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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday he did not want Nato to break up over the US-Israeli war on Iran, as US President Donald Trump ratcheted up his threat to impose costs on the alliance if members did not deploy forces to the Strait of Hormuz.
LONDON — A “fed up” Keir Starmer drew parallels between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as he complained about mounting energy costs for Brits as a result of the Iran war.
BRUSSELS — U.S. President Donald Trump unloaded his frustration with NATO allies in a bad-tempered meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday — and indicated he was considering reprisals for lack of support over the war in Iran.
A ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced following Operation Roaring Lion, marking a sudden pause after a period of heightened tensions and uncertainty.
At a time when the niece and the grandniece of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani were found to have been living in blasphemous Western luxury in the United States, a new report has documented something far more serious: the Islamic Republic’s patient and institutionalized influence network on American…
Arad Ershad, estudiante de la Universidad Stony Brook, juega fútbol con amigos, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026, en Stony Brook, Nueva York. (AP Foto/Ryan Murphy)
LONDON — European leaders remained on the sidelines of the US-Israel war with Iran on Thursday but tried to make their voices heard to help shore up a shaky ceasefire, quell fighting in Lebanon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
El bombardeo israelí de Beirut el 8 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Hassan Ammar)
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A group of Democrats in the United States has condemned Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon, stressing that the escalation risks collapsing the ceasefire between the US and Iran and reigniting a regional war.
El senador demócrata por Nueva York Chuck Schumer y el representante demócrata por Nueva York Hakeem Jeffries en el Congreso en Washington, el 25 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Allison Robbert)
In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK security
NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte says allies including Australia will play a role in securing the Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)
BEIRUT — In the hours after the US and Iran announced a tentative ceasefire, Israel dramatically escalated its attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
La planta petroquímica Shell Polymers Monaca en Monaca, Pensilvania, el 7 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Gene J. Puskar)
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El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron camina para recibir a Cécile Kohler y Jacques Paris, dos ciudadanos franceses liberados por Irán tras tres años y medio de detención, en el Palacio del Elíseo en París, Francia, el 8 de abril de 2026. (Tom Nicholson/Foto de piscina vía AP)
(Update 1245ET): House Republicans thwarted Democrats’ attempt to unanimously restrict President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran, declining to recognize the lawmaker who sought to offer it during a pro forma session Thursday.
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday that the details of a ceasefire deal with Iran have proven a "little more elusive," but stressed ongoing U.S. efforts to achieve a "lasting and effective" pause in the war, as a dispute continues over whether the deal covers Lebanon.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that Berlin won't participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran ends, ruling out concrete steps in the coming days despite pressure from the Trump administration.
Resolution was expected to fail but introduction signals unease on Capitol Hill about conflict with no clear endgame
Israel has intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon, prompting Iran to warn it could withdraw from the ceasefire agreed with the US. Hundreds have been killed and wounded since the agreement was announced, after Israeli forces launched mass strikes on densely populated areas. Israel says the strikes are aimed at …
WASHINGTON — President Trump has warned Iran that a continuing cease-fire hinges on whether it reopens the Strait of Hormuz, as more than 300 commercial ships are awaiting passage through the critical chokepoint in the Persian Gulf.
Twenty-three years ago, I sat beside Hamid Karzai in his presidential office in Kabul, watching US bombers pound Saddam Hussein’s Iraq live on Al Jazeera.
President Trump has asked that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scale back the strikes in Lebanon that are threatening to undo the fragile cease-fire with Iran — with the Jewish state agreeing to negotiate with Beirut next week, according to reports.
The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 26 for a U.S. military draft by December, almost a half-century after compulsory registration for the draft by that group became law, a government filing shows.
WASHINGTON — The White House lashed out at actor George Clooney for publicly accusing President Trump of “war crimes” with his terrifying Tuesday ultimatum that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran failed to cut a deal with him.
Since US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, Israel has responded by launching its deadliest series of strikes on Lebanon since early March.
The war is inside his head now. A slamming door or cutlery being dropped makes him jump. The ceasefire doesn't change that.
WASHINGTON — Spain moved to reopen its embassy in Tehran on Thursday after criticisms from President Trump of NATO nations that have opposed his war against Iran.
President Donald Trump's top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Thursday that getting even one oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz would provide a "huge chunk of what's missing" amid a global supply crunch caused by the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday announced that his cabinet would begin ceasefire and Hezbollah disarmament talks with Lebanon "as soon as possible," in light of the current active warfront between the IDF and Hezbollah and the upcoming peace talks with Iran in Islamabad.
The United States and Iran agreed on Wednesday to a two-week ceasefire following 40 days of war, with talks set to begin on Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), listens during a briefing in Beijing, China, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Yet again, most Israelis are upholding the covenant uniting wartime democracies. Citizens must be loyal, today supporting this necessary war against Iran’s nuclear-hungry, ballistic-missile-toting, genocidal jihadis – and their Lebanese lapdog Hezbollah. The government should reward this hyper-patriotism by being hy…
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Israel's strikes in Lebanon are a "blatant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement," Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a Thursday post on X/Twitter.
French President Emmanuel Macron walks to greet Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French nationals freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)
It took five weeks of combined military pressure exerted by Israel and the United States for Iran to yield and eventually agree to a tentative ceasefire. The critical question is why?
While the war with Iran sent shock waves across the Middle East, many in the Gaza Strip watched closely, hoping that whatever the outcome, their dire reality might finally change for the better.
On March 24, Dr. Saeed Shamaghdari, a professor at Iran’s Science and Industry University, was killed alongside two of his children in a strike on his home in northern Tehran.
On March 2, 2026, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stood in the Pentagon briefing room and declared a phrase already etched into strategic consciousness: “American deterrence is back.” Beside him sat Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine. Together, they described Operation Epic Fury – the ongoing US milita…
The war with Iran has created a real opportunity for regional realignment – but how it plays out now may determine whether normalization moves forward or stalls.
The leader of the Yemeni armed group, Ansar Allah, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, described the truce brokered by Pakistan between the US and Iran as a “great victory” for Tehran.
Un rescatista sostiene dinero recuperado de entre los escombros de un edificio destruido, alcanzado un día antes por un ataque aéreo israelí en el centro de Beirut, Líbano, el jueves 9 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Hussein Malla)
Analysts say uncertain stability of truce and major damage to infrastructure among many issues that will keep prices high for foreseeable future
Analysts also warn that Trump’s ‘joint venture’ plan with Iran could formalise a grey zone, while Beijing balances its roles as mediator and energy importer
Analysts also warn that Trump’s ‘joint venture’ plan with Iran could formalise a grey zone, while Beijing balances its roles as mediator and energy importer
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