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‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

Iran conflict this week with a video commentary insisting he had “full coordination” with Donald Trump, with whom he spoke “almost daily”. The insistence that all was rosy in the US-Israeli relationship followed weeks

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

conflict between Israel and Iran-backed [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah) militants that has displaced thousands of Lebanese.** ![Lebanon’s ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad during the meeting at the state department in Washington

Russia has given Iran something more important than weapons

coordinated with them. US allies in the region have also suffered significantly as a result of the conflict, as military action has weakened rather than strengthened their security. China strongly opposes any military action

Israel threatens Gaza war resumption to force disarmament as ‘truce’ frays

US peace initiative, a move Netanyahu can ill afford while seeking coordination with Washington against Iran. Furthermore, the Israeli military is buckling under the strain of multifront conflicts. Citing former military operations chief Israel

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants that has displaced thousands of Lebanese.** After participating in Tuesday’s talks with Rubio and Israel’s ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad said

Iran’s top diplomat in Russia as Tehran intensifies efforts to end the war

Israel war on Iran. Upon his arrival on Monday, Araghchi told Iranian media that he had travelled to Russia “with the aim of continuing close consultations between Tehran and Moscow on regional and international issues

In rare push, US lawmakers demand transparency on Israel nuclear capability

US-Israel war on Iran as the reason more clarity is urgently needed. While Israel is believed to have possessed nuclear weapons since the 1960s, it maintains “a policy of nuclear opacity, never officially confirming

How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US

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 University. ![China

Iran war: What’s happening on day 66 as Trump announces Hormuz mission?

conflict began. - The unified command of Iran’s armed forces responded by warning US forces to stay out of the strait. Its forces would “respond harshly” to any threat, it added, telling commercial ships

India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

Israel-Iran war that also involved the US, Trump [hosted Munir for lunch at the White House](/news/2025/6/19/trumps-pakistan-embrace-tactical-romance-or-a-new-inner-circle), the first time a US president had privately received a Pakistani military chief without the civilian leadership

Iran war: What’s happening on day 56 after Trump extended ceasefire?

coordinated messaging underscoring unity within Iran’s leadership. - **Iran may outlast US blockade:** Former US ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, said Tehran is prepared for sanctions and can store or sell oil through alternative means

First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

conflict despite intense regional diplomatic activity. Washington and Tehran appear unwilling to moderate rhetoric or make concessions, and there are no negotiations scheduled that might bring the war to a definitive end. Yesterday, Abbas Araghchi

Iran war: What is happening on day 50 of the US-Iran conflict?

coordination with Iranian authorities, with hostile military ships, particularly from the US and Israel, barred entirely. ## War diplomacy - **Lebanon-Israel ‘agreements’:** President Joseph Aoun says Lebanon is nearing a [“new phase”](/news/2026/4/17/lebanon-president-says-country-is-no-longer-a-pawn-amid-israel-ceasefire) of lasting deals

Does Trump hold ‘all the cards’ against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz?

conflict could further escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf for more than two months, after the US and Israel attacked Iran

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends”. Australia’s defence industry minister, **Pat Conroy**, told Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio it was yet to be confirmed who would attend the talks

California’s jet fuel supply drops to three-year low as Middle East turmoil squeezes global oil market

Israel’s war with Iran. Asia [imported](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/why-is-asia-so-reliant-middle-eastern-oil-2026-03-04/) more than 14m barrels a day of crude Middle Eastern oil in 2025. Traffic in the strait of Hormuz, a major waterway for oil vessels

Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of war on Iran

Israel war on Iran, their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the conflict two months ago. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders were greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as they

UAE lifts all air traffic restrictions introduced since Iran war

coordination with the relevant authorities”, the aviation authority said in a post on X, adding that it would continue monitoring the situation. The announcement marks a significant milestone for UAE hubs Dubai, home

Hegseth says US blockade to continue, ready for new attacks on Iran energy

conflict, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, through diplomacy. “You, Iran, can choose a prosperous future, a golden bridge, and we hope that you do for the people of Iran

Couple discovers Lebanon home destroyed by Israel from satellite image

Iran's supreme leader. Since then, Israel's forces have levelled buildings and homes across southern Lebanon as part of its campaign against the armed group - which international law experts say may amount