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Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

Trump’s attack came after Leo denounced a “delusion of omnipotence” as fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and urged political leaders to stop and negotiate peace. **US vice-president JD Vance is also

Explainer: What is in Iran’s 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?

comment and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Trump told AFP on Tuesday he believed China had helped get Iran to the negotiating table. With the US

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

Trump’s comments followed a wave of speculation about a new round of negotiations, after 21 hours of talks on the weekend. Those ended with the US vice-president, JD Vance, walking out on Sunday

Pakistan army chief in Tehran to advance next round of US-Iran talks

comments from US President Donald Trump, who said the world should brace for an “amazing two days” as the war with Iran is close to over. Trump also said his negotiators

Hopes grow for a breakthrough in US-Iran talks as Pakistan mediates

comments from US President Donald Trump, who said late on Tuesday that the world should brace for an “amazing two days” and the war on Iran is “very close to over”. White House Press Secretary

US talks between Lebanon and Israel end – as it happened

commented on US tariffs on other nations, saying they could be back in place to previous levels by July after the US supreme court ruled in February that [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) overstepped

Oil prices continue to fall on hopes of new US-Iran peace talks

negotiations failed between the two sides at the weekend. Trump later said that Tehran had contacted Washington about a potential agreement. Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Monday, he said: "I can tell

Iran warns US naval blockade threatens ceasefire

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 the two-week ceasefire declared a week

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

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

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

Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) Vice President Vance, who is Catholic, also weighed in on the controversy on Tuesday night, [saying](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxDdmuJ0Mg) the pope should "be careful when he talks about matters

Republicans struggle to highlight Trump’s cuts as Americans see little effect on Tax Day – US politics live

comment on the Washington Post report. Hello and welcome to the [US politics](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics) live blog. **It is Tax Day and [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) are ramping up their efforts to highlight last

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says | First Thing

negotiators in Washington. - **For the latest updates,** [follow our liveblog](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/15/iran-war-live-news-us-naval-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-pakistan-peace-talks-middle-east-crisis-latest). ## **House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump** ![Composite image of Jamie Raskin and JD Vance](https://i.guim.co.uk