Read moreIsrael says it has killed Iran’s navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
US-Präsident Trump stellt erneut ein baldiges Kriegsende in Aussicht. Der Nahost-Experte Jan Busse sieht darin einen Versuch Trumps, einen Ausweg aus einer Lage zu finden, die er so nicht erwartet habe. Die fehlende Strategie sei riskant. tagesschau.de: US-Präsident Trump hat erklärt, man werde den Krieg gegen Iran sehr bald beenden. Militärisch gesehen habe das Regime … Read moreTrump und ein mögliches Kriegsende: “Die USA sind ohne Strategie unterwegs”