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Iran war triggers price shocks in oil and gas, [Democrats should loudly champion clean energy’s](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/democrats-clean-energy-iran-war-affordability) affordability and the stability it offers, according to some of the party’s leading voices
Iran-backed Lebanese group, Hezbollah. In its war on Lebanon, Israel has killed at least 2,196 people and displaced more than one million. But on Friday morning, Lebanon’s army reported several ceasefire violations
Trump suggested a permanent ceasefire could be struck with Tehran before King Charles’s state visit to the US later in April. “They’re beaten up, pretty bad. It’s very possible,” he said
Iran's power plants, Trump posted on Truth Social that Washington had held "VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS" with Tehran over a "COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION" to hostilities. It was a major surprise to diplomatic
comments carried by Iran’s Mehr news agency that “negotiations are not acceptable” in “the current situation” accusing the US of being “overly demanding” and pursuing ulterior objectives for domestic benefit. “Given the current conditions
comments followed a wave of speculation about a new round of negotiations, after 21 hours of talks on the weekend. Those ended with the US vice-president, JD Vance, walking out on Sunday morning, claiming
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
wars](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) of expansion.” A Pew Research Center survey this month suggested that 60 percent of US adults, including 80 percent of Democrats, have unfavourable views of Israel. Israel is especially unpopular among young people
Iran, refusing to participate directly as questions remain over whether the initial attack that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was legal under international law. That prompted Trump to compare Starmer to Neville
comments reported by Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper Granma, Garcia del Toro emphasised that ending the three-month-old US oil blockade was “a top priority” for the Cuban government in the talks, and accused
Trump has [described](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116290846597255331) the law as an “effective tool to keep Americans safe”, and said that it is “extremely important to our military”, especially during the war in Iran. That marks
Trump administration has sought to accelerate domestic oil drilling across the US, including in the Gulf and contentious new areas such as the [California](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/11/trump-administration-drilling-off-california) coast and the [Arctic](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/oil-gas-drilling-alaska-national-wildlife-refuge),
war with Iran. The US president has slammed the pope for being “weak” on crime and “terrible” at foreign policy, whilst also posting a picture of himself as Jesus (this post has been taken down
comment on the rising number of deaths of Mexican nationals in ICE custody.  Protesters
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) as reasons to halt the development of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (Darc) programme in Pembrokeshire, part of the Aukus defence partnership between the UK, US and Australia. “The United
war](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/11/polymarket-gamblers-betting-iran-war-ukraine-news-truth), is in talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn. The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including
Trump has frayed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/giorgia-meloni-relations-donald-trump-italy) after the US president publicly scolded her this week for criticising his broadside against Pope Leo and for not supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran. As the drama
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war in Iran “a reckless disaster.” Fram also isn’t afraid to bash her own party. She said she was “disappointed” by some Democrats who sought to distance themselves from trans advocacy in the aftermath
comments on the vetting affair, Lammy said it was “inexplicable” that Oliver Robbins, the former top civil servant who was forced out of the Foreign Office this week, had opted to leave Downing Street