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saying a “whole civilisation will die” if a deal was not reached. “If you’re sitting in Tehran, you’re not sure if the president is actually serious about getting a deal, because every
Iran, straining a relationship both governments insist remains unshakeable. The reviews following the King's appearances at the White House, in Congress and in New York were warm across the political divide. A commentator
say an agreement would be signed on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week. And now this takes place.” Trump also told Axios: “If Netanyahu strikes (Iran) back, it’s just gonna keep going
talks with Iran, Israel is not included. And Trump announced on Thursday a [three-week extension](/news/liveblog/2026/4/23/iran-war-live-israel-kills-lebanese-journalist-tehran-us-talks-stalled) to the ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel has, of course, repeatedly violated that ceasefire – but analysts highlight that Trump
talks is to release at least $6bn of its frozen assets, as a confidence-building measure. ## What are frozen assets? When the funds, property or securities of a person, company or country’s central bank
Iran and the religious justifications for it by US officials. “Blessed are the peacemakers!” he said. “But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic
talks. Last week, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. According to the Chinese readout, Wang called for the “comprehensive cessation of hostilities” in the Middle East and said
Iran, an agreement he has heavily criticized, without negotiating the "better deal" he has promised to reach. "It takes years to do these things," Trump said. ### Trump without evidence claims fraud in California vote ### California
talks to raise $400m (£296m) at a valuation of up to $15bn. The company has gained notoriety in recent months over wagers placed on the Middle East conflict, including on the timing of US-Israel
says Iran deal could take days after US forces launch new attacks United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a potential deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran could “take
Trump said the United States received favorable news related to Iran just prior to landing at Joint Base Andrews. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F9f%2Fe40ec65f42bbad8ad2570e1746e7%2Fgettyimages-2271863466.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789780/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Iran says
Iran for the second consecutive day after Donald Trump promised to “hit them hard again” as a two-month-old ceasefire appears close to collapse. 2. ***UK politics*** | Keir Starmer’s closest aides
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
talks with the Metropolitan police over a wide-ranging contract that could run into tens of millions of pounds. The US tech company, which was founded by the Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, demonstrated
talks. But while the US president hailed his “great” meeting with his Chinese counterpart, [Xi Jinping](https://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping), when the leaders emerged on Thursday afternoon, he took an uncustomarily muted approach as he sidestepped
talks. Gen Mohammad Jafar Asadi, the deputy commander of Iran’s joint command headquarters, said: “These crimes will not go unanswered,” according to the official Mizan news agency. Tehran has insisted that any peace agreement
talks were revived after Washington eased sanctions under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. In 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tehran, announced a plan to build and operate the key Chabahar port after
saying that the [nuclear material](/news/2026/4/22/what-is-uranium-enrichment-and-how-quickly-could-iran-build-a-nuclear-bomb) is under constant surveillance by the US military. In an interview with the syndicated TV show Full Measure that aired on Sunday, Trump appeared to play down the significance
Iran and security concerns after Saturday night’s [shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/donald-melania-trump-white-houe-correspondents-dinner). Many challenges lie ahead as he takes up his [UK government-decreed task](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/king-charles-state-visit-to-us-to-go-ahead-buckingham-palace-confirms)
talks between the two. Trump said the relationship between the two countries went back to the founding of the US, noting that the early American traders who visited China were described, by the Chinese