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US blockade on Iranian ports; meanwhile, a parallel conflict involving Israel and Lebanon also threatens to complicate negotiations. ## Russia’s role in diplomacy Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi said Russia was likely
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
negotiations between the US and Iran because Tehran views the regional conflict as interconnected, describing this as a “unity of fronts”. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country hosted last week’s ceasefire talks between
ceasefire in Lebanon was seen as a boost to efforts for an agreement to end the US-Israel war on Iran. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said fighting between Israel and Hezbollah had been
Lebanon to bend towards its regional goals and interests. While the Lebanese government is believed to be eager to bring Hezbollah’s arms under the control of the state, Israel has claimed the two sides
ceasefire extended to Lebanon, though Israel and the 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
negotiations were “meaningless” as long as Israel continued to bomb Lebanon, placing in doubt US-Iranian talks in [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) scheduled for Saturday. Pezeshkian vowed Iran would not abandon the Lebanese people. According
US and Israel have since insisted that is a separate issue. Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that any peace negotiations would be “meaningless” if they took place as bombs continued to fall
role of the **United States** in facilitating” it, Guterres spokesperson **Stephane Dujarric** said in a statement, adding he hoped the temporary halt to fighting would “pave the way for negotiations”. The ceasefire took effect
Lebanon United States Vice President JD Vance has said [he believes progress](/news/liveblog/2026/5/14/trump-xi-summit-live-us-china-leaders-to-hold-talks-on-trade-tech-iran) is being made in negotiations with Iran, despite President Donald Trump rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal as unacceptable. The comments come
negotiations towards a permanent security and peace agreement" between the two parties. Israel and Lebanon's leaders have both welcomed the truce, with Netanyahu calling it an "opportunity to make a historic peace agreement". Lebanese
ceasefire leaves open questions. First, it does not mention the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, which has raised fears that parts of the country will remain occupied even after the war. Israeli officials
negotiating under military duress. But the abandonment of the military route at least for now would be a blow to Netanyahu in an election year. It also comes at a time when support for Israel
Lebanon as the death toll crossed 3,000, with at least seven people reported killed on Monday, according to local reports, despite a US-brokered extension of the “ceasefire”. Here is what we know
negotiation process”. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said senior officials from the four countries had also met in Islamabad earlier this week to prepare recommendations for Antalya. ## Ceasefire under strain The two-week ceasefire brokered
ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where US ally Israel is fighting Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Iran has also insisted that any settlement recognise its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, a demand Washington
negotiated with Israel. “This ceasefire is a tactical palliative, not a substitute for Iran’s strategic demand,” he said, adding that Tehran’s insistence on Lebanon being part of any broader deal, rather than handled
role in the attacks, saying it had not targeted any Gulf country since the ceasefire began. ## April 12: US naval blockade deepens tensions Four days into the ceasefire – and following the collapse of direct talks
Israel, the other aggressor in the war along with the US, has not signed. Iran also laid out five preconditions for any renewed talks: an end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon; sanctions relief
US State Department on Thursday, under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel will “preserve its right to take all necessary measures in self-defence”, while not carrying out “any offensive military operations”. The statement