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strike at the request of Gulf Arab allies. He then [said](https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfdEYrj42n/) that "serious negotiations are now taking place," adding that multiple regional partners — the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
strategy on Iran while in office. Other fellows include [Jonathan Conricus](https://www.fdd.org/team/lt-col-ret-jonathan-conricus/), a former international spokesperson for the Israeli military who spent years serving as a combat commander in Lebanon and the Gaza
Iran as “[testicularly challenged](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5867241-gorka-iran-war-critics/)”. The at-times bizarre [16-page memo](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-USCT-Strategy-1.pdf) Gorka authored is only slightly more subtle – taking rhetorically charged swings at the president’s enemies, the Biden
strike that killed his father. The sources were quoted as saying he was taking part in meetings with senior officials through audioconferencing. Al Jazeera could not independently verify these claims. According to state media reports
strategy of striking regional states and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has dented the US’s appetite for renewing a costly and perhaps unremitting war against Tehran. ## Iranophobia For Netanyahu, the April
military leadership is [travelling across the region](/news/2026/4/14/pakistan-pm-headed-to-saudi-and-turkiye-amid-prospect-of-new-us-iran-talks) in what some observers have begun calling the “Islamabad Process”, reflecting the government’s attempt to frame negotiations as an ongoing diplomatic effort rather than
Strategy and Policy, told Al Jazeera. “The April 26 ceasefire expires on May 17, the US Embassy in Beirut has now publicly conditioned American support on the meeting taking place, and the Trump administration
strategy for the conflict. Appearing before the House armed services committee alongside Gen Dan Caine, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, the US defense secretary asked lawmakers to approve a $1.5tn budget
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel also invaded southern Lebanon, where it has gone about systematically destroying towns and villages in what experts – and [Israeli officials](/news/2026/3/29/netanyahu-announces-expansion-of-security-buffer-zone-in-south-lebanon) – said is an effort to create an uninhabitable
strikes on Iran from the get-go, describing them as illegal under international law. He immediately denied US forces permission to use joint US-Spanish military bases in Spain for operations against Iran. This lead
military and social media exchanges between Iran and the United States, Pakistan has been busy getting ready to host talks that it – as the principal mediator between Washington and Tehran – hopes will yield a deal
military officials who were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 24, 2026. **Vahid Salemi/AP** Vahid Salemi/AP U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled that efforts
strategy” to bring the conflict to an end. Speaking to students in the German town of Marsberg on Monday, Merz said: “It is costing us a great deal of money. This conflict, this war against
strikes on Tehran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has taken over the top job in Tehran since. Tehran used access to the strait as its most powerful leverage
strategy on another hand, and therefore, the question is, which one is going to give?” ## Can Iran store the oil the US is blockading in the meantime? Iran’s domestic refineries have a capacity
military assets and other infrastructure in Gulf countries. It also closed off most access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural
strategy and the likelihood of a return to war. But first, this morning’s headlines. ## Five big stories 1. ***UK politics*** | Zack Polanski falsely claimed to be a spokesperson for the British Red Cross while
strikes hit the villages of Deir al-Zahrani, Kfar Reman and al-Sama’iya, which are **north of where IDF forces are located in southern Lebanon.** On Thursday, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) announced that