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Pakistan’s mediation faces limits as Iran-US tensions deepen

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/Pool](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-15T062345Z_1142267074_RC2H9LAKUH5I_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-USA-1778834708.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C471&quality=80) US President Donald Trump, left

Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

actions from that moment on. He didn't put an end date on the move. ![In this photo, provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire a vehicle following

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military complex. And he's planning a massive arch near Arlington National Cemetery. The White House has defended many of these actions as having precedent, pointing to past presidents' building projects. And that's fair

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militaries, China also focuses on spying at a societal level, he explained. "That means that they're recruiting mayors and congressmen with the hope that they'll rise into greater positions." [![Battlefield rare earths

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

Iran. He mentioned again that a deal would be reached soon, or that military action might resume. Ordoñez points out that the president has made similar statements on the war for weeks now without providing

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military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. So far, there have been no reports of damage or casualties. Efforts to negotiate an end to the war remain in limbo. ![Motorists ride past a giant banner

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military [launched strikes in Lebanon yesterday](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5800669/iran-middle-east-updates), causing many Lebanese to question the ceasefire in Lebanon to pause the fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. - 🎧 **Diplomatically, the ceasefire agreement

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military campaign. - 🎧 **The possibility of the U.S. striking Iran this weekend highlights the uncertainty** analysts fear could prolong the conflict for months, NPR's Franco Ordoñez says. Mona Yacoubian, a former State Department official