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Iran and that there was “tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership’”. Reporting from Washington, Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan said Trump’s comments
leadership and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, in comments he later claimed were not aimed directly at Trump. Rubio also on Friday is due to meet Italian Prime Minister
Iran’s leadership was so hobbled by infighting that it was unclear who was in charge. But the US president’s claim seemed questionable in the face of the seizure of two container ships
leadership is divided. “Iran is having a very hard time figuring out who their leader is! They just don’t know!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “The infighting is between the ‘Hardliners
Trump’s latest comments. “The pope will go ahead on his path, in the sense of preaching the Gospel [and] peace,” Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, told journalists. He said Leo would speak
comments come **just hours after Trump’s phone call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin,** and – which is likely to be of significance - after **Merz repeatedly criticised Trump’s decision to start the Iran
Iran. > *“Look, why shouldn’t I? **Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible,** absolutely horrible.”* Both countries have been vocally critical of Trump’s war in the Middle
comments on Thursday came after US special forces boarded a stateless oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, which the Pentagon claimed was carrying Iranian crude oil. The military operation took place hours after Iran
comments from the political leadership came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) [reimposed restrictions](/news/2026/4/18/iran-reasserts-control-of-hormuz-strait-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail) on the Strait of Hormuz, less than 24 hours after reopening it. The reversal, it said
Iran, suggesting that US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators. In his post, Trump said he is "studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over
leadership, he added. Trump responded the following day with a post to Truth Social, where he said Merz thought it was "OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon" and "doesn't know what
comments released by the Lebanese embassy in Washington. **Pakistan finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has told the Associated Press that “our leadership is not giving up” on efforts to help the US and [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com
leadership in Iran, complicating efforts to negotiate an end to the war. Rubio indicated that no progress had been made on the U.S. demand for Iran to give up its nuclear ambition. "That fundamental issue
Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up [Italy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/italy) in two minutes if it had the chance.” Despite the diplomatic strain, Meloni described Washington as a “priority ally”. But, she added
Iran war. Phelan had not served in the military nor did he have a civilian leadership role in the service before Donald Trump nominated him for secretary in late 2024. Phelan was a major donor
leadership found an over-reliance on Israeli sources and analysts. CBS did not respond to a request for comment; the journal and Raice did not provide comment. The move is the latest effort by Weiss
comments reflected the increasingly blurred lines between think tank advocacy, lobbying and policymaking that have defined the FDD’s rise in Washington. Scrutiny of those intersections has intensified as talks between Washington and Tehran have
Iran war rages through Week 5](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5771160/iran-war-trump-speech) Phelan's departure is the latest in a series of shakeups of top leadership at the Pentagon, coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired
comments as “unacceptable”. Rubio said his meeting with the pontiff on Friday had been “very positive”. Tensions between Rome and Washington have sharpened in recent weeks. Trump [criticised](/news/2026/4/15/trump-turns-on-meloni-saying-she-lacks-courage-over-us-israel-war-on-iran) Meloni’s stance, accusing
comments in press interviews, during which he said the talks were going well but also warned that he would consider resuming the war if Iran refused to negotiate. "There is no clear formula" for ending