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peace agreement remains elusive, with both the US and Iran dissatisfied with each other’s proposed terms. A major point of contention is Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. During negotiations, Washington has urged Tehran
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negotiators is under way in Washington, DC, aimed at ending hostilities, even as Israeli attacks continue across towns and villages in southern Lebanon. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran urges BRICS to condemn
peace deal. Saturday’s strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh “resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine wounded including four children and a woman,” Lebanon
peace deal. **Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images** Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images Despite stalled talks with Iran and a fragile ceasefire nearing its end, President Trump expressed optimism this week that a permanent deal
demands to end nuclear enrichment and hand over its 440kg of highly enriched uranium. The Iranians had said there remained a deficit of trust with the US, and wanted assurances they would not be attacked
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demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying talks with the US could not be expected to progress without it. With the pause now in place, Iran has responded, declaring the Strait of Hormuz "completely open
negotiated deal or a return to war, as Trump appears to seek an “off-ramp” from the conflict. ## In the US - **Trump hopes Hezbollah ‘acts nicely’:** Trump said on Thursday he hopes Hezbollah “acts nicely
peace talks that can end with a permanent US-Israeli commitment to cease its attacks on Iran, now one of Tehran’s key demands. Araghchi is also likely to discuss a potential permanent new arrangement
negotiating demands have been remarkably consistent: a ceasefire in Lebanon including the withdrawal of Israel forces and the unfreezing of half of Iran’s frozen assets, about $12bn; a form of Iranian management over
negotiations”. The ceasefire took effect at midnight on Thursday (2100 GMT) in Lebanon, where Israel has been conducting [devastating airstrikes](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/israel-escalates-attacks-on-medics-in-lebanon-with-deadly-quadruple-tap) aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed **Hezbollah** militia. The Lebanese army
peace, stability and global energy security." Tehran did not confirm or deny the attacks but early on Tuesday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that both the U.S. and the UAE "should
demanding 20. The reported new proposal suggests a compromise of 12 or 15 years. Iran’s pre-war offer involved doing something about its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU, potential fuel for nuclear weapons
negotiations. Iran has consistently maintained that any agreement with the US must address the situation in Lebanon. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Nabih Berri on Thursday, details
peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold. But missing from this flurry of diplomacy is any sign of a meeting between Washington and Tehran. [![Mariam Allawiya, 60 (left), and Kafa Wehbe, 67, sit together
peace remain At the stroke of midnight, gunfire and fireworks celebrated the start of the ceasefire in Beirut. Throughout the morning, smiling crowds gathered along roads leading to Lebanon's south, the heartland of Hezbollah
demands as “excessive”. Since the ceasefire began on 8 April, Tehran and Washington have held only a single round of talks: an unsuccessful 21-hour session in Islamabad. Pakistani mediators have sought to bridge
demands.” - Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Tehran was not planning to take part in talks with the United States, hours after Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to Islamabad. - The US president posted
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on April 14, 2026. **Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images** Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. military said Wednesday it had "completely halted