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US halted the shipments and paused some security cooperation programmes with the Iraqi military, increasing pressure on Baghdad to curb Iran-aligned groups. ## ‘Compromise candidate’ Walid said some smaller political groups in Iraq have started
military action if negotiations fail. - The mixed messaging has unsettled markets, but some analysts argue the strategy shows calculated pressure and a willingness to wait for Iran’s response. ## In Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
military monitor also said Sunday that ships near Ras al-Khaimah, the northernmost emirate in the United Arab Emirates and close to the strait, reported receiving radio warnings to move from anchorages
tensions over the past two days. The first round of US-Iran talks in Islamabad on April 11 ended without a breakthrough. Since then, the US has imposed a naval blockade on all Iran-linked
US Treasury Department imposed the latest sanctions after accusing Hengli of generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for Iran’s military via crude oil purchases, calling the refinery “one of Tehran’s most
tensions between Washington and the Catholic Church. “Nations have disagreements, and one way to work through them is through dialogue,” Ambassador Brian Burch said on Tuesday. “I think the secretary is coming here in that
military superiority has been blunted by unconventional responses. Despite significant American forces and assets in the region – including “no fewer than three US Carrier Strike Groups, two Marine Expeditionary Units, hundreds of combat aircraft
tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz ![(L-R) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israel Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter, US Vice President JD Vance, US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
tensions King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not meet survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the state visit to the US this month, a Buckingham Palace source confirmed, as further details about
tensions over the war on Iran. In a statement on Saturday, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the bloc is “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany
military establishment and political officials here say that the war has changed many things. And that there is a new regime [in the Strait of Hormuz] and Iran in one way or another is going
Iran war. Without it, we surely would have entered the war by now." Japan's 1947 constitution was enshrined just two years after the end of World War Two, when the United States defeated
tensions over Tehran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait and [the US blockade](/news/2026/4/20/us-captures-iranian-ship-touska-amid-mediation-efforts-all-we-know) on Iranian ports intensify. Asked by CNBC whether he would back prolonging the truce to buy more time for the talks
military activity after the ceasefire,” he said. ## Talks likely Rare face-to-face talks between Lebanon and Israel are expected to resume in the coming days, though both sides appear to have sharply different priorities
military operations in Lebanon” and urged UN member states to halt arms transfers to Israel while “there is credible evidence of serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law”, according to the UN Human
tensions persist around the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this, Trump has said there are no “sticking points” left for a deal, while insisting the blockade will remain until any agreement is “100 percent complete”. Iran
Tensions in the Gulf have spiralled this week after the United States and Iran both claimed to have fired on and damaged each other’s ships despite a ceasefire in the [US-Israel
tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalating, there is no clarity on when those ships might finally be able to reach Karachi. This disruption is part of a wider pressure strategy shaped under President Donald
military campaign had succeeded in its goal of forcing a change in Iran’s government and the US was now dealing with “a whole new set of people” in charge of the country. On April
tensions](/news/2026/4/15/iran-warns-us-naval-blockade-threatens-ceasefire) – and the global economy – but amid indications of progress towards a deal to end the war, which has killed 3,000 people in Iran and [spiralled across the Middle East](/news/2026/4/15/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-47-of-the-us-iran-conflict). “The urgency