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Iran,” in particular. In this new take on the Gulf impasse, US and Iranian representatives were having “very positive discussions” – a turnaround from Trump’s outright rejection of Tehran’s latest peace proposal just hours
ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In March, when Iran was retaliating against the US-Israeli strikes by attacking US military assets and infrastructure in the Middle East, Ankara [reported](/news/2026/3/18/turkiye-says-nato-bringing-in-more-defences-after-missile-interceptions#:~:text=NATO
ceasefire at the end of the so-called 12-day war with Tehran. But overall, their relationship has been largely positive, and Netanyahu has repeatedly described Trump as the "greatest friend to Israel" in US
US-Israel war on Iran on February 28. Hezbollah entered the war by launching rockets, missiles and drones towards a missile defence site near Haifa in northern Israel on March 2, in response
Iran had explicitly said it would treat the [US military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military) escort of oil tankers or attacks on Iranian shipping as a ceasefire breaches, exposing Gulf states to further attack
significant damage may be to Iran’s ability to replace them, with over 85% of Iran’s ballistic missile, drone, and naval defense industrial base damaged, or destroyed. Rubio laid out a two-phase framework
ceasefire, but a stand off between Iran and the US means the strait remains closed to most traffic. - [Why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much in the Iran war](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) Although
significant expansion of Israeli attacks,” Hitto said. Recue teams managed to recover three bodies from the rubble of a house that was targeted by Israeli warplanes in the town of Srifa, in southern Lebanon
Iran and Israel traded fire in the [most significant escalation](/news/2026/6/9/trump-warns-netanyahu-youll-be-on-your-own-if-attacks-on-iran-continue) since their “ceasefire” began on April 8. The flare-up was triggered by an Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Sunday. According
us”. ## Today in Focus: The Latest .gif?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Photograph: The Guardian **Trump’s Iran deal: the art of the fail?** Donald Trump is claiming his Iran
ceasefire collides with Netanyahu’s domestic ambitions. The war with Iran has proved popular inside Israel, where public support for military action remains overwhelming. Levy noted that polling shows support for the attack on Iran
ceasefire is set to begin. ## Fear and discrimination On March 2, Israel intensified its war on Lebanon for the second time in less than two years. After more than a year without responding to Israel
ceasefire despite clashes over the strait. Now the US has backed down on the effort to guide stranded ships out – for now. Posting on Truth Social late on Tuesday, Trump said he had made
US to end the “improper practice” of using force in the diplomatic process and to stop “military adventurism in this sensitive oil region, which affects the economies of countries around the world”. Akbarzadeh said
US to bomb Iran but no administration in Washington agreed, seeing it as counterproductive and fearing the chaos that is now playing out. Adding to the bloodshed and instability, Israel and the Iranian proxy group
significant threat” to US national security. And Trump has stated, plainly, that “Cuba is next”. A US military operation, therefore, could be imminent, analysts have said. While opinions diverge, some analysts said Cuba
ceasefire have remained elusive. Trump has repeatedly vowed to reach a deal more stringent than the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed in 2015. Under the deal, reached between Iran, the US
significant concessions to allow an on-off negotiation process mediated by Pakistan to make progress. There are contesting claims from Iran and the US over events in the strait on Monday, when several merchant ships
significant, with official figures indicating that [food inflation hit 115 percent](/news/2026/5/10/food-inflation-hammers-households-in-war-hit-iran) in the first Persian calendar month, ending in late April, with many staples – such as cooking oil, rice and chicken – tripling in price
US-Israeli assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel, which already occupied five points in southern Lebanon despite a 2024 ceasefire agreement, then proceeded with a new invasion of Lebanon – its most