116 resultsfor “US Iran recent strikes news”
news agencies in [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) that Tehran had paused negotiations until Israel stopped its offensive in Lebanon. “The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days
news reported on Friday](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-prepares-new-military-strikes-against-iran/), citing informed sources. Trump has frequently threatened to strike Iran if it does not reach a deal with the US, though military analysts have expressed doubt that
Iran as mediator Pakistan steps up efforts to achieve progress in the talks that US President Donald Trump has warned are on the “borderline” between a deal and renewed strikes. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson
US president said. “It’s very simple: they cannot have a nuclear weapon, otherwise there’s no reason to meet.” In a sign that peace efforts were ongoing, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency
strikes in February, as well as over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The US has since increased its naval presence in the strait - through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply passes
US negotiations with Iran falter, and the end of the truce period approaches next week. Both Netanyahu and Israel's military leaders have been keen to emphasise in recent days that the ceasefire Trump agreed
strikes on two Iranian tankers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/iran-accuses-us-of-violating-ceasefire-by-targeting-civilian-areas-and-ships-on-strait-of-hormuz) in the Gulf of Oman. Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran’s answer to Washington’s latest proposal for a peace deal
US and Iran are about to reach a peace deal. Saturday’s strike in Sir al-Gharbiyeh “resulted in a massacre whose final toll is 11 dead including a child and six women, and nine
strikes in recent weeks.” Residents, she added, were asking why the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah, which the former repeatedly breached with near-daily violations, had not been implemented. ## Hezbollah
Iran responded to the initial US-Israeli strikes of the war – which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, other top officials and hundreds of civilians on February 28 – by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, sending
strikes on Iran and claiming he is “winning” the war, while dismissing critical reporting as “fake news”. ## In Israel: - Israel has been demanding the Lebanese government disarm Hezbollah, using its continued presence in southern Lebanon
strike on the Lebanese capital since a ceasefire, widely seen as fragile, came into force on April 17. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran reviewing US proposal:** Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei
news agency cited a source close to the country’s negotiating team as saying Tehran is still studying the latest proposal and has not communicated with the US in several days. The official stressed Iran
recent weeks, after Iran retaliated to US and Israeli strikes by closing the strait of Hormuz shipping route and attacking oil-producing neighbours, have sparked gloomy forecasts about rising inflation and mortgage costs. More than
Iran, striking a different tone to the opposition leader **Angus Taylor**. Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m **Martin Farrer** with the top overnight stories before **Nick Visser** guides you through
US naval effort as “one of the greatest military maneuvers ever done”, and claimed that Iranian officials had been “far more malleable” in recent talks than before. Addressing concerns about American weapons stockpiles, he told
recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including on the timing of US-Israel strikes against Iran, and on a [US-Iran ceasefire](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/bets-us-iran-ceasefire-show-signs-of-insider-knowledge-say-experts-polymarket), some of which appeared to bear
recent eruption came on March 2, after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel following the US-Israeli assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel had previously attacked Lebanon more than 10,000 times
recently amid the US-Israel war on Iran, which has seen [instances of bets surging](/economy/2026/3/4/traders-mint-money-on-betting-platforms-on-us-israel-strike-on-iran) ahead of government actions that should otherwise be shrouded in secrecy. In one example, 150 new accounts appeared
strikes on Iran. In April, Bessent told The Associated Press news agency that Washington had no plans to renew the waiver. But energy markets have failed to stabilise amid ongoing negotiations for a peace proposal