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announced on Friday](https://www.state.gov/arms-sales-congressional-notifications) it was approving more than $8.6bn (£6.33bn) in military sales to its Middle Eastern allies: Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE. A preexisting transatlantic rift has been
Israel mural, in Tehran on April 21 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region. With the end of a two-week ceasefire approaching, the White House said US Vice President was ready to return
announcement of Project Freedom, and that it had angered the leadership in Saudi Arabia. - **The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that the US’s behaviour had “deviated the path
announcement comes as cooperation between Israel and the Gulf state appears to be expanding, particularly on security issues linked to Iran. United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee [said](/news/2026/5/12/israel-sent-iron-dome-anti-missile-batteries-and-personnel-to-uae-us-envoy) this week that Israel
announcement on Monday could amount to a major compromise from the US president, as negotiations appeared to slow after a flurry of diplomatic activity over the weekend. Reopening the strait of Hormuz has become
ceasefire came into effect more than 150 Hezbollah "operatives" were "eliminated" and approximately 300 military infrastructure sites were struck. Since the start of what Israel calls Operation "Roaring Lion", over 1,800 Hezbollah operatives were
ceasefire that was [recently extended](/news/2026/5/15/lebanon-talks-israel-attack) for 45 days. Israeli air raids targeted multiple towns across southern Lebanon on Thursday, killing one person travelling via motorcycle in the Tyre district. Israeli shelling was reported
announced, before that ceasefire was then upended by his decision on 13 April to impose a US blockade of Iran’s ports, leading Iran to reimpose its own de facto blockade. In short, Trump, expending
ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. ### Trump warns of "forceful" response if Iran interferes ### The U.S. military's Central Command said the two American-flagged merchant ships were "safely headed on their
Lebanon. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said in a statement, cited by the Iranian media, that the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports represented “acts of piracy and maritime theft”, adding that
announced to employees, for the first time, that it would offer voluntary retirement to about 7% of its US workforce of roughly 125,000. - **What have they said about AI?** Mark Zuckerberg said in January
announced the US operation – called [Project Freedom](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/project-freedom-marks-a-classic-trump-flip-from-warmonger-to-humanitarian) – on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped in the Gulf. - **Centcom chief Adm Brad Cooper declined to say whether he thought the ceasefire with
announced on day 94 of the war on Iran that they traded attacks: ## In Iran - **Production restored at South Pars
announced](https://x.com/centcom/status/2064457103134343170?s=46&t=l9kYTYnczdcmRxIf7ooCqA) that US forces had begun to launch “self-defense strikes” on Iran in response to the downing of the Apache helicopter near the strait of Hormuz. “The mission is a proportional
Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq. Trump’s latest remarks come amid growing uncertainty about whether a second round of talks will proceed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, as a two-week ceasefire between the US-Israel
ceasefire agreement. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said the published terms were “fake news” and had “NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing”. “Very dishonorable people
announced the Block the Bombs Act to impose a partial embargo against sending weapons from the United States to Israel, only 21 Democratic legislators joined her in supporting the measure. That was June
ceasefire and the return of displaced persons to their homes,” she said in brief comments released by the Lebanese embassy in Washington. **Pakistan finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has told the Associated Press that “our leadership
announced more than $589 million (€500 million) in tax cuts on motor fuel over the weekend following a week of protests over high fuel prices, which brought many parts of the country to a standstill
announced shortly”. - Trump said the progress followed calls with Israel and key regional allies and “the Strait of Hormuz will be opened,” offering potential relief to global energy markets. - “Significant progress” has been made