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Newest first · UTC+11:00Trump says makes 'no difference' to him if Iran, US reach deal
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not bothered about the outcome of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, insisting the United States had come out ahead from the war.
· Agence France-Presse
Pope says ‘enough of war’ and decries ‘delusion of omnipotence’ at peace vigil
Leo’s comments did not directly mention war in Iran but read as his strongest condemnation of the conflict yet
· Edwardhelmore
IRGC warns military vessels attempting to cross Hormuz of ‘strong response’
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz would be met with “a strong response” in a statement broadcasted to Iranian media.
· Middleeasteye
No deal: JD Vance leaves Pakistan after US and Iran fail to reach peace agreement
US Vice President said the United States had, "made very clear what our red lines are" during historic talks in Pakistan. Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
· Sbsaustralia
Trump: ‘Regardless of what happens, we win’ in Iran
US President Donald Trump told reports outside the White House on Saturday that “regardless of what happens” in Iran war negotiations, “we win”.
· Middleeasteye
Lebanese PM cancels trip to US as Iran threatens ‘security risks’ over sidelining Hezbollah
Lebanon’s prime minister canceled a planned upcoming trip to Washington amid threats from Iran and Israeli strikes that continue to batter his country.
· David Spector
The US stepped back from Iran. Its allies will remember
By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
· RT
The US stepped back from Iran. Its allies will remember
By Timofey Bordachev, Program Director of the Valdai Club
· RT
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue To Fight Iran & Proxies, Unlike Appeaser Erdogan
As expected, Israel says it is preparing to keep waging war against Iran - even as the US and Tehran are engaged in high level talks in Pakistan. Clearly Tel Aviv has a dim view of the potential outcome in the Islamabad summit.
· Tyler Durden
US, Iran hold high-level peace talks in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — American and Iranian officials were holding face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, the most significant since the 1979 Islamic revolution as the foes try to end a war that plunged the Middle East into violence and rocked the world economy.
· Agence France-Presse
Tel Aviv: Israeli protestors rally against wars in Iran and Lebanon
Around 800 Israeli demonstrators have gathered to protest against the wars in Iran and Lebanon, accusing Netanyahu of attempting to derail the ceasefire with Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu vows 'Israel will continue to fight' despite ongoing peace talks
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· April Glover
'Beaten' and 'subject to mock executions': How protesters are being forgotten in war
Fourteen people have been executed since the start of the war in Iran, with human rights organisations warning the regime is sending a brutal message to citizens who attempt to challenge it. Source: SBS, Getty / Graphic by Yi Yin
· Sbsaustralia
US-Iran peace talks underway with Vance, Ghalibaf in Islamabad
U.S. Vice President JD Vance waves after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, April 11. (Pool via Reuters)
· Adnan Aamir
Pope condemns ‘delusion of omnipotence’ causing US-Iran war
Pope Leo XIV again condemned the US-Israel war on Iran which he said is spurred by the “delusion of omnipotence” from world leaders in an evening prayer service in Saint Peter’s Basilica.
· Middleeasteye
Iranian media: new round of talks may be ‘last opportunity’ for agreement with US
Iran’s Tasnim news agency has reported that the third round of trilateral negotiations between Iran, the United States and Pakistan has begun in Islamabad.
· Middleeasteye
Max Blumenthal: ‘Israel First’ in Iran War Sparks MAGA Civil War
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Palestinian killed in West Bank as violence surges during Iran war
This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing
The United States military command that oversees the Middle East (CENTCOM) has said that two of its ships have travelled through the Strait of Hormuz, a claim swiftly denied by Iran.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia amid fragile US-Iran ceasefire
Pakistan has deployed fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, its first visible military move under a mutual defence pact between the two countries, as it hosts ceasefire talks aimed at ending weeks of regional fighting between the US, Israel and Iran.
· Faisal Ali
Pakistan sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under mutual defense pact
ISLAMABAD/DUBAI — Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad hosted talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
· Reuters
El papa denuncia la "ilusión de omnipotencia" que, afirma, aviva guerra de EEUU e Israel en Irán
El papa León XIV preside una vigilia por la paz en la Basílica de San Pedro, en el Vaticano, el sábado 11 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Gregorio Borgia)
· Nicole Winfield
'My lips puffed up like cucumbers': How it feels to eject from a fighter jet
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· Annika Burgess
The fuel excise has been cut, so why is diesel so expensive?
The price of diesel continues to soar, despite government measures to decrease the cost. (ABC News: Jasmine Hughes)
· Adelaide Miller
White House says in-person talks with Iran ‘ongoing’
A senior White House official said in a brief statement on Saturday that face-to-face talks with Iran and Pakistan are “ongoing” in Islamabad late into the evening.
