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conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A rift between Spain and Trump widens over Spanish opposition to the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737285/iran-war-spain-trump) This week, the Pentagon followed through, announcing [plans to withdraw 5,000 U.S. service
Israel and the US attacked Iran in February - have virtually ground to a halt. Iran has used the closure of the strait as a pressure tactic in the fragile peace negotiations with the US. India
Israel war on Iran has made that all the more obvious. The conflict carries the potential to push further the process of weakening the effect of US sanctions, which had already been ongoing, and reshape
role in how the exchange is being interpreted by the public. The recent [back and forth started](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5773147/pope-leo-calls-for-peace-and-an-end-to-world-conflicts-in-first-easter-mass) with Leo's calling for peace in response to the war in Iran, and continued
Israel attacks on Iran that led to a regional conflict with global ramifications. The war has repeatedly raised questions about the US hosting Iran’s games, but FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has [confirmed](/sports/2026/4/30/iran-confirmed-to-play-at-world-cup-according-by-fifa-chief-infantino) that
Iran. The ceasefire took effect at midnight local time in Lebanon, where Israel had been conducting devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. Trump said on social media that the truce
conflict in June last year and the recent month of fighting this year – have [killed more than 2,600 Iranians](/news/2026/4/15/iran-says-270bn-war-loss-must-be-compensated-as-fresh-talks-with-us-loom) and plunged the world into an unprecedented energy crisis. This imbalance has prompted complaints
conflict ended in an armistice in 1953. More than 28,000 US soldiers are still deployed in South Korea. So, what do China and North Korea’s relations look like? And why has China