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related deaths among its service members across the region, with more than 200 injuries. ![INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST_ATTACKS_April 27_2026
Iran-related sanctions, including for Chabahar. India lobbied and got the Chabahar exemption extended until April 26, 2026, after reportedly promising to wind down operations there. India also paid $120m in promised investments in February
Iran, Friday, April 17, 2026 [Vahid Salemi/AP] ## Civilian infrastructure in danger The government of relatively moderate President Masoud Pezeshkian has signalled concern about the potential impacts of systematic [targeting of more civilian infrastructure](/news/2026/4/4/universities-hit-as-us-israel-ramp-up-attacks-on-irans-infrastructure), especially
relative to March. Of this, $10bn was from oil, whose price has soared during the US-Israel war on Iran. , **Palestinians in the** **West Bank** **and Gaza began voting Saturday in municipal elections** in a first vote since the Gaza war, marked by a narrow political field and widespread disillusionment. Nearly
US President Donald Trump, or at the very least, another round of high-level talks led by senior officials from Tehran and Washington. ## Hardline signals from Tehran Alongside diplomatic movement, Iran’s hardline establishment struck
relatively pragmatic parliament speaker who led Iran’s negotiating team during the first round of mediated negotiations with the US in Islamabad, Pakistan, earlier this month, has signalled he wants to turn “victories
relations with the US, Israel, Iran and the Gulf Arab states. All those countries are our friends, even if they are enemies,” said Ma Xiaolin, dean of the Mediterranean Rim Institute at Zhejiang International Studies
US-Iran peace talks on April 13, 2026. **AFP via Getty Images** AFP via Getty Images The blockade is seen as a tactic to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly
relations. But Munir was not only strengthening ties with Gulf nations in the Middle East. In May 2025, he [travelled to Iran with Sharif](/news/2025/12/31/how-pakistans-asim-munir-became-trumps-favourite-field-marshal) and met Major-General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of the Iranian
2026-1771426866](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Gaza-death-count-1776932612.png?quality=80) ## Two main scenarios The possibility of Israel resuming its assaults on Gaza is seen by some as an option for Israel as guns fall relatively silent on other fronts
related to chaotic policy decisions and implementation around tariffs, deportations, and the conflict with Iran.” The latest jobs report showed the US economy added 115,000 jobs, with most growth concentrated in healthcare, transportation
relations between the two countries are far from cosy. “It would be too much to say that China could cajole or twist the arm of Iran,” said Dali Yang, a professor of political science
2026 [Muhammad Sajjad/AP] Some analysts have argued that the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran makes it evident that new mechanisms to manage the stockpiling and distribution of global energy supplies are needed
2026 removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in what appears to have been a coordinated operation between the CIA and elements inside the Venezuelan state. The US won a more pliant regime, while most
US-backed military campaigns as contributing to Middle East tensions, which have culminated in the Iran war. She vowed to “protect people here because of policy decisions that have been taken in London”. ![protests
Iran. ![China's President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and US President Donald Trump (2nd L) pose for a photo with Eric Trump (R) and his spouse Lara Trump at the Temple of Heaven
2026, in Space. [Handout/ European Union/Copernicus Sentinel via Reuters] In a post on X, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei went further, describing the US naval blockade as “unlawful and criminal” and saying it amounted
Iran may be one of the few areas where US and Chinese interests overlap, as both countries benefit from stable energy flows through the Gulf. “Both sides would like to see the strait opened,” said
2026-1776670778](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-Football-FIFA-How-teams-are-group-World-Cup-2026-1776670778.png?quality=80) Speculation about Iran’s participation has been rife, with officials from both Iran and the US weighing in. In a statement on Wednesday, however, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani