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U.S.-Iran peace deal emerging, while war threats still loom

days and for the U.S. to completely lift its blockade within the same time. Another state-backed agency, ISNA, said Iran would insist on administering the strait along with Oman. The two countries share

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26125724069516-1778057895.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures at the White House in Washington

First Thing: Trump doubles down on rift with Germany, Italy and Spain amid war on Iran

significant accusation of journalistic impropriety. Weiss argued that the segment was delayed because it did not sufficiently include the perspective of the Trump administration. - **What did she say about her job?** Alfonsi’s future

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC fights at the White House

day." Jackson added that polling concerns were "being propagated by the same biased, liberal, Trump-hating press that completely ignored the absolute cognitive and physical disaster that was President Biden." ![Bo Nickal, top, fights against

Who is Gerhard Schroeder, Putin’s pick for Ukraine peace talks mediation?

World War II, Putin added he would be willing to meet Zelenskyy only once the terms of a peace agreement had already been settled. Russia had announced a unilateral two-day ceasefire

Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again

significant freedom to operate independently of its country’s rulers. “Before the war, part of Iran’s defence doctrine was based on the expectation that their leadership would get decapitated. So, local commanders were given

First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz

Freedom would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”. “I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best

The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

world-class public asset." Citing that document and NOTUS' reporting, the nonprofit legal organization Democracy Forward filed an [emergency request](https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Golf-045112070569.pdf) on Sunday for a court to block the administration from closing East

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Freedom”. Hegseth told a press conference on Tuesday the operation to encourage commercial ships to transit the strait was temporary and the truce was not over. “We’re not looking for a fight … Right

Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

world’s largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due to start after the Zambian government told organisers it did not align with “national values”. Zambia

Monday briefing: Trump’s late-night deal with Iran

significant religious sites, Dormition Cathedral in Kyiv, [was set on fire](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/kyiv-pechersk-lavra-monastery-on-fire-russian-attacks-ukraine) after continuing Russian bombardment. 3. ***Defence*** | The strategic defence review row drags on, after last week’s ministerial resignations. Culture secretary

King Charles visits Trump: what are the potential pitfalls for the monarch?

world who Trump doesn’t want to offend”, the president would operate “within tramlines”, thus giving the king “more leeway”. On the “most important visit of the king’s life”, Charles could “either be very

Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombing

Freedom” – just a day after it began came after requests from “mediator Pakistan and other countries”. He said “Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement” with Tehran. The US president said

How impunity in Shireen Abu Akleh’s case fuels Israeli attacks on the press

day? Despite the Israeli assertions that the shooting was not deliberate, al-Samoudi – who was working for Al Jazeera at that time – has stressed that he is certain that he and Abu Akleh were targeted

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

press secretary Karoline Leavitt [stressed the point](https://x.com/statedept/status/2044478009445368073) on Wednesday, saying the Pakistanis "are the only mediator in this negotiation" and the president felt it's important to streamline the process through them

Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch

Freedom violates the ceasefire agreement. Little is known about the new offer the president is reviewing, NPR's Mara Liasson tells *Up First*. Trump says he's been briefed on the concept of a deal