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June 5, 2026 6:02 PM

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Iran has made a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, and restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The latest round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel erupted at the s...

June 3, 2026 5:10 PM

Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat some point if things "work out". "They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told "Pod Force One" in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, while speaking about Iran. Asked about Khamenei's involvement in talks with the U.S. on ending hostilities, Trump said, "He's involved, absolutely. ... I think they have a lot of r...

June 1, 2026 9:15 PM

Kuwait comes under fire as US and Iran trade blows

Iran said it had attacked a U.S. air base following weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets and Kuwait said on Monday it had come under fire, despite a fragile ceasefire and diplomatic efforts to end three months of war. Oil prices rose more than 3% after the latest strikes, with tensions also fuelled by Israel ordering troops to move further into Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah, in a conflict that was reignited by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump...

June 1, 2026 9:12 PM

Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says

Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue. The agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its Shiite allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to "punish" Israe...

June 1, 2026 3:25 PM

Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy

Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Israeli attacks in the region. "Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the exchange of messages is taking place in this atmosphere," foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, adding that the two countries had not yet reached a final conclusion. "The other party is constantly changing its views and putting for...

May 27, 2026 11:05 AM

US Senator calls Pakistan’s role in Iran diplomacy ‘more than problematic’

Pakistan’s refusal to consider joining the Abraham Accords has triggered sharp criticism from Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who said Islamabad’s role in any Iran-related diplomacy was “more than problematic”. The remarks came after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif publicly rejected any possibility of Islamabad joining the Abraham Accords, saying such a move would violate the country’s “fundamental ideologies”. In a post on X, Graham said, “It has been apparent to...

May 25, 2026 4:39 PM

Iran and US play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war

Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in efforts to end their three-month-old war on Monday, with the top U.S. diplomat saying Washington will either get a good agreement or deal with the country in "another way." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring "alternatives", after President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush i...

May 25, 2026 9:20 AM

US, Iran move closer to peace deal; Tehran agrees in principle to uranium disposal: Report

The United States and Iran are moving closer to a possible peace agreement, with negotiators agreeing on the broad principles of a deal, CBS News reported on Sunday, citing a senior Trump administration official. According to the report, Iran has, in principle, agreed to a deal that would include the disposal of highly enriched uranium, while both sides have broadly committed to the framework of the agreement. The development comes after US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that any future...

May 23, 2026 10:06 AM

US’ ‘excessive demands’ blocking truce talks: Iran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that Washington's "excessive demands" are the main obstacle to ongoing peace negotiations, Al Jazeera reported. During a telephonic conversation with Guterres, Araghchi said the US had repeatedly undermined diplomacy through broken promises, contradictory positions, and military aggression, while asserting that Iran remains engaged in the truce talks. Guterres, according to Al Jazeera sources, reject...

May 20, 2026 3:24 PM

Iran threatens war ‘beyond the region’ if US attacks

Iran threatened on Wednesday to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of restarting the military campaign. Six weeks since Trump paused Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, talks to end the war have largely stalled. Iran submitted a new offer to the United States this week, but its public accounts of it repeat terms previously rejected by Trump, including demands for control of the Strait of Hormuz, co...