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threat of further Israeli attacks. The Israeli military has struck Beirut twice since the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into force on 16 April, most recently on Thursday. But that is a huge reduction
threats come against the backdrop of recent tensions over the Iran war. The US–Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February and remains unresolved. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively choked by competing
military vessel at sea.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d6e56ef5d404814706f57f226c9641da40bf34fb/60_0_1140_675/master/1140.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) US forces patrol the Arabian Sea, enforcing the US naval blockade of the strait of Hormuz. Photograph: US Central Command --- Trump’s fallback message that Iran must never
military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon". "Trump's agreement does not bind us," Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, wrote on social media on Monday. "We are not partners
threat around going through the strait.” Just two vessels passed through the strait during Trump’s short-lived project. The US route passes through Emirati and Omani waters, which are more difficult to navigate through
Iran uses these drones to target energy facilities, airbases and other strategic sites across the Gulf and Israel, the US and Israel use expensive interceptor missiles for defence. To counter the drone threat, Gulf states
US did not need any help. The UK and other countries have said they will not participate in forcing open the strait with military action against Iran, but the UK and France are willing
Iran, but just don’t want that fight. They don’t want to alienate their donors, and they don’t want to draw the ire of Donald Trump, who is a force of nature when
US-Israeli war with Iran. Trump said **Hezbollah**, through intermediaries, had pledged not to attack **Israel**, while Israeli prime minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** agreed to pull back any troops preparing to attack Beirut
threats from the US and Israel. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz earlier this week adopted [Trump’s apocalyptic messaging](/news/2026/4/2/bomb-back-to-the-stone-age-us-history-of-threats-and-carpet-bombing), and said armed forces are awaiting a greenlight from the US to “return Iran
forces fired on and disabled two Iranian-flagged tankers that attempted to violate the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the US military said. Despite the clashes diplomatic efforts continue, with the mediators [Pakistan
US-Israeli strikes on Iran. At the centre of this shift is a surging global reliance on drone and missile technology as well as advanced air defence systems. Turkiye, one of the largest military powers
force that once again thwarts Israel’s drive to subdue Lebanon, or carve out another permanent security zone inside it. The regional picture has shifted too. Syria’s role as Hezbollah’s link to Iran
military structure outside formal institutions, reserved for itself the right to shape decisions of war and peace, vetoed government decisions and done away with many of its domestic opponents by force or the threat
military aggression by warmongers and lifting the naval blockade”, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency. In the talks with Omani leader Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Araghchi called for a regional security
US-wars, including [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran). “Under Takaichi, Japan is following America like a dog follows its owner,” said Hiroko Maekawa, a councillor for a Tokyo ward. “The LDP wants to turn the self
US sanctions on Iran, the unfreezing of its assets, and a $300bn investment fund for Iran’s post-war reconstruction. ![Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Geneva airport after taking part
forces to its list of targets. In return, they allowed the United States to establish military bases within their territories to launch and logistically support many of its acts of aggression and war crimes against
US and Iran, and that both sides remain free to walk away before the planned signing on Friday. Here is the official’s verbatim account of the 14 points: ## One: “The United States of America
threats. The timing is equally intriguing. US President Donald Trump had recently suggested that a deal might be within reach. Conventional logic would suggest that Iran should avoid actions that could endanger diplomacy. Yet Tehran