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Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals after the ceasefire and is no longer “an arena for others’ wars”. - **France, UK Hormuz mission:** France and Britain
conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including easing the standoff in the strait of Hormuz. Pakistan was optimistic that the meeting would happen, viewing objections voiced
talks have advanced, but key differences persist, with both sides preparing for either a negotiated deal or a return to war, as Trump appears to seek an “off-ramp” from the conflict
talks. Pakistan for its part is trying to put together a string of confidence-building measures, which started with Trump applying pressure on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to agree to a ceasefire
talks, leaving the situation in limbo even as a ceasefire holds for now. - **Trump approval hits new low amid Iran war concerns:** The US president’s approval rating has fallen to 34 percent, down from
condition,” it added. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US, said it was “impossible for others to pass” the strategic strait without Iran
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
Israel and Lebanon also threatens to complicate negotiations. ## Russia’s role in diplomacy Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said Russia was likely to play a central role in any next phase
talks to be cancelled, labelling them “futile”. Further dimming prospects for de-escalation, Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he had instructed the Israeli army to widen its offensive in southern Lebanon, pushing operations further east
conditions for ending the war, and until negotiations conclude, keeping diplomacy open while maintaining pressure on Iran. However, Trump said the US naval blockade on Iran would remain. Iran has insisted that the blockade represents
talks were a ceasefire in Lebanon, an end to the US blockade on Iranian ports and progress on Iranian asset releases. Iran and the mediators in Pakistan saw this as a traditional diplomatic step
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is linked to broader U.S. efforts to draw its war with Iran to a close. Tehran has insisted that the fighting in Lebanon remain paused as a precondition for further peace talks
condition and will be requiring surgery”, Pett reported, adding that Khalil’s whereabouts were unknown. NNA reported earlier that “Israeli occupation forces are besieging journalists Amal Khalil and Zeinab Faraj, and preventing the Red Cross
conditions in Gaza with continuous violations of the ceasefire and insufficient entry of humanitarian aid, as well as escalating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. José Manuel Albares, Spain’s foreign minister, said
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2F72983dca4da382063a1af795768b%2Fgettyimages-2270825328.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks
Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. They have also brought some of the paramilitary fighters inside Iran to help them control the situation, with Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) or Hashd al-Shaabi and other armed
Lebanon, causing the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s and risking a global recession. So what do we know about the talks and where they stand as of now? ## What has the US said
condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. Araghchi had met with the Pakistani army chief field marshal, Asim Munir, and the Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, about what
talks with Israel. At least 846 people – including many women and children – have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel says that five of its soldiers
talks, fighting has continued between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, where more than 2,100 people have been killed by Israeli strikes, according to Lebanese health officials. Hezbollah has also fired into Israel, killing