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strikes damaged desalination facilities during the war in March. Human rights groups have criticised the attacks on civilian infrastructure, saying that attacks against public infrastructure could be considered war crimes for their impact on civilians
negotiations with Iran, which has long provided Hezbollah with significant ideological, military and financial backing and insists that any agreement must include peace in Lebanon. On Sunday a US official said that Secretary of State
negotiations, phonecalls and diplomatic summits to try to end the US-Israeli war with Iran, it looked like the conflict might instead be escalating [into Islamabad’s worst nightmare](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline). In a cabinet
impacts. - **Oil prices jumped more than 3%** after Iran’s strikes, with the price of Brent crude – the international benchmark – rising 3.29% to $96.15 a barrel in early trading on Monday. - **Iran’s barrage
Iran faces a gap between energy supply and consumption. At the same time, the economic impact of the war has left the government with fewer options to address the crisis. Residents and business owners report
impact, and a large domestic market, noting the country is used to “much harsher” conditions after years of pressure. ## War diplomacy - **Impasse likely despite pressure tactics:** Retired US General Mark Kimmitt said Iran’s strategy
strikes on energy-producing infrastructure reduced Russia's earnings by $1 billion, eradicating around two-thirds of the previous week's gains. Another plus for Ukraine from the Iran war fallout has been finally getting
strikes. The US will rely on its fleet of naval vessels to control access to Iranian ports, and in turn restrict Tehran's ability to profit from oil exports in an attempt to put pressure
negotiations and reaching a deal.” Ozcelik said what happens next “will be determined by what the fractured leadership in Tehran commits to on the nuclear file. “While it has rejected that talks involve curbs
US and Israel have rejected that. Trump has called Israel’s assaults on its neighbour “a separate skirmish”, even though Hezbollah entered the war in defence of Iran. An initial social media post by Pakistani
strikes complicated diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran. On Thursday, the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the military will continue its ground operations there, justhours after Israel and Lebanon [agreed to implement a US
strikes](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-iranians-strikes-on-infrastructure) on their country’s infrastructure. [Pete Hegseth](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth), the Pentagon secretary, [last week said](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/pete-hegseth-iran-energy-infrastructure) the US is “locked and loaded” to finish destroying Iran’s energy
negotiations with the Iranians,” said Valensise. “If the Lebanese front can be part of a deal with Iran, then everyone has an interest in de-escalation there.” European governments, including Italy, have been watching nervously
negotiations with Washington. Trump [said on Monday that he had stopped an imminent Israeli strike on Beirut](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/european-leaders-condemn-israel-incursion-into-lebanon) and had spoken to Netanyahu and representatives of Hezbollah who agreed that “all shooting will
negotiations with Washington, and pledged to fight the naval blockade of Iran’s southern waters, which the US Central Command insisted on Tuesday had “cut off economic trade going into and coming
strikes**, testing the fragile truce and threatening to drag the Middle East region back into war. “Overnight, we have seen escalation again,” **Kaja Kallas** said. > double quotation markI think the region does not need
impacting a large number of elements at the site – columns, capitals, column bases, mosaics,” Ali Badawi, a regional director of archaeological sites at Lebanon’s ministry of culture, told AFP. The ministry had placed enhanced
strikes alone cannot achieve”, Williams said. For its part, Iran is aware of the US’s military superiority and has opted for leveraging the Strait of Hormuz until the US decides that a negotiated settlement
negotiations with Tehran, news site Axios reported. The BBC has contacted US Central Command and the White House for comment. Brent crude rose by almost 7% to more than $126 (£94) a barrel, the highest
impact on radiological safety levels. We are restarting our coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran and Israel’s war on [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon). Donald Trump has issued an extreme warning to **Iran