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escalate. America's decision to escort two ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more
US policy and engage in dialogue,” he added. The pope has not said Iran should have nuclear weapons, but has opposed the war, which Trump says is aimed at stopping Tehran’s nuclear programme
military said it downed a “hostile aircraft” and two projectiles that crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon. Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Leiter said the interception prevented “what could have been a deadly attack
Iran agreed a ceasefire as illegal and urged UN member states to halt all arms transfers to Israel. The 19 experts – including special rapporteurs and independent experts across a range of human rights mandates – issued
Iran's supreme leader. Israel responded with an air campaign across Lebanon and a ground invasion in the south. A US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April failed to stop the fighting
escalation, including [a wider war](/news/liveblog/2026/4/16/iran-war-live-pakistan-in-push-for-new-round-of-us-iran-peace-negotiations) with Iran.” The bill, introduced by progressive Senator [Bernie Sanders](/news/2026/4/13/bernie-sanders-vows-to-push-resolution-to-block-us-weapons-to-israel), came amid growing anger over the conflict with Iran, which US President Donald Trump launched jointly with Israeli
military said that debris from the interception operation fell on Jordanian territory but caused no injuries or material damage. Earlier Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched a missile attack at an airbase
military analyst Elijah Magnier told Al Jazeera the “tit-for-tat” series of attacks between the US and Iran is particularly “dangerous” because it “risks miscalculation” in an already-tense environment. Magnier said there
Iran, Israel has systematically escalated its attacks on Gaza and choked off vital aid, plunging the besieged enclave into what economic experts are now calling an “engineered, compounded famine”. The number of aid trucks entering
military pressure against Iran and its allies.” In a statement on social media on Thursday, Iran’s parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator in the ceasefire talks, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said a full ceasefire could only
Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks" struck the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik and Qeshm Island. It said it responded immediately by attacking US military vessels, inflicting "significant damage", and accused
military targets in Iran, despite US President Donald Trump urging the country not to retaliate. "We are very close to a final deal with Iran. It is going to be a good deal
escalation, Trump said an Iranian-flagged ship called the Touska was “stopped” by US forces in the Gulf of Oman “by blowing a hole in the engine room”. He said it was trying
escalation, but actually that parties sit down to a negotiation table and agree.” **Stocks in Asia fell sharply and oil prices rose early on Monday after Iran fired missiles at Israel** and after heavy losses
escalate the war with Iran as oil prices rise and US midterm elections approach, despite Trump insisting the conflict “will be over soon”. Campbell said Tehran believes it can withstand prolonged economic and security pressure
Iran and the capture of Nicolas Maduro when he was Venezuela’s president. - The US military said it has “redirected” 78 commercial ships and “disabled” four vessels during its continuing blockade of Iranian ports
US Central Command in the Middle East. The Ford began its deployment by heading to the Mediterranean Sea. It was then rerouted to the Caribbean in October as part of the largest naval buildup
military strikes on Israel strengthened its negotiating position with the US. He called "diplomacy and defence" the "two wings of national power". "We have neither abandoned the field nor the negotiating table," he posted
US plans The developments following the 12-day war between Iran and Israel did not lead to de-escalation, but rather to a redefinition of the conflict on a much broader scale. While volatile negotiations
US in a Middle East “forever war”. Now, with a two-week ceasefire in the war with [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) coming to an end and prospects for renewed negotiations hanging by a thread