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Middle East, and beyond,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. It is unclear what, if any, breakthrough has been made in the stalled negotiations to end the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran
conflict. Hours before the announcement, Trump had declared he would hit Iran "very hard". The US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on 28 February. Iran responded by attacking Israel and US-allied
escalating financial struggles ![Spirit Airlines has announced it will cease operations. The ultra-low-cost carrier has struggled for years and filed for bankruptcy twice since 2024. Spirit has sought a bailout from the Trump
recent claims and counterclaims made by the US and Iran follow rhetoric used since early in the war in which both sides have claimed to have hit the other while denying any damage to their
Middle East was intact, despite the new increase in violence. On Monday, the US military said it had destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com
escalation but "remains positioned and ready to protect American forces." Iranian state media said the country's armed forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz
Middle East Council on Global Affairs, told Al Jazeera that the previous six weeks had been a boon for Iran in terms of oil revenues, but with the US blockade, that will change. “Iran
recently in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and in 1991 in Kuwait, when oilfields were set ablaze during the Gulf War. And now, it is falling on parts of Russia. Over the past couple of weeks
conflict, while also harming Jewish communities seen as supportive of Israel. Julian Lanchès, of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague, said: “We don’t have any absolute evidence that Iran is involved
Middle East ally has never wavered. Another anonymously sourced report about a furious, expletive-laden call between US and Israeli leaders came out this week, and it spread rapidly across international media. Axios reported
Middle East, officials in Pakistan claimed on Thursday, as diplomatic activity gathered fresh momentum after a near breakdown of the current ceasefire earlier this week. Officials on Islamabad said a very basic “interim” deal could
Middle East. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images As the week draws to a close, Donald Trump has insisted once again [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) is “pretty close” to signing a peace agreement with the US, which