· Middleeasteye
In the Gulf, states are 'paying the price' for a war they didn't start
Donald Trump has put Gulf diplomacy front and centre of his foreign policy agenda, but the Iran war could throw a spanner in the works. (Getty: Majid Saeedi)
· Lucia Stein
Pope Leo XIV blasts ‘delusion of omnipotence’ behind US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
· Associated Press
US looks to restore freedom of navigation in Gulf, maintain its naval reputation - analysis
The United States is working to restore freedom of navigation in the Middle East as talks continue in Pakistan with Iran. If the US can pull this off, then this will be a game-changer after a month and a half during which the Strait of Hormuz was closed.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
WATCH: Netanyahu speaks on Iran, Operation Roaring Lion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Saturday night, addressing the Israeli public as United States-Iran ceasefire negotiations are ongoing in Islamabad, Pakistan.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian media: Third session of US-Iran talks to be held tonight
The third session of peace negotiations with the United States will be held tonight, according to Iran’s state TV, citing its reporter in Islamabad.
· Middleeasteye
Israel will continue to fight Iran, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will continue to fight “against Iran’s terrorist regime and its proxies”, in a statement he posted on X.
· Middleeasteye
US continues ‘extravagant’ demands in talks, says Iran state TV
The United States is continuing with its “extravagant” demands during the ongoing peace negotiations in Pakistan as the last efforts are being made to close the gap in US-Iran talks, Iran state TV’s reporter in Islamabad said.
· Middleeasteye
US warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op
WASHINGTON — Two US Navy warships have transited the Strait of Hormuz at the start of an operation to clear the strategic waterway of mines laid by Iran, US Central Command said Saturday.
· Agence France-Presse
Ceasefire brings some relief for Iranians but economic outlook remains grim
Tehran, Iran – More people in Iran are returning to work this week as a pause in fighting provides temporary respite from bombardment by the United States and Israel, but the economic outlook remains grim for most.
· Maziar Motamedi
Iranian state media reports: US-Iran talks over, more likely held tonight or tomorrow
The first phase of in-person talks in Islamabad has ended, sources close to the mediation told Al Jazeera.
· Middleeasteye
Iran installing roadblocks in front of buried nuclear facility entrances - report
Iran has begun barricading the entrances to the Isfahan underground nuclear facility in an attempt to prevent the potential seizure of Iran’s enriched uranium, according to a report released by the Institute for Science and International Security on Thursday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
US says it began setting conditions for 'mine-clearing' mission in Strait of Hormuz | The National
Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
· Mohamad Ali Harisi
Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace.
US and Iran hold talks in Islamabad as Pakistan seeks to broker peace deal
JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speaker
· Dan Sabbagh, Shah Meer Baloch, William Christou, Hannah Ellis Petersen
Israel will fight on ferociously: It will hunt down its enemies, not be hounded by them - opinion
Do not listen to the defeatists that gloomily dominate American and Israeli airwaves this weekend driving a double sourpuss narrative – that the war against Iran was politically vain and/or militarily futile. Both accusations are nasty. Neither is accurate.
· DAVID M. WEINBERG
US state department revokes green cards of three Iranian nationals it links to regime
Three arrested by federal agents had family ties to Iranian military general, regime spokesperson or security chief
· Lauren Aratani
The Iran regime’s Internet blackout is silencing millions and hiding executions, Iranian writer says
The most underreported story in Iran is the one its brutal regime is waging against its own people – the near total internet blackout that is shielding the world from witnessing hundreds of executions, an Iranian American told The Post.
· gearlenyp
Attaining energy security; not a missed opportunity
LAST week, United States President Donald Trump gave Iran 48 hours to have a “complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz” or face the obliteration of its “whole civilization.” Then, just before the deadline expired, Trump announced that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, subject to Iran agreei…
· Edgard A. Arevalo
Mutual distrust shadows US-Iran talks in Pakistan
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· Associated Press, Agence France-Presse
Kuwait reports no threats in airspace in past 24 hours
Kuwait’s Centre for Government Communication has reported that the country has faced no “threats or risks affecting the airspace” in the past 24 hours, as peace talks in Islamabad aim to broker a ceasefire between the US and Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Pakistan hosting peace talks because of ‘personal understanding’ between Trump and military chief
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is hosting peace talks between the US and Iran because of the strong relationship President Trump struck with the country’s military chief.
· Caitlin Doornbos, Katherine Donlevy
Iranian delegation ‘a staunch guardian of Iran’s interests’, says Iran PM
Iran’s Prime Minister Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed support for the Iranian delegation currently beginning negotiations with the US in Islamabad, writing that they will defend the country’s interests “with courage” in a statement posted on X.
· Middleeasteye
US arrests and revokes green card of son of 'infamous' Iran hostage crisis spokeswoman | The National
Live updates: Follow the latest news on the Iran war
· Stephen Nelmes
3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yanked the green cards of three more Iranian nationals tied to Tehran who were living it up in the US – a week after the arrest of the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian mastermind, Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
· Geoff Earle