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Block the bombs: Support grows for US bill to restrict arms for Israel

announced the Block the Bombs Act to impose a partial embargo against sending weapons from the United States to Israel, only 21 Democratic legislators joined her in supporting the measure. That was June

Double standards? Why Iran’s nukes are scrutinised, Israel gets a pass

Trump, withdrew from the agreement in 2018, despite the IAEA saying Iran had complied with the agreement up to that point. Iran nevertheless continued to adhere to its JCPOA commitments for one year after

Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats

bombing at "a much higher level and intensity than it was before" would resume. The president's threat came less than 24 hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the White House

JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

bombed during the five-week US-Israel joint campaign, Tehran’s leadership does not believe it has been defeated. ![A helicopter flies over Islamabad amid heightened security measures ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks

Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict?

Trump has announced that Israeli and Lebanese leaders will hold direct talks later today – their first such contact in 34 years. - **New oil sanctions:** US officials targeted more than two dozen individuals, along with companies

‘Project Freedom’ marks a classic Trump flip from warmonger to humanitarian

announcement, and on Monday afternoon a South Korean-operated cargo vessel reported an explosion and fire aboard. ‘Project Freedom’ could, then, be a fast track to a resumption of hostilities, a prospect for which

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 17, reports say

Trump. NNA reported that Israeli air and artillery strikes intensified across the south of the country on Wednesday, with attacks in a number of cities, towns and villages. It said nine people were killed when

Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iranian supreme leader is involved in US negotiations

bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war. Trump’s remarks follow comments made by the US secretary of state, **Marco Rubio,** at a congressional hearing yesterday that there

JD Vance’s key role in Iran talks presents him with a thorny predicament

announced that a renewed round of talks would go ahead without him. Trump’s personal envoy Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were to be dispatched instead to meet a less high

Does Trump hold ‘all the cards’ against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz?

announced that its crew had been repatriated to Iran from Pakistan, where they were taken after their ship was captured in the Gulf of Oman last month. According to Trump, the blockade is designed

Iran tries to cosy up to Europe to increase pressure on US

announced a further joint conference with the British to discuss the proposal with allies, the third such meeting since the initiative was launched. Any plan will require discussion with Tehran, including on its plan

Iran halts talks with U.S. over Israeli actions in Lebanon, Gaza

announcement came shortly after Israel's military warned residents of Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah — to leave ahead of planned air strikes. Hours later, those attacks

How Trump's White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year

Iran war. The president indicated from the outset that the new ballroom is needed to "accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits", and more recently said it is "vital for National Security". BBC Verify

As Iran and US near a deal, Tehran remembers another recent bloody conflict

bombing campaign, including several hundred civilians and dozens of children, while at least 3,468 people have been killed, close to half of them civilians, in Iran’s current war with the US and Israel

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

bombing of a school that killed children. Some lawmakers also questioned President Donald Trump's dealings with allies and his shifting justification for the conflict. Hegseth dismissed the criticism as political and rebuked lawmakers

India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

announced a Pakistan-mediated [two-week ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire). That came about following hectic backchannel negotiations, including direct consultations Munir held with US Vice President JD Vance, Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign

Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile: Can it be safely transferred?

bombed by the US and Israel last year during the 12-day Iran-Israel war. In June 2025, Trump said the US attacks had “obliterated” [three Iranian nuclear](/news/liveblog/2025/6/23/live-iran-vows-to-respond-to-us-attacks-trump-hints-at-regime-change) enrichment facilities at Fordow, Natanz

Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’

bombs,” Leo wrote. On Wednesday, the pope spoke with reporters aboard the papal plane heading for Cameroon on an [11-day visit](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/pope-leo-visits-algeria-africa-tour-catholic-church) to Africa. He did not directly address Vance’s comments

The US border runs straight through the World Cup

bomb and invade. In other unsportsmanlike behaviour, Trump has referred to Mexicans as criminals, drug dealers and rapists; in 2019, The New York Times reported his suggestion that US soldiers shoot migrants and that

Iran says it has replied to US proposal as reported drone strikes strain ceasefire

announcement of a new response from Tehran came on a day when the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, which came into effect on 8 April, showed new signs of strain. The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported