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sanctions on violent Israeli settlers. While substantial progress is unlikely to be made on this today as Orbán’s Hungary, a close Israel ally, continues to oppose any such move, the ministers will probably
Minister reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla was unacceptable,” the statement said. Carney also used the phone call to reaffirm that Canada opposes the expansion
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vehemently opposed the nuclear deal, which had put limits on Iran’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. FDD itself later said that senior adviser [Richard Goldberg](https://www.fdd.org/team/richard-goldberg/),
countries says, as its leaders call for an end to construction of Israeli settlements it says breach international law. In a [joint statement](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-leaders-of-the-e4-canada-australia-new-zealand-on-the-situation-in-the-west-bank) issued on Friday, Anthony Albanese and the leaders
sanctions would be lifted progressively. It is a very ambitious agenda. There are countless ways it could fall apart, and while neither side wants to go back to war, both parties apparently believe that more
ministers. “I’m really glad that Penny [Wong] recently said that she believes us,” Lamont said. “I think the extension of that is she needs to meet with us, she needs to hear our testimony
sanctions and unfreeze its assets in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as part of the initial phase of the proposed deal. Trump [said](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116635193825443617) on Monday in a social media post
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced that the Israeli military is "deepening its operation" in Lebanon. Jonathan Conricus, a former spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, said Israel expects that Iran would quickly move
sanctions relief or unfrozen assets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which looks to be a prerequisite for serious negotiations. Only a trickle of ships is getting through what had been a vital and busy
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed three emergency workers, in what Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described as a “war crime”. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran army spokesman praises air force role
sanctions,” he said. “There is no such wishful thinking. The strait is in our hands, we can close it anytime we want at an hour.” He acknowledged that the text on the release of half
sanctions](/news/2026/1/13/how-us-sanctions-crippled-lives-of-iranians-trump-says-he-wants-to-help) – which have made Iran poorer and isolated its businesses from global markets – will need to be lifted. There is the issue of the billions of dollars of frozen overseas Iranian assets and Tehran
opposed the Lebanese government’s agreement on the ceasefire. Six people were confirmed dead in the municipality of Deir Qanoun en-Nahr in an Israeli attack, including two paramedics and a child. In a separate
countries – including the UK, France, Canada, Germany and Italy – have called for an end to the construction of Israeli settlements it says [breach international law](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/23/albanese-joins-coalition-of-nations-calling-for-an-end-to-israeli-settlement-expansion-in-the-west-bank-ntwnfb). The upcoming event previously took place
minister, [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu), which covered the potential resumption of hostilities. Asked if Israel could be stopped from attacking [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), Trump told reporters on Wednesday: “Netanyahu will do whatever
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foremost public reasoning for starting the war was to make sure Iran would never have a nuclear weapon. Tehran says it will never seek nuclear weapons, but will
sanctions, they said. The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said on Thursday he had met the country’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since his appointment in early March. Analysts
Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 25 April 2026. Photograph: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images Most electoral lists are aligned with President Mahmud Abbas’s secular-nationalist Fatah party or running as independents. There
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition government has succeeded in passing a death penalty law that in practice applies only to Palestinians and is engaged in a legal and political campaign to restrict European
sanctions”. “We’ll do some small gestures of that in the beginning, if they make some small gestures to us that show that they’re willing to meet their commitments,” another official added. They declined