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analysts say, unnerved a public conditioned to view Iran as an existential threat. Opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have [used the ceasefire as political currency](/news/2026/4/8/defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory-israel-reacts-to-trumps-iran-ceasefire) in their attacks
ceasefire framework established in April. But just hours after Trump’s comments and US media reports suggesting Washington was urging restraint, Israel struck targets inside Iran. Whether the apparent gap between Washington and Israel reflects
US warship as false. Military analyst Alexandru Hudisteanu, a maritime security expert who served 13 years in the Romanian navy, told Al Jazeera on Monday that the conflicting claims reflect a broader test of resolve
US. Trump is known for changing his views based on the “last man in the room”, with advisers sometimes prompting major policy changes based on short conversations. A presentation by Netanyahu in the White House
views to the mediator, Pakistan, according to ISNA media platform. However Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which is associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said US media reports on any deal were aimed
US blockade, or at least a clear intent to relax it. He pointed to Iran’s conduct during the first round. Tehran had initially conditioned its participation on a ceasefire in Lebanon, before entering talks
viewed the prospect of a US ground operation in Iran as dangerous, while welcoming Trump’s decision to extend a ceasefire in the region, according to Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy adviser. Russia
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) is “pretty close” to signing a peace agreement with the US, which would see the strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime passage through which about 20% of the world
analysts view as a strategic setback. The US president is under pressure to reopen the strait of Hormuz and get US fuel costs down before the November congressional elections, as voters show increasing frustration over
Analysts said the path Israel chooses could be decided by [Hamas’s stance](/news/2026/4/5/hamas-armed-wing-says-disarmament-demands-not-acceptable) on Western demands that it disarm as a condition for the implementation of the second phase of the US-backed Israel
US and Iran on the one hand, and Israel and Lebanon on the other, has seen Tehran’s support for its regional proxies has come under the spotlight, which could have serious implications for Hezbollah
Iran, making it one of the few countries able to communicate with both sides during and after the 12-Day War. [Munir was back in Washington, DC, in September](/news/2025/6/20/amid-us-pakistan-thaw-two-key-challenges-iran-and-china) alongside Sharif for meetings that
viewed not simply as an economic chokepoint but as one of Iran’s core strategic deterrents, especially after the war demonstrated that Iran could still threaten shipping and energy flows, despite weeks of intense US
analyst says:** Reporting from Washington, DC, Mike Hanna said Trump’s shifting rhetoric underscores his desire to secure a deal with Iran and move past the conflict. He said the agreement could provide the president
analyst, told Al Jazeera. On Thursday, after announcing the ceasefire, Trump said a deal to end the war on Iran was “very close” and that peace talks may resume with Tehran in Pakistan’s capital
view the ceasefire as binding if Israeli attacks continue or troops remain inside Lebanon. However, both Israel and Hezbollah’s official line is that the ceasefire is still in place – despite the continuous violations. Hezbollah
analysts. Jauhar Saleem, a former Pakistani diplomat, told Al Jazeera that roughly four meetings involving former officials, retired generals, intelligence figures and parliamentarians from both sides had taken place over the past year, since
Iran view Paris’s involvement with suspicion, seeing it as an extension of Western influence in Lebanon rather than a neutral diplomatic actor. ## Is France being edged out of Lebanon by the US? Karim Safieddine
Analysts 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
analyst based in Tehran, told Al Jazeera. “At the public level, Iran maintains a hardline position to preserve domestic legitimacy and increase its leverage; at the non-public level, by dispatching a team to Islamabad