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talks were a ceasefire in Lebanon, an end to the US blockade on Iranian ports and progress on Iranian asset releases. Iran and the mediators in Pakistan saw this as a traditional diplomatic step
talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Madrid on June.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5760x5760+742+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2Fdb%2Faff36ff94dc2945660ae210b50b8%2Fap26157312602342.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/06/g-s1-126768/pope-leo-says-war-with-iran-is-not-a-just-war) ### [Religion](https://www.npr.org/sections/religion/) ### [Pope Leo says war with Iran is not a 'just war'](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/06/g-s1-126768/pope-leo-says-war-with-iran-is-not-a-just-war)
peace, to deepen mutual understanding and to value people of all faiths and none". On Monday, on arrival at the airbase in Maryland, the royal couple were greeted on the runway by the US chief
peace, and the state's strategic direction. But in practice, the picture is far murkier. Donald Trump has described Iran's leadership as "fractured" and suggested the US is waiting for Tehran to produce
Iran started on April 8, many Lebanese wondered if they would be included. Israel definitively answered that question by [killing more than 350 people](/news/2026/4/30/civilians-or-hezbollah-who-did-israel-hit-on-lebanons-black-wednesday) in a day, with 100 Israeli attacks in under
peace. But Trump said in the NBC interview, taped Friday in Wisconsin, that as a candidate, "I didn't promise anything." "I don't like these endless wars. This is not an endless
Iran on February 28, killing more than 2,000 people so far. A ceasefire was signed last week; diplomatic efforts are under way to end the war. Trump has also frozen foreign assistance to South
peace or war. The US has been rebuilding its forces over the course of the ceasefire. It now has three aircraft carriers in the region, refuelling tankers filling the air over the Middle East
Iran and Lebanon end, there will be more pressure on Hamas because disarmament could become the central issue for Israel and the US in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas may also seek to shift the discussion from
peace. What the president would prefer is a deal,” he said, referring to Pakistan’s efforts to arrange direct talks between Iran and the US. The first round of these, in Islamabad last month, ended
negotiators from both sides failed to reach a deal to end the war, which began on 28 February but is currently under a two-week ceasefire. Trump hopes to put pressure on Iran by targeting
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
negotiations. By contrast, while Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, an assertion it has consistently refused to deny or confirm, it faces little to almost no international pressure for transparency. Over the past
talks between the government and the opposition collapsed on May 15, the date on which President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s original four-year term was due to expire, leaving the legitimacy of key federal institutions
talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, but these failed to yield results. Two days later, US President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait
peace agreement between the two countries drags on, here’s what we know about the latest attacks between the US and Iran:![INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST_ATTACKS_June 1_2026_GMT0845
Talks centered on the problem of the Red Chinese-Pakistani border. India was reported to be indignant over the Chinese-Pakistani conference at a time when Chinese Communist troops were still holding Indian border territory