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tensions. As diplomacy aimed at a more durable peace agreement between the two countries drags on, here’s what we know about the latest attacks between the US and Iran: have continued. In the past few months, confusion has surrounded
Middle East eased on Monday when Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) to “immediately stop shooting”. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime
tensions over coverage of the Middle East and brought in a new foreign editor who, according to sources, is more aligned with Weiss’s pro-Israel agenda. Paramount, which owns CBS, announced on Wednesday that
Middle East. On one level, a mutual attraction between Trump and Ahmadinejad is not so far-fetched. The pair [share a populist, headline grabbing communication style](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/donald-trump/12182955/Donald-Trump-is-worse-than-Irans-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad.html); similarities in their [autocratic governing style
Iran and Israel](https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5440332/with-a-series-of-wars-israels-military-reshapes-the-mideast), as well as conflicts between [India and Pakistan](https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389777/tensions-escalate-as-pakistan-calls-indias-operation-an-act-of-war), Thailand and Cambodia, and Israel's conflicts in Syria and Yemen. The final two are: the border conflict
tensions over the Iran war, that began in Washington with president [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) greeting the monarch and his wife, Queen Camilla, AFP reported. The New York leg will first see the royals
Middle East at the outset of its war on Iran alongside Israel in February. Then, during Epic Fury — [the US military operation](/news/liveblog/2026/5/24/live-trump-says-iran-deal-not-fully-negotiated-yet) launched on February 28 against Iran — US forces spent more than half
Middle East. I commended the determined efforts he is leading to quickly reach an agreement between the United States and Iran, which represents a unique opportunity to build a new security framework involving all concerned
Middle East. The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. The White House said both sides had agreed that the Strait of Hormuz
tensions. The US and Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture and intercept ships, while countries in the Gulf region have also come under attack again. So what’s Iran’s new peace proposal
Middle East. On April 8, following mediation by Pakistan, the two sides agreed to a two-week pause in fighting to allow for further negotiations. Delegations from both countries met in Islamabad on April
Middle East, with ramifications the world over. Iran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz and launching drone and missile attacks across the region. The fighting was halted on April 8 after the two-week
Middle East.** Donald Trump has said the effort to [guide vessels out of strait of Hormuz is paused](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/trump-project-freedom-strait-of-hormuz-ships-iran-ceasefire) while the US aims to finalise a deal with Iran. The president announced
Israel in Lebanon in the past two months, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. The conflict in Lebanon has killed nearly 2,300 people, according to the Lebanese government, and displaced roughly 1.2 million
tensions with Afghanistan and mediating in the US-Israel war on Iran. Both sides agreed to advance the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, by upgrading
Israel war on Iran has deepened sectarian tensions in several countries across the region, including Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen. But these tensions did not begin with the Iranian Revolution, nor will they end with Iran
Israel safer. It made the eventual reckoning harder to explain and easier to mischaracterise as aggression rather than a long-overdue response to a severe threat that had been growing for 45 years. A portrait
Israel and Lebanon after talks at the White House with Israeli and Lebanese envoys. As tensions persist across the region, he said he “could make a deal right now” with Iran but is willing
tensions became apparent when [Iran launched a volley of missiles](/news/2026/6/8/iran-and-israel-bomb-each-other-is-the-ceasefire-over) towards northern Israel on Sunday, following an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 7 – despite US [assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) just days before