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details of ongoing talks. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Air defences activated in Iran:** Air defences were heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Thursday night after being activated to counter small aircraft
strikes on US military sites and assets in Gulf States, including the UAE. It was not immediately clear how or whether the UAE and other nations attending the BRICS+ meeting had responded to Araghchi
details of military budgeting and voiced support for the Iran operation, Democrats grilled Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the ballooning costs of the war, the huge drawdown
detailing its contents. - **The US state department said it was approving military sales totalling more than $8.6bn to Middle Eastern allies** Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. It came as Washington warned
US-Israel strikes. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Ali Ansari, a professor of modern history at St Andrews, said Iran, if not experiencing a leadership vacuum, is at least a country in transition since the newly installed
Strait of Hormuz open “like me”. Trump and his top officials had sent contradictory messages before the president’s visit to China, suggesting that they hoped Beijing would use its influence over Iran to help
strike as “a grave violation of international law” and urged all parties to “exercise maximum restraint”. The developments underscored how far diplomacy has deteriorated since the [ceasefire](/news/2026/5/12/pakistan-scrambles-to-salvage-us-iran-diplomacy-as-ceasefire-faces-collapse) came into effect 40 days ago. Both
US-led sanctions. It already has millions of barrels of oil — some estimates suggest up to 170 million barrels — that are on tankers already out at sea, well beyond the Gulf of Oman. That could
details of more concrete support throughout the conflict. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin again voiced support for Iran during a [meeting](/opinions/2026/4/30/russia-has-given-iran-something-more-important-than-weapons) in St Petersburg with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi. ## Hegseth claims
details for us”. The official also praised Qatar’s role in supporting Pakistani-led mediation efforts. - **UN push on Hormuz:** France has drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution proposing an international mission to restore
details on the draft, but insisted any agreement would "absolutely" prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "I will only sign a deal where we get everything we want," he said. "We're going
strait of Hormuz, which has been crippled by the US’s war with Iran. But it could also make China overly dependent on Russia at a time when China wants to boost its energy self
Hormuz carries a fifth of the world’s oil and liquid gas supplies in normal times but has been virtually shut since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran on 28 February, triggering massive
details about a possible breakthrough. “We did discuss Iran,” Trump said on the final day of the meeting. “We feel very similar about [how] we want it to end. We don’t want them
Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on a visit to India. The top US diplomat also accused Iran of sponsoring “terrorism” across the world and reiterated that Tehran must never have
details. There were contradictory reports from Islamabad. A Pakistani source appeared pessimistic, telling Reuters that Washington and Tehran “keep changing their goalposts” and that time was running out to find agreement. Other regional officials said
strikes by Israeli forces](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/15/israel-bombs-homes-in-southern-lebanon) on Lebanon have continued. Separately on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also travelled to Saudi Arabia as part of a regional tour that also includes stops in Qatar
strikes". Trump said Iran "trifled with us today". The flare-up comes a day after Iran's foreign ministry had said it was considering a US proposal to end the war. Iranian state media initially
details,” it said in a statement quoted by Al Jazeera Arabic. Atas said, “Iranians are saying that, at this stage, they’re not negotiating their nuclear programme; it’s only about ending
detail. The Financial Times said a ceasefire could be announced soon, citing Lebanese officials. Reports earlier said Israeli prime minister **Benjamin Netanyahu** was weighing a possible truce with Lebanon after pressure from Washington. Meanwhile