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Iran’s Araghchi holds talks with China’s Wang Yi in Beijing

war began, sending prices of fuel and fertiliser skyrocketing and rattling the global economy. Following a ceasefire in April, the US imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports in a bid to compel Tehran

Intemperate Trump brings chaos and confusion to Iran talks

mediators in Pakistan saw this as a traditional diplomatic step-by-step reciprocal process whereby one confidence-building measure from one side would lead to another on the other side. As a result, the imposition

Trump says US will not allow Iran to reach enriched uranium

negotiations to end the 10-week US-Israel war on Iran. The US wants Iran to transfer the uranium outside the country and completely shut down its nuclear programme, but Tehran has stressed that

Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace

mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran, were on Monday trying to coax both sides to put the conditions in place for a second round of talks in Islamabad this week, including

Anticipation, pushback in Iran as mediators work to finalise deal with US

mediators arrived in the Iranian capital on Sunday to advance the talks. Yet hardliners are also sensing a deal may be near – and are pushing the Iranian side to make as few concessions as possible

Fears of renewed Gaza war as Hamas disarmament talks stall

Iran and Lebanon, there was "a serious risk that Gaza may slide back into fighting". Two Palestinian officials familiar with recent negotiations between Hamas leaders and the US-led Board of Peace in Cairo, confirmed

Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain hit: Is the war in the Gulf escalating again?

mediated ceasefire took effect on April 8. But the latest flare‑up has raised fears that full‑scale fighting could resume. Here is a look at what happened overnight, and where things stand

Middle East peace talks in doubt as Iran says it needs to ‘reassess’ after overnight strikes

war that has consumed the region since late February. The US launched strikes against [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) in the early hours of Wednesday morning in retaliation for what it said was Iran’s downing

U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight

war is definitively ended and lasting peace is achieved in the region." ![A woman member of the Basij paramilitary, affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, holds her gun during a state-organized rally in support

Lebanon and Syria reshape ties amid Israeli attacks and regional shifts

war broke out. In 1976, Syria under al-Assad invaded Lebanon and would occupy parts of it, retaining significant political and security influence, until 2005, when popular protests expelled the Syrian presence from Lebanon. Hafez

Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon

negotiations had been "futile" and "humiliating" for Lebanon, and rejected categorically by "broad segments of the Lebanese people". It comes after Israel and Lebanon announced a renewal of their fragile ceasefire with the creation

Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over strait of Hormuz

negotiating with Tehran on a future management system for the strait of Hormuz that would be compliant with international law. The aim would be to implement any regime after consulting the UN’s International Maritime

Iraq’s ruling Shia bloc races to choose PM as US, Iran watch

mediated the visit, the source said. The PMF, also known as al-Hashd al-Shaabi, is an umbrella organisation of mostly Shia armed groups, some of whom have close ties to Iran. They are part

Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’: Can US navy ‘guide’ stuck ships out of Hormuz?

mediator Pakistan to end the war since a ceasefire came into effect on April 8, but have failed to reach a broader agreement. Iran has demanded a permanent end to hostilities, while Trump has insisted

Trump says Israel, Hezbollah to stop fighting: What we know

war with the US is that Israel withdraw from Lebanon. The Iran-backed armed group, Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon, began firing on northern Israel after the first US-Israeli strikes on Tehran

Far-right praise for shah’s secret police puts Reza Pahlavi on the spot

mediated negotiations. He thrust himself forward as a potential leader after protesters chanted his name and “javid shah” (long live the shah), in reference to the Iran’s long history of monarchical rule in mass

Middle East crisis live: Israel targets southern Beirut as Kuwait condemns Iranian missile and drone attack

mediators with the US over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon. Tasnim further reported that [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) and what it called its “resistance front”, or proxies, will look to completely block the straight

Zelenskyy asks Putin for meeting: What’s he offering, could Russia accept?

negotiating table to discuss ending the war, but so far, his efforts have not borne fruit. Will Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin open a new path to a ceasefire? Here’s what we know

‘Iron brothers’: How China and Pakistan built an unlikely 75-year bond

negotiations that led to the land deal. The agreement made him a favourite of Zhou Enlai’s. “It was a brilliant piece of statecraft,” Khan, the former brigadier, said. Pakistan was a SEATO member using