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recent weeks amid a ceasefire that mostly halted six weeks of fighting, but the talks mediated by Pakistan have stalled and US President Donald Trump has said the ceasefire is “on life support”. Baghaei said
actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” the command responsible for US military operations in the Middle East said. “US fighter aircraft swiftly responded
recently, in 2013, Pope Francis called an impromptu vigil to plead for peace in the civil war in Syria and [wrote to](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/pope-g20-syria-peace-talks) Russian President Vladimir Putin to oppose military intervention there. Francis
military personnel in the event of a CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) attack. By contrast, many EU states require pharmaceutical companies to hold buffer stocks of designated medicines ranging from one month
actions in Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/08/germany-halts-military-exports-to-israel-gaza-friedrich-merz), [West Bank settlements](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/israeli-ambassador-germany-condemns-bezalel-smotrich-chancellor-friedrich-merz-nazi-regime) and [military strikes in Lebanon](https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/regierungspressekonferenz-2773832). Merz himself, whose [popularity has plunged in his first year in power](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/stuck-in-the-mud-one-year-on-friedrich-merz-struggles-to-find-his-footing),
Israel launched their war on the country. Then, on April 13, the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports. Since then, the US has captured Iranian ships near the strait
recent post on the controversy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7#block-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7), and the video’s here: **The head of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah) called on Lebanon on Monday to pull out of direct talks with Israel
Israel and the United States’s war that began on February 28. Munir arrived in Tehran on Friday, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported, citing the Pakistan Army. “On arrival, he was received
action to allow talks to continue — only to turn around and launch strikes. That's what happened at the war's outset, when he ordered strikes in late February shortly after indicating he would
military conflict with the United States, if negotiations [fail to produce acceptable results.](/news/2026/5/13/trump-faces-slew-of-bad-options-on-iran-as-diplomacy-falters) In a stream of state-orchestrated messaging to both domestic and foreign audiences, Araghchi also warned that despite the damage
recent escalation of tensions by American forces in the Persian Gulf and their numerous actions in violating the ceasefire have added to suspicions about the motivation and seriousness of the American side in the path
Iran and Lebanon – and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices. ## **Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey**  The former FBI director James
Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/18/iran-war-live-trump-warns-clock-ticking-saudi-uae-report-drone-attacks). In the final stretch of the campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote, Massie has sought to highlight the oversized role of pro-Israel groups – including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC
action. Trump also said Iran was removing "all sea mines," with the help of the U.S., presumably referring to mines placed in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil [prices tumbled](https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-oil-iran-war-50e10bf2aa9b0b658c51e17db3eb3b13) and stock markets
military blockade of the key Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict had affected the "special relationship" between
recent days. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) threatened on Monday to impose permits on internet cables passing through the strait of Hormuz, while other officials have said the waterway would remain under Iranian “management
recently come under fire over deadly attacks on Iran, including a [US strike in Minab that killed at least 175 people, a majority of them children, at an all-girls school](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/iran-war-missile-strike-elementary-school). Limiting
recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” Turk said in a statement. “Children are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This
action. ## USA & Iran: First time host country at war with a participating nation No other World Cup has been spread over three countries. Nor has it involved as many as 48 teams and 104 matches
military action against Iran without congressional approval. Trump and his allies have instead backed challenger Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL officer, turning the race into a broader test of Trump’s grip