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European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

threat to Europe since the end of the Cold War. [![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement during his visit to the army at the Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April

India-Nordic summit: Why is Modi wooing Northern Europe?

US-Israel war on Iran – are among the key topics leaders are expected to discuss at the summit. According to a May 11 statement by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the summit will “impart

Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans

forces to the east." The senior Democrat on the House armed services committee, Adam Smith, said the decision was "not grounded in any coherent US national security policy, strategy, or even analysis" but based

What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?

threats, allegations, or hostilities in a manner that ensures the protection of its sovereignty, national security, territorial integrity, and the safety of its citizens, residents, and visitors, in accordance with international law.” There

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

threats or blockade. Since early March, Iran essentially has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies had passed before the war. Meanwhile, Washington

Tehran labels US attacks ‘gross violation’, says it is prepared to respond

threats posed by Iranian forces”. ⁠United ⁠Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday ⁠that a tanker ⁠had reported an external explosion on the vessel’s ‌port side, close to the waterline, 60 nautical miles

Iran’s IRGC launches retaliatory strike after US attacks

Force fighters targeted the airbase where the aggression originated, and the predicted targets were destroyed,” the IRGC said in a statement cited by the semi-official Fars news agency on Monday

‘A stress test’: US-Germany rift widens as Iran-war drags on

Forces Europe and Africa. According to media reports, facilities close to Stuttgart have also been used to transmit coded communications to Iran, believed to be intended for intelligence operatives on the ground. Additionally, about

‘Strategic doctrine’: Iran hails military shift after Beirut raid response

forces across the region will “never bow in submission to enemies that have been defeated in war”, he said. The command later said its attacks were over, but warned of harsher ones if the Israeli

Iran war day 110: Tehran says Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US deal

forces from Lebanon. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran says Lebanon is central to any deal:** Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said Iranian officials have consistently maintained that a ceasefire

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade threats but Trump insists Tehran wants deal

threats but Trump insists Tehran wants deal Welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. **Donald Trump [warned the US may strike Iran again](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/trump-threatens-a-big-hit-if-tehran-does-not-make-deal-soon)** – a day after he said

JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

force,” he said. However, one senior Iranian official told the Reuters news agency that Tehran is “positively reviewing” its participation, amid reports that its delegation would again be headed by parliamentary speaker [Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Trump attacks Massie as Republican critic describes ‘desperate’ attempts to oust him from primary

force the justice department to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, and insisting on congressional oversight over the military actions [in](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/us-house-war-powers-resolution-vote) [Venezuela](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/house-war-powers-resolution-trump-military-venezuela) [and](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/trump-iran-war-stirs-anger-maga-kentucky) [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/trump-us-iran-israel-war).

Iran war day 112: Vance defends Tehran ‘deal’ but Switzerland trips are off

forces are no longer restricting maritime traffic to or from Iran. However, it added that US naval vessels will remain in the region to monitor compliance and ensure all terms of the agreement are upheld

First Thing: Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in Texas primary

Iran should not affect arms sales to Taiwan,** experts have said, [after a US official suggested](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-pause-unlikely-due-to-iran-war-experts) that a pause in the delivery of a key weapons package was due to the conflict

Trump’s Iran war victory boast has echoes of Bush’s ill-fated ‘mission accomplished’ claim

threat to the global economy by allowing the 20% of world energy supplies normally routed through it to freely flow again. Post after post referred to the reopening of the strait, which Iran had targeted

Starmer plans new powers to ban state-backed terror groups

military, political and economic force in the country. It is estimated to have tens of thousands of active personnel and has consistently been accused by Western nations of sponsoring terrorism abroad. Labour MPs have been

First Thing: Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base

Iran and Lebanon – and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices. ## **Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey**  The former FBI director James

Iran-Iraq Tanker War redux? Why the Strait of Hormuz crisis is different

forces have directed 33 Iran-linked vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port. On Monday, the US military fired on and then captured the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska close

‘A bridge, not an obstacle’: is Armenia a new crossroads between east and west?

military disasters at the hands of Azerbaijan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/nagorno-karabakh-armenia-protest-azerbaijan-ceasefire-deal) in 2020 and 2023. The second defeat involved the [overnight forced displacement of 100,000 Armenians from the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/30/almost-all-ethnic-armenians-have-left-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan).