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Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) Vice President Vance, who is Catholic, also weighed in on the controversy on Tuesday night, [saying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxDdmuJ0Mg) the pope should "be careful when he talks about matters
conflict that it was unclear who was in charge. He also told reporters on Thursday that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon would be extended by three weeks. Hezbollah has not been a participant
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
conflict with Iran. “Let us be clear: given the horrific and illegal behavior of the Netanyahu government over the last three years, the American people have had enough. Support for Israel in this country
Israel war on Iran, the strait remains closed, choking off 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supplies. That has sent global energy prices surging and heightened concerns about the risks
involvement abroad. Following Thursday’s failed vote, Democrats accused Republicans of giving unchecked power to Trump, who joined Israel in initiating strikes against Iran on February 28. The war has continued over the six weeks
involvement – has proven politically costly and, analysts say, unnerved a public conditioned to view Iran as an existential threat. Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have [used the ceasefire as political
involved doing something about its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU, potential fuel for nuclear weapons) – either diluting or exporting it, or both. The reported proposal for a new negotiating framework points towards export, possibly
involved in the movement who "understood that reason could not be invoked to legitimize whatever force or self-interest that seemed convenient" and that there were "moral limits of power." "It must be acknowledged that
Iran last March captured that ambiguity perfectly. She declared that she “neither condemns nor condones” the conflict, a sentence that managed to confuse many while clarifying nothing. So when Italy announced earlier this month that
conflicting messages over the state of negotiations** to end the war, with **Donald Trump** signalling the talks were **“very good”** and a deal **“very possible”.** Iranian officials, however, have sought to dampen expectations, with state
conflict with Iran has affected the domestic fortunes of the US president. But first, the headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***UK politics*** | Keir Starmer was looking increasingly isolated over the Peter Mandelson scandal
conflicted relationship between the US president and the Israeli prime minister, frenemies who could determine the fate of the current ceasefire. Trump went out of his way on Sunday to stress that
conflict. Trump also suspended an attempt by the U.S. military to open a safe passage for commercial ships through the strait, saying the pause would allow more time to reach a peace agreement. An official
involved too much travel and expense for what he considered an inadequate Iranian offer. The cancellation came after [Iran said it would not be attending any direct talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-delegation-to-pakistan-for-possible-new-round-of-iran-war-talks) while the US blockaded
Iran and Lebanon, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of Palestinians being pushed from their homes in Israeli-occupied east of the city. "There is no future. They destroyed the future
Lebanon. **Circling back to [JD Vance’s comments](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3#block-69dd6c058f0823a7954daca3) about whether more talks with Iran are ahead, the US vice-president said** **Washington had made its red lines clear** on ending
conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran submits a 14-point response to a U.S. proposal to end war](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5808924/iran-response-trump-proposal) Trump gave few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds
Lebanon. But Washington announced a blockade of Iranian ports, including those in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 13, following the collapse of the Islamabad talks. So, on April 18, Iran said it had closed
involved in the talks. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from Lebanon, said Trump’s post was “very controversial”. “When he talks about giving Lebanon and Israel some ‘breathing space’, it could be interpreted