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Iran. The truce, mediated by Pakistan, has since been strained by disputes over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian ports; meanwhile, a parallel conflict involving Israel and Lebanon also
Iran and the US in its newfound role as global peacemaker, it is also seeking to recast its diplomatic standing and attract business. Pakistani officials, mediating between an unpredictable US president and hardliners in Tehran
conflict since a 60-day deadline expired for the White House to seek formal authorisation. - **Trump dismisses China role on Iran:** The US president said Washington does not need Beijing’s help
role in the [conflict](/news/liveblog/2026/5/4/iran-war-live-tehran-says-trumps-hormuz-mission-violates-ceasefire) between the United States, Israel and Iran since the first attacks on Tehran on February 28. As Iran uses these drones to target energy facilities, airbases and other strategic sites
role as regional powers push to prevent a wider conflict. But Iranian officials have tempered expectations for a quick breakthrough. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said differences in the mediated talks between Tehran and Washington
conflict, just as Gulf countries had been drawn into the war on Iran. “The exercises clearly demonstrated the specific military role that the US wants the Philippines to play in its inter-imperialist rivalry with
US denied this. Israel killed more than 350 people in Lebanon that day, including at least 150 civilians, according to ACLED, an independent conflict monitor. “The future of Hezbollah can now be determined only after
conflict as interconnected, describing this as a “unity of fronts”. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country hosted last week’s ceasefire talks between the US and Iran, welcomed the Israel-Lebanon truce on Friday
US-Iranian talks in [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) scheduled for Saturday. Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. According to Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) had been
Iran's foreign ministry welcomed the ceasefire, with spokesperson Esmail Baghaei expressing his "solidarity" with Lebanon. Tehran had insisted that its own two-week ceasefire with the US should include Lebanon while the US
US and Israel launched war on Iran on February 28. He played a central role in the [April 8 ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire) between Washington and Tehran, and has continued to play a prominent mediatory role since
role in the US's military blockade of the key Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict had affected
US-Iran talks last weekend in Islamabad. It was not clear whether Hezbollah would abide by a truce it did not play a role in negotiating, especially when it leaves Israeli troops occupying a stretch
role in regional and international peace efforts. The attack came a day after Pakistan said the United States and Iran were close to reaching a memorandum of understanding to end the war in the Middle
role:** The US president dismissed an offer from NATO to assist in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the alliance a “paper tiger” and telling it to “stay away”. ## In Israel - **Israel ‘prohibited’ from striking Lebanon
conflict.” ## Misplaced criticisms Israel intensified its war on Lebanon on March 2, just hours after Hezbollah fired on Israel for the first time in over a year, starting a chain of new disasters
US-brokered truce with Iran, which Israel had no role in, will be the foremost political concerns on Netanyahu’s mind, Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli ambassador and consul general in New York, told
conflict Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minister-says-strait-of-hormuz-completely-open) is open to commercial vessels. Araghchi declared on Friday that the strategic waterwat
Israel war on Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, India has continued to buy Russian oil. Now the US is hoping to persuade India to buy oil from the US
role in these games,” Isaac Martinez, a stadium cook, said at a protest outside the venue. “We do not want to live in fear coming to work, or fear being detained going home.” ![INTERACTIVE World