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
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift between the United States and one of its closest European allies widens over Berlin’s criticism of the war on Iran. The US president suggested on Thursday that Merz should focus on German and European affairs rather than comment on the … Read moreTrump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens
Getty Images Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance. Reuters quoted a US official who said an internal Pentagon email had suggested measures for the US to punish … Read moreNato says ‘no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
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
The 32 member states of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) have held an emergency meeting to assess the situation in the Middle East as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to roil global energy markets. Fatih Birol, the agency’s executive director, said the talks on Tuesday aimed to assess “the current security of supply and … Read moreIEA holds talks as member states mull releasing oil reserves amid Iran war