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The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

Iran if finding a deal with Tehran remains complicated. He could then swiftly turn back to the Russia-Ukraine question. That, insists Keatinge, is why Europeans must take far more decisive action in Ukraine

Iran shifts economic focus to essentials during war uncertainty

ceasefire with the United States [largely holds](/news/2026/4/11/ceasefire-brings-some-relief-for-iranians-but-economic-outlook-remains-grim) after weeks of devastating US-Israeli attacks. Yet customers are cautious. “Standing in a shop, most things are still available, but a lot of times

What’s in Iran’s latest proposal – and how has the US responded?

ceasefire between the US and Iran has been extended. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/epa_69f08a374968-1777371703.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C508&quality=80) Iranians walk past a huge billboard carrying a sentence reading in Persian ‘The Strait of Hormuz remains closed’ at Enghelab Square

Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

detail in Islamabad](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/524349f2b7222bced6b083014d2d814366063bba/0_0_8256_5504/master/8256.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on 24 April and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations

What has Trump said before possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean?

details showed distance between Trump’s position and Iran’s. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced on Friday that, in light of a [10-day pause](/news/2026/4/17/what-we-know-about-the-israel-lebanon-ceasefire) in fighting in Lebanon, “the passage

Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

ceasefire won't hold," declared a young woman in a bright red puffer jacket and a knitted hat. "Iran will never give up its control of the Strait of Hormuz.'' Later, as we clear Turkish

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

Details of those exchanges remain closely held. On Wednesday afternoon in Islamabad, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif responded to Trump’s announcement of the pause in the operation to open the Strait of Hormuz, naming

Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Iran quickly denounced the move as a ceasefire violation. Trump said in a social media post

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

US of ceasefire violation Iran has said the new U.S. effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. In a post on X Tuesday, Iran's powerful

Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire frays | First Thing

ceasefire appeared to be wearing thin. The president’s response came on a day that drone strikes were reported around the region and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said the war was “not over

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

detailed verification mechanisms”. Iran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) and the US during a 12-day war in June, according to a confidential IAEA