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escalation. While one senior Iranian official said negotiators were close to a deal and working on draft texts, another source cautioned it was still too early to say whether a final agreement was within reach
escalate around the strategic waterway. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with “self-defence strikes”, while Iranian state media reported explosions on [Qeshm Island](/features/2026/3/17/inside-qeshm-irans-underground-missile-fortress-and-geological-marvel) and said
US president is due to meet his national security team tomorrow to discuss the next steps. Trump also spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu before an Israeli security cabinet focused on Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, amid growing
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched strikes against American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. An 11-year-old girl in Bahrain was injured by an Iranian drone attack, local authorities
escalate” a conflict “in order to force an end to it”. However, Weitz cautioned that “we still have a bit of uncertainty over what precisely was agreed and how it will be implemented.” - **Trump
military intervention, and the repair of its deterrence strategy. The US deployed its ultimate deterrent on Iran – war – and it did not work. In the strait of Hormuz, Iran has realised how geography and globalisation
military bases in the Gulf region and launching strikes on Israel and on Kurdish groups in northern Iraq. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran has a right
US from continuing attacks on Lebanon, declaring “enough is enough”. - **Netanyahu says campaign not over:** The Israeli PM warned that the campaign against Hezbollah was not over. “We have not yet finished the job”, adding
escalation in Beijing’s efforts to counter what it views as the unjustified “long-arm jurisdiction” of US laws and regulations. Here is what we know about China’s order and its anti-sanctions regime
escalating, there is no clarity on when those ships might finally be able to reach Karachi. This disruption is part of a wider pressure strategy shaped under President Donald Trump – one that analysts
escalation but the culmination of a long-term Israeli agenda to violently reshape the Middle East, former Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister [Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani](/features/2013/6/26/can-qatar-replace-its-renaissance-man) tells Al Jazeera
escalated its attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the United States of Iran, redirecting its firepower to the devastated Palestinian enclave. Conflict monitor ACLED, which
military campaign had succeeded in its goal of forcing a change in Iran’s government and the US was now dealing with “a whole new set of people” in charge of the country. On April
escalate the fighting in **Lebanon**, which has killed thousands of people and inflamed tensions in the broader US-Israeli war with Iran. Trump said **Hezbollah**, through intermediaries, had pledged not to attack **Israel**, while Israeli
Iran. According to Castellani, Meloni’s shift from being a staunch Trump ally to adopting a more critical stance towards the US president is driven by political and electoral considerations. ‘‘For the first time since
escalation’:** Analyst Dania Thafer said stalled US-Iran talks show both sides are “speaking past each other”, warning pressure tactics such as Strait of Hormuz disruptions could deepen the conflict, damage the regional economy
US while under threat, adding in the post on X early on Tuesday: “We have prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield.” The head of the UN’s humanitarian agency, Tom Fletcher, said
military confrontation to escalation control,” Carrai said, “Washington still has unique standing to make calls that are answered in both Delhi and Islamabad.” ## What comes after 75 years On May 14, 2026, Pakistan issued
Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible”. Ahead of the summit, there was speculation the US might appeal to [China](https://www.theguardian.com/world/china), the biggest buyer of Iranian
military operation to open the strait. “This has gone from being a war of choice to a war of necessity,” said Aaron David Miller, an analyst at the Carnegie Endowment and a former US diplomat