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Digested week:Iranian embassy trolls the most ‘powerfool’ man on the planet | Emma Brockes

blockade of the strait of Hormuz by the US [with an elegant and irony-laden reference to Jane Austen](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/trump-one-man-whatsapp-group-diplomacy-derailing-peace-talks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other). “It’s a truth universally acknowledged,” said the ambassador, in a reference that

Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

details of their decision on force posture in Germany”. The remarks suggested the announcement of the withdrawal was a unilateral act, with little or no coordination with Washington’s European allies. “This adjustment underscores

Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification

details of their decision". Washington's move comes after President Donald Trump criticised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for saying the US had been "humiliated" by Iranian negotiators in the ongoing war. The US military deployment

US military equipment worth billions of dollars destroyed in Iran war

detailed tabulation by a major international research group of US military losses in the war that began on February 28, and Al Jazeera is the first to report it. This estimated costing does not include

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

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

details on how that happened. **Donald Trump refused to apologise to the pope on Monday** after criticising Leo XIV for his opposition to the war in Iran – **and** **the US president sought to explain away

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

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive

details and information of the talks entrusted to us by the negotiating parties.”  Speaking of the first round of talks on April 12 in Islamabad, which concluded without a deal, Andrabi said: “There was neither

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