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A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars

new U.S. economic blockade on Iran is escalating tensions. With Gaza, Trump's Board of Peace has been meeting Hamas officials this week to convince them to lay down their weapons, but Hamas

Preliminary peace deal could be signed within days, says US, Iran and mediators

new attacks. Officials from both the US and Iran are trying to frame the possible deal as a victory, claiming it includes a series of major concessions by their enemies. Abbas Araghchi**,** the Iranian foreign

Rudy Giuliani breathing on his own after being hospitalized for pneumonia

condition,” Goodman said in a statement. He described Giuliani as “the ultimate fighter” and said, “he is winning this battle”. Giuliani’s family and primary medical provider are by the former mayor’s side, Goodman

The story Tehran wants you to read

condition have a direct interest in the picture they are painting: a living, mentally engaged supreme leader who has simply delegated, but remains very much involved, during a difficult period. That picture serves the regime

Netanyahu caught between the US, Lebanon war, and Iran ceasefire

conditions for any agreement –  continue. And Iran and the US have also [exchanged attacks](/news/liveblog/2026/6/10/iran-war-live-tehran-vows-response-as-us-strikes-over-downed-helicopter), with Trump threatening to restart full-scale conflict. For Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it had all appeared

How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire

new doubts about the likelihood of a US-Iran peace deal. While Israel and the US have sought to separate Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon from the wider US-Israeli war on Iran, Iran

Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals

deal. Referring to the ceasefire in force since 7 April, Trump said: “I would call it the weakest, right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us – I didn’t even finish reading

How long can Iran survive the US’s Hormuz blockade?

conditions have been reported on the ships that are upholding the blockade, he said, and it remains to be seen how China will react to the continuing seizure of ships that carry

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms, here are the main sticking points

deal.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1997x1997+499+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F10%2F655c7568470dac9a4b8955a31978%2Fgettyimages-2270459652.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5783873/iran-talks-islamabad-nuclear-jcpoa) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5783873/iran-talks-islamabad-nuclear-jcpoa) But the prospects for renewed diplomacy remain

Israel fires more than 120 airstrikes at Lebanon and says it is escalating offensive

condition of any deal with Washington. Israel’s military said it targeted 100 sites linked to Hezbollah across southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa valley area, including storage facilities, command centres and observation points that

Why many Kashmiris are donating gold, breaking piggy banks for Iran

deal, and mediators are working on pushing the two sides towards new talks. The ceasefire is set to expire next Wednesday. ![A volunteer auctions a donated copper vessel to raise cash for a relief drive

Where problems started with 2026 rules and calendar congestion - F1 Q&A

deal with the performance of the internal combustion engine, and not the electrical systems. But that should take nothing away from the fact that Alpine have made a significant step forward as a team. ![Alpine

Iran shuts Hormuz strait: But wasn’t it already closed?

new strikes on “key facilities” in Iran, saying the attacks were part of attempts to secure a permanent ceasefire. Speaking outside CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Florida, Hegseth said President Donald Trump had ordered that Iran

What are Iran’s $100bn in frozen assets and where are they held?

conditional on how they are used. “Iran definitely has a dire need for the assets but given the very chaotic history of sanctions and the lack of specialists on the US side to negotiate

Lebanon cannot be bombed into sovereignty

deal](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/ten-day-cessation-of-hostilities-to-enable-peace-negotiations-between-israel-and-lebanon/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=hero&utm_campaign=ten_day) agreed on April 16, Lebanon must “effectively demonstrate its ability to assert its sovereignty” as a condition for extending the fragile pause in hostilities. Israel, for its part, preserves the right

Rubio says Iran ready to discuss nuclear deal as Tehran declares peace talks over

deal was within reach. He arrived on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the morning after Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency [reported](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-suspends-talks-us-israel-attacks-lebanon-rcna347865) that Tehran would stop exchanging messages with Washington through intermediaries

Trump says the US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz

new U.S. effort goes forward. No injuries were reported. They were the first reported attacks in the area since April 22. Tehran has effectively closed the strait by attacking and threatening ships, and the threat

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

deal that allows for resumption of oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict. "They have to understand: If it doesn't get signed, they're going to have a lot of pain

Israel pushes for war amid US ceasefire, but its options may be limited

conditioned to view Iran as an existential threat. Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have [used the ceasefire as political currency](/news/2026/4/8/defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory-israel-reacts-to-trumps-iran-ceasefire) in their attacks on Netanyahu. Lapid described the truce

Iran fires missiles in Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. strikes Iran facility

condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, told The Associated Press that Iran had not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon for negotiations to continue