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Military force has got the US nowhere with Iran – here is what a realistic negotiation would look like | Christopher S Chivvis
ByChristopher S Chivvis May 8, 2026

Making a deal means the US finding a position that doesn’t threaten the Iranian regime’s survival. The alternative is a prolonged and damaging stalemateAfter months of war, the US has struggled mightily to compel Iran to restore stable passage through …

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US-Iran ceasefire under threat after exchange of strikes in strait of Hormuz
ByNadeem Badshah and Lauren Gambino May 7, 2026

Donald Trump says the ceasefire remains in place despite the strikes, with Iranian TV saying the situation is ‘back to normal’The United States and Iran exchanged fire late on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire.Iran acc…

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US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim
ByJason Burke in London and Saeed Shah in Islamabad May 7, 2026

Latest briefings float hope of basic deal that would keep peace and free shipping while further negotiations continueMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US and Iran are close to a temporary agreement to halt the war in the Middle East, officials in Pa…

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US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim
ByJason Burke in London and Saeed Shah in Islamabad May 7, 2026

Latest briefings float hope of basic deal that would keep peace and free shipping while further negotiations continueMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US and Iran are close to a temporary agreement to halt the war in the Middle East, officials in Pa…

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Iran mocks Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ as adversaries wrestle over talks to end war
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 7, 2026

President indicated that deal had materialised, but truth was that Saudi Arabia had stopped US use of its basesWhen Donald Trump abruptly pulled the plug on “Project Freedom”, the scheme to open the strait of Hormuz, barely a day after it had been anno…

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The Guardian view on ceasefires that aren’t: Israel never stopped killing in Gaza – allies must reject any escalation | Editorial
ByEditorial May 7, 2026

The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take actionThe meaning of the term “ceasefire” should be self‑evident. Yet Israel’s strikes have killed scores of people in Lebanon since it agreed a truce with H…

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Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesA refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort …

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Israeli settler to go on trial over attack on French nun in Jerusalem
ByAgence France-Press in Jerusalem May 7, 2026

Yona Simcha Schreiber from settlement in West Bank faces charge of assault motivated by hostility towards religious groupAn Israeli settler suspected of kicking and wounding a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem will go on trial for assault motivated by h…

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Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since ceasefire – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian May 7, 2026

Buildings and infrastructure were destroyed by Israeli missiles on Wednesday in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire last month. The Israeli army said the commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan force, the e…

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Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups
ByDeepa Parent May 7, 2026

Families pressured to stay silent, with at least 24 executions reportedly taking place since March amid internet blackoutMiddle East crisis – live updatesIran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to…

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