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negotiators are seeking a deal to end the fighting, but so far they've avoided a return to all-out fighting. It's not clear how close the two sides are to a deal
negotiating table,” Williams said. ## ‘Mowing the grass’ in Iran On Tuesday, the US Department of Defense requested $53.6bn for autonomous drones for the 2027 fiscal year, a roughly 24,000 percent increase from last
failed to turn into mass street protests, such as during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Though the reverberations from the war on Iran have been felt globally – with
US and Iran in Islamabad on Sunday [ended](/news/2026/4/12/us-iran-ceasefire-talks-what-are-the-key-sticking-points) without a deal. Around 40 percent of petrol stations across Ireland were reportedly empty at the weekend, several hundred left completely dry. Some observers, such
failed to produce an accord, Tehran declared it would keep the vital maritime trade corridor closed until Washington lifts its blockade on Iranian ports. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that any attempt
negotiations, while the White House said US President Donald Trump has set no deadline for the ceasefire extension, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stressing the timing will be the president’s decision. Here
failing to prevent Hezbollah’s military presence and rearmament, while Hezbollah and its supporters have often accused UNIFIL of acting in ways that serve Israeli intelligence and security interests,” Imad Salamey, a Lebanese political analyst
failed to uphold the agreement; they didn't disarm Hezbollah," said Maor, a 32-year-old truck driver whose house was hit by a rocket last year
failed to stop fighting between the two sides. Hezbollah claimed Tuesday’s attack injured several Israeli soldiers, but no confirmation was given from the Israeli military, apart from a statement saying interceptor missiles had been
fail to note how extraordinary it is that our Senate Republican leadership has declined to do any oversight of a war that is costing billions of dollars every week, that has already
failed to translate that into strategic dominance and allowed Iran to take control of the strait, driving up the oil price. The most significant development this week was the collapse of Trump’s Project Freedom
negotiations with Israel in over 30 years, attempting to restore sovereignty under near-impossible terms. According to the [ceasefire deal](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/ten-day-cessation-of-hostilities-to-enable-peace-negotiations-between-israel-and-lebanon/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=hero&utm_campaign=ten_day) agreed on April 16, Lebanon must “effectively demonstrate its ability to assert
fails to curb Trump’s Iran war powers Three Republican senators have joined Democrats in the United States Senate in voting to advance a bill to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to [strike Iran
negotiations. Talks hosted by Pakistan were a key focus, said the Saudi Press Agency. - **US and Qatar:** US President Trump discussed regional developments and energy concerns, specifically regarding the oil market and gas prices, with
failed”. On Thursday, Iran’s military said US forces had targeted an Iranian oil tanker in coastal waters as well as a second vessel near the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port, while US air strikes
Iran and Lebanon end, there will be more pressure on Hamas because disarmament could become the central issue for Israel and the US in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas may also seek to shift the discussion from
negotiations and keep it as an effective card,” he said. “This is a deep structural gap: Iran is seeking a long-term insurance policy following the US withdrawal from the JCPOA in 2018, while Washington
Iran – Trump described the British leader as “not Winston Churchill”. Despite the US gaining independence from Britain in 1776 and fighting the War of 1812 against it, the two countries have for the most part
failed to materialise, the US found itself in a war of attrition in which time is on Iran’s side. Professor John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago was blunt: “Trump committed a colossal blunder
negotiations over its nuclear programme, under both Democratic and Republican administrations. ### Military power Beyond economics, the US maintains overwhelming military superiority, especially air power. Aircraft carriers, long-range bombers and precision strike capabilities give Washington