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WASHINGTON (AP) — El gobierno de Estados Unidos argumentó el jueves que la guerra en Irán ya finalizó debido al alto el fuego que comenzó a principios de abril, una interpretación que le permitiría a la Casa Blanca evitar la necesidad de solicitar la aprobación del Congreso.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the US suffered a “disgraceful defeat” in the region, according to a written message read out on state television.
US President Donald Trump says only a few people know the status of talks with Tehran as war enters its third month
US President Donald Trump says only a few people know the status of talks with Tehran as war enters its third month
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Qantas is extending cuts to domestic flights by three months and Jetstar is cutting flights to New Zealand as the fuel crisis from the US-Iran war continues to bite.
Markets in Australia and Japan were set to climb Tuesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street that saw both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach new highs.This comes as investors took in strong earnings from Apple and Caterpillar, looking past weaker-than-expected economic data and threats of escalation in Iran by U.S.…
Un anuncio de la plataforma de mercados predictivos Kalshi, el 1 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Allison Robbert, Archivo)
El secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, comparece ante la Comisión de Servicios Armados del Senado el jueves 30 de abril de 2026, en el Capitolio, en Washington. (AP Foto/Cliff Owen)
The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world's biggest fertiliser producers.
ANZ Bank chief executive Nuno Matos has sounded a warning over the economic risks that would arise from a prolonged conflict in the Middle East, as the bank delivered $3.8 billion in cash profits for its first half.
“The president has got himself and America stuck in the quagmire of another war in the Middle East.” — Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Wednesday
WASHINGTON – President Trump is tightening the noose on Iran and summoned his top military commander to signal to Tehran that it’s time to make a deal.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has been in a very public spat and back-and-forth with Congressional Democrats over the Trump administration's $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request, as well as over Iran war strategy and mounting costs.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that Iran will play its originally scheduled World Cup matches this summer in the United States.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went to rhetorical war Thursday with Democrats during a combative Senate hearing, where he fielded tough questions about his military purge, concerns about insider trading, the conflict in Iran, and more.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino opened his address at Thursday’s FIFA Congress by affirming that Iran will participate in the World Cup and that the team will play in the United States despite the conflict between the two nations.
The average price of one gallon (3.8 litres) of gasoline in the United States has reached $4.30, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), up from less than $3 before the February 28 start of the US-Israel war on Iran.
Iran’s air defence, which sounded over some areas of Tehran on Thursday, was reportedly engaging small drones and surveillance UAVs, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Mojtaba Khamenei's father, former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli joint strikes on 28 February. Source: Getty / Majid Saeedi
The UAE has banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Iraq or Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the travel ban late on Thursday "in light of current regional developments".
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cain have faced public questioning for the second day, this time in front of the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should focus on resolving the Ukraine conflict and deal with problems at home instead of questioning Washington’s strategy in the war against Iran, US President Donald Trump has said.
Secret service agents respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
The US Central Command has requested that long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles be deployed to the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The US Central Command has requested that long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles be deployed to the Middle East, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
WASHINGTON — Top congressional lawmakers shrugged off the supposed Friday deadline to reauthorize the war in Iran, given that it’ll be 60 days since Operation Epic Fury began.
The United Arab Emirates has banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq due to regional developments, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
FRONT ROYAL, Virginia — King Charles III was treated to a big helping of Americana on Thursday, the final day of a state visit aimed at healing ties between Britain and the United States strained by the war in Iran.
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FILE -Internally displaced people (IDPs) fleeing fighting in Congo’s South Kivu province arrive in Cibitoke, Kansega, Burundi, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza, File)
The Iranian foreign ministry has condemned Israel for raiding and detaining activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino on Thursday told the world football body's congress that Iran would take part in the World Cup this summer, despite the war between Tehran and the US.
President Donald Trump is set to receive a briefing on a proposal for a new series of “short and powerful” military strikes targeting Iran’s infrastructure, according to a recent report.
Speaking from the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran “wants to make a deal” but responded that he “doesn’t know” if the US will restart the war following their ceasefire deal.
Oil prices jumped to their highest since 2022 after a report that the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf have reportedly been dissatisfied with the way Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has conducted diplomacy and negotiations and are calling for his dismissal, Iran International reported on Thursday, citing two informed sources.
Fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps MLS soccer team rally to keep the team in Vancouver, Thursday, April 30, 2026, outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
People walk near a billboard featuring an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (Reuters: Majid Asgaripour/WANA)
Oil prices whipsawed and surged toward their highest levels since the war with Iran began, only for the leaps to quickly vanish. The US stock market, meanwhile, is rising following strong profit reports from big companies like Alphabet.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that he approved of the decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) amid the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran
The $25b that the US has already spent on the war in Iran could have paid for the entirety of the UN’s humanitarian plan for 2026 to provide life-saving assistance to 87 million people, its head of humanitarian operations told AFP on Thursday.
Iran’s participation in doubt following US/Israel attacks
Younes Hamami Lalehzar, a leader of Iran's Jewish community, pledged allegiance to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to footage circulating on social media.
La presidenta del Banco Central Europeo, Christine Lagarde, durante una rueda de prensa tras una reunión del consejo del BCE en Fráncfort, Alemania, el jueves 30 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Michael Probst)