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Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

Tehran were inching closer to a one-page, 14-point memorandum to end the war. The plan

Some Iranians fear the regime is now more entrenched - and ready for revenge

Tehran. They are middle class, educated, the kind of people who want to see the end of hardline

Oil prices ease as US seeks reopening of the Hormuz Strait

Tehran threatened to attack ships trying cross the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation against US-Israeli

What we know about the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Tehran in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad as early as this weekend. Iran’s Foreign Ministry

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’

Tehran until it had discussed an Iranian proposal in peace talks to end the two-month

Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch

Tehran. Iran, which wields considerable influence over Iraqi politics, has also been involved in the political

What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

Tehran and Washington were impossible to ignore, Finer said. "Our theory was not trust but verify

Middle East crisis live: Iran says ‘fundamental’ issues’ still to be resolved with US amid strait of Hormuz impasse

Tehran but warned against “blackmail” over the key shipping channel. He later praised war ally

Extended naval blockade is an admission US military escalation poses even greater risk

Tehran by threatening to [attack power plants, bridges and desalination facilities](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-donald-trump-48-hours-open-hormuz-strait), an extreme

Trump to head to China for high-stakes talks with Xi – US politics live

Tehran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and end the war.** Trump’s first visit

Trump claims other presidents flouted war powers law. It's a mixed record

Tehran. But Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth contend that the deadline clock paused when

US captures Iranian ship Touska amid mediation efforts: All we know

Tehran. Under its blockade, the US military is barring any ships belonging to Iran, or travelling

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

Tehran agreed to facilitate the passage of several Chinese vessels after requests from China's foreign

Araghchi: Iran doubts US ‘seriousness’ about talks amid nuclear deadlock

Tehran about US intentions](/news/liveblog/2026/5/15/iran-war-live-trumps-visit-to-china-shadowed-by-conflict-with-tehran). He said there also remains “deadlock” on the question of Iran

The United Arab Emirates says it's leaving OPEC, in a blow to oil cartel

Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, on April 24.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4020x4020+1005+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2F7b%2F0531aaff4fdf992d5a0ef1f1b3fc%2Fap26114485261857.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802283/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict

Kuwait says it foils infiltration operation by Iran’s IRGC

Tehran fully responsible for the violation. Kuwait’s foreign minister received a phone call from

Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’

Tehran had restored the strait to its “previous status” and was now “under strict management

London stabbing of journalist was by men working for Iran, court told

Tehran with the words "Wanted: dead or alive". Two Romanian men - George Stana, 25, and Nandito

Shipping bosses nervous over Trump plan to guide vessels from strait of Hormuz

Tehran insists that any such transits will have to be coordinated with its armed forces

Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict?

Tehran while reserving the option of carrying out targeted strikes as needed. In the absence