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

details, Iran is sceptical,” he said. Jacob Lew, who was secretary of the Treasury under former US President Barack Obama, said in 2016 that Iran would not be able to access all of its assets

Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?

deal to end the war, which began on 28 February but is currently under a two-week ceasefire. Trump hopes to put pressure on Iran by targeting two economic drivers - the huge tolls

Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch

Iran says Project Freedom violates the ceasefire agreement. Little is known about the new offer the president is reviewing, NPR's Mara Liasson tells *Up First*. Trump says he's been briefed on the concept

Trump-Xi accord on Iran elusive as US president’s China trip winds down

war in Iran but offered no details about a possible breakthrough. The US president was speaking alongside Xi Jinping of China at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing on the second and [final

Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules

war with Iran. ![Mourners hold posters that show portraits of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike, during her funeral procession in the village of Baysariyeh, in southern Lebanon

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

details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Iran quickly denounced the move as a ceasefire violation. Trump said in a social media post

Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel

details. Relatives said the victims were a woman in her 70s, a son and his wife, another son, her four grandchildren, and her great-granddaughter, who was two years old. (The Israeli military said

Details emerge of alleged shooter at White House correspondents' dinner

details are slowly emerging about who he is. The alleged gunman has been identified as Cole Allen, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were

US House votes to end Trump’s Iran war: Does it matter?

deal with Iran. But for now, the vote will remain largely symbolic because of Trump’s own presidential veto power on legislation and because of Republican dominance in the House and Senate – even though

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

detailed verification mechanisms”. Iran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by [Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel) and the US during a 12-day war in June, according to a confidential IAEA

Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

detail in Islamabad](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/524349f2b7222bced6b083014d2d814366063bba/0_0_8256_5504/master/8256.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on 24 April and US envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive

details and information of the talks entrusted to us by the negotiating parties.”  Speaking of the first round of talks on April 12 in Islamabad, which concluded without a deal, Andrabi said: “There was neither

Tata-ASML deal: How significant is it for India’s semiconductor push?

details of the deal? Under the agreement, ASML will supply advanced lithography technology to Tata Electronics, which is a subsidiary of the multinational Tata conglomerate, for the manufacture of 300mm wafers. Tata Electronics plans

Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?

Iran conflict*** | Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as [“totally unacceptable”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-us-peace-proposal-pakistan-reported-drone-strikes-strain-ceasefire), on a day the ceasefire showed signs of fraying as drone strikes were reported around