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Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports

war with Iran accomplished?](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5771492/iran-war-goals-unmet-ceasefire-strait-hormuz-trump) That is changing. Japan has accelerated a buildup of its military and defense industry to play more offensive roles in the face of threats from China

How China is gaining from Iran war by showing it is different from US

war. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi made 26 phone calls between February 28 and the lead-up to the Iran-US ceasefire on April 8, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while Zhai

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

Iran-aligned groups to play a marginal role, but their operational coordination drastically increased battlefield complexity. The “axis of resistance” lined up in a unified front against the US, while NATO failed to provide effective

With the US-Iran ceasefire about to expire, could Trump put boots on the ground?

role, said Hashemipour, would be to compel US forces to fight two wars – “one conventional, one unconventional” – simultaneously. The IRGC-led unconventional war is believed to rest in part on support from the Basij

How Pakistan secured ‘biggest diplomatic win in years’ with Iran ceasefire

war on its own economy grew. Just over a week earlier, Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, had flown to Beijing to discuss ways to secure peace in the Middle East

Iran war: What is happening on day 50 of the US-Iran conflict?

China. - **Houthis rally in Yemen for Lebanon:** Supporters in Sanaa showed solidarity with Lebanon. The Iran-aligned and armed Houthi movement, which controls northern Yemen, has warned of joining the war if needed. ![Yemen rally

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

Iran’s policies in the region, including support for armed groups, the undermining of the principle of good-neighbourliness, and the stoking of conflicts, run counter to the principle of collective security in the region

China’s Xi meets Russian FM Lavrov, calls relations with Moscow ‘precious’

Iran since shortly after the US and Israel launched their war on February 28, while the US military said on Tuesday that its forces have now completely blockaded all Iranian ports in a move designed

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

role as its leaders hold high-level talks in Tehran and the Gulf. Amid a renewed push to end the war, a Pakistani delegation, led by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is in Tehran

Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace

war and its dependence on energy supplies shipped from the Gulf. Often portrayed as an international problem child, under threat from religious extremism and with an economy perennially on the brink, Pakistan seized the opportunity

UK seeks closer EU ties in volatile times - but at what cost?

war. Relations with the UK's former best friend, the United States are worsening. It's against this backdrop that the UK's minister for EU relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, told the BBC that

Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different

role in how the exchange is being interpreted by the public. The recent [back and forth started](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5773147/pope-leo-calls-for-peace-and-an-end-to-world-conflicts-in-first-easter-mass) with Leo's calling for peace in response to the war in Iran, and continued

Who is Roelf Meyer, South Africa’s new ambassador to the US?

Iran on February 28, killing more than 2,000 people so far. A ceasefire was signed last week; diplomatic efforts are under way to end the war. Trump has also frozen foreign assistance to South

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

Iran](/tag/israel-iran-conflict/). Since early March, the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped during peacetime, has been effectively closed and shipping traffic