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Did Netanyahu really ‘defy’ Trump in bombing Iran?

significant crack yet in the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and [United States President Donald Trump](/news/liveblog/2026/6/9/iran-war-live-trump-warns-netanyahu-as-israel-tehran-halt), revealing increasingly divergent interests between the two world leaders. The pair once appeared politically inseparable, with

Iran fires missiles in Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. strikes Iran facility

Hezbollah in Lebanon. A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, told The Associated Press that Iran had not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

significant shift in Tehran’s position. The regime had previously sought to use its blockade on oil, gas and other Gulf exports as leverage to win broad security guarantees. But after the breakdown

US-Iran talks: What’s the latest on mediation efforts?

significant direct engagement between the US and Iran in decades. Mediated by Pakistan, the talks lasted more than 20 hours and included both indirect and direct exchanges between delegations led by US Vice President

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

Hezbollah in Beirut. Trump had a heated phone call with Netanyahu, telling him not to go through with those actions. Yesterday, when Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire, Trump once again stepped in, calling

‘Unacceptable’: What’s Iran’s peace proposal that Trump has rejected?

talks between the US and Iran have faltered. Tehran wants a permanent end to the war, while Trump has insisted that Iran must first reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global

Iran and Israel bomb each other: Is the ceasefire over?

talks with Washington depends on a genuine halt to Israeli military operations in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have occupied about one-fifth of the country. Analysts say the latest escalation could reshape

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

Hezbollah targets in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.  Israeli security forces examine

US-Iran peace deal remains elusive as Trump and Tehran trade conflicting claims

significant relief of economic sanctions,” the official said.  Trump lashed out at ‘dishonourable’ Iran over terms of deal

Are Iran, US really close to a breakthrough ‘deal’?

talks in Islamabad in April when the ceasefire was first brokered. Trump said he believed that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved the agreement as well. There has been no confirmation of this