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saying the measures are needed to slow Beijing’s military and AI development. China, meanwhile, controls roughly 90 percent of global rare earth refining, materials essential for semiconductors, electric vehicles, military equipment and electronics
military maintained its blockade of Iranian ports. The move comes as the White House put on hold vice-president JD Vance’s planned trip to Pakistan for a second round of truce talks with [Iran
say Israel’s decision to launch new strikes on Iran despite Trump’s calls for restraint was intended to signal to the US that no lasting agreement with Tehran can ignore Israeli interests. Military
says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in 2nd day of renewed fire  to end the war. He said he was uncertain whether a deal would be reached, warning that he would “blast
Iran school strike highly unusual, former US officials say Five former US officials, including a former top military lawyer, have criticised the Pentagon for not acknowledging potential American involvement in a deadly strike
saying by state media on Wednesday. The comments come after the US military said its naval blockade has “completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea” and will continue amid
saying it had carried out new “defensive strikes” in southern Iran. - **Iranian negotiations with the US had not been cut off but no progress had been made,** Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told Lebanese broadcaster
military operations in Lebanon have become [a sticking point in the talks for a potential opening of the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/iran-strikes-us-military-base-kuwait-iranian-air-defences) – once again testing [the volatile alliance between Donald Trump and Netanyahu
saying if you violate your commitments, we have a changed mentality. In 2018 [when [Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/may/08/iran-nuclear-deal-donald-trump-latest-live-updates)] Iran did not have a lot to offer. At this point
Iran. That policy might not survive a collapse of the ceasefire. Longer term, it is spending more billions on American weapons. Trump seems still to believe that the Iranian regime will buckle in the face
military actions against Iran as “illegitimate”, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency. Beijing has repeatedly framed the conflict as a violation of international law while stopping short of fully endorsing every Iranian move
saying such passage would be considered "void" should the US naval blockade continue. Others called for the Iranian authorities to clarify the matter. Iran is an ally of Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim political and military
Trump as a peacemaker between the US and Iran, the military chief’s global rise was rooted in events that occurred a year ago, which led to a four-day war between India and Pakistan
saying there was no point “sitting around talking about nothing”. On Sunday, Trump told the same channel: “I said, we’re not doing this anymore. We have all the cards. If they want to talk
says Ozcelik. “At first to survive is to win, but there’s always a point when that is no longer enough. When Iran gets to that point, we don’t know.” Trump, however, is fickle
Trump said on Friday. He added: "Because they have no military left, essentially. I'm not sure if they ever get there." The president did not give details about the proposal or explain
military “aggression” continued. On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [confirmed that Washington](/news/2026/6/10/us-defence-secretary-hegseth-pledges-strikes-on-key-facilities-in-iran) was, indeed, launching new strikes on “key facilities” in Iran, saying the attacks were part of attempts to secure a permanent
military action against Iran. Take, for example, part of his April 1 address to the nation about Operation Epic Fury: "We've beaten and completely decimated Iran. They are decimated both militarily and economically." ### [National
military chief Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, April 16, 2026 [West Asia News Agency] In this vein, Iran’s latest proposal to the US is to postpone talking about the country’s nuclear programme, even