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Trump threatens Germany with US troop reduction after Merz’s Iran war criticism – Europe live

peace.** Ukraine is ready to work toward this in any dignified and effective format.”* **US president Donald Trump threatened to reduce the number of troops deployed in Germany last night, after chancellor [Friedrich Merz

Zelenskyy has no cards to play against Russia or the West

US-Israel war on Iran. The windfall Russia got in a month is equivalent to 10 percent of the loan Ukraine is to receive from the European Union over the next two years to help

First Thing: Trump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until ‘discussion concluded’

Iran to take the initiative has come”. - **How are Trump’s negotiating tactics being received?** The president’s impatience and rough-house diplomatic style, including his frequent online posting, has been a key stumbling block

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade threats but Trump insists Tehran wants deal

peace proposal submitted by Tehran via [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan), which has mediated, and may have been motivated by the reluctance of allies, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, to see hostilities

Digested week: King bites his tongue as a president indulges his fantasies | John Crace

Iran. The king is just assuming the whole world knows that Trump is indulging his own fantasies. And Charles did get a few barbs of his own in during his address to Congress with pointed

Iran's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold. But missing from this flurry of diplomacy is any sign of a meeting between Washington and Tehran. [![Mariam Allawiya, 60 (left), and Kafa Wehbe, 67, sit together

‘Unacceptable’: What’s Iran’s peace proposal that Trump has rejected?

talks between the US and Iran have faltered. Tehran wants a permanent end to the war, while Trump has insisted that Iran must first reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of global

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

news that Russian oil revenues have increased. It was reported on Tuesday that Russian oil revenues nearly doubled in March, allowing for a windfall of cash for the country. The spike in revenue is resulting

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

News: “We have all the cards,” adding that if Tehran wanted to talk, “they can come to us, or they can call us”. Speaking to students in Marsberg, Merz suggested it was Trump’s team

Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension

peace after Trump ceasefire extension **Tehran, Iran –** State media and Iran’s military and security leadership say they are prepared for a resumption in the war with the United States and Israel as they continue

Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping | First Thing

talks, amid fears he may be tempted to weaken US support for Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by China, in return for Xi’s help. White House officials said Trump would travel with

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks

talks were a ceasefire in Lebanon, an end to the US blockade on Iranian ports and progress on Iranian asset releases. Iran and the mediators in Pakistan saw this as a traditional diplomatic step

With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

peace talks, said on Monday that the Islamic regime was getting ready to deploy “new cards on the battlefield” if fighting resumed.  Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Analysts

Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal

news agency. The US is yet to confirm it has replied to Tehran. On Saturday, President Donald Trump he would "soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us

Why is the US seeking UN help to open Hormuz after undermining it?

talks on Tuesday on a resolution the United States has drafted with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar, which, if passed, could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

peace to be achieved, Iran must agree to Trump’s demands on its nuclear program and to open the strait. - **This is a developing story.** Follow the live blog [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/06/trump-iran-hormuz-us-project-freedom-live-updates-middle-east-crisis). ## **Trump-backed

Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

News images showed crowds celebrating in parts of Lebanon and thousands of displaced families began returning to their homes Friday, even as Lebanese officials urged caution amid fears the ceasefire could still unravel. Hezbollah acknowledged

Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?

News Agency reported that Iranian forces had sent drones in the direction of US military ships. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, told Al Jazeera that Iran’s actions

First Thing: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to secure peace deal

peace talks with Iran, posting on social media: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” According

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

US of ceasefire violation Iran has said the new U.S. effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. In a post on X Tuesday, Iran's powerful