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JD Vance dispatched to negotiate Iran peace with few cards to play
ByAndrew Roth in Washington April 10, 2026

Vice-president’s war doubts and his boss’s desperation to reopen Red Sea look like a weak deck against bolstered opponentsAs JD Vance arrives in Islamabad to negotiate a peace deal with Iran, his first high-profile assignment of the war looks to be a p…

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JD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talks
ByJulian Borger Senior international correspondent and William Christou in Beirut April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

US vice-president flies to Islamabad for negotiations as Iranians insists Israel end its offensive in LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesJD Vance has warned Iran not to “try and play” the US at talks planned for Saturday in Islamabad, while Tehran…

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How Pakistan emerged as a mediator in the Iran conflict – video explainer
ByHannah Ellis-Petersen, Laure Boulinier, Sofia Couceiro and Boglarka Kosztolanyi April 10, 2026

Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator between the two countries and is now preparing to host their delegations for peace talks. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly prec…

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How Pakistan emerged as a mediator in the Iran conflict – video explainer
By April 10, 2026

Mediating a deal at the 11th hour between Iran and the US, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected negotiator between the two countries and is now preparing to host their delegations for peace talks. Even as the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly prec…

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’He’s mentally unstable’: Iranian American in Congress condemns Trump’s war and pushes for his removal
ByDavid Smith in Washington April 10, 2026

Democratic representative Yassamin Ansari says the war has only more deeply entrenched the Iranian regimeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump is an “evil human being” who “wants to be an emperor” and…

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Trump warns of fresh strikes if Iran talks fail – as it happened
ByJonathan Yerushalmy April 10, 2026April 11, 2026

US president says that warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if Saturday’s Islamabad talks fail to produce a dealJD Vance warns Iran against trying to ‘play’ the US in peace talksNetanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Isr…

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Israel’s attacks on Lebanon should not be happening, says Keir Starmer
ByPeter Walker and Jamie Grierson April 9, 2026

In article for Guardian, PM also calls for Iran conflict to become watershed moment for future UK securityThe Iran war is a warning: Britain must build resilience – at home and with our allies in EuropeIsrael’s continued attacks on Lebanon “shouldn’t b…

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Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent April 9, 2026April 10, 2026

Israeli PM says he will continue to attack Hezbollah ‘with full force’ after attacks that killed more than 300 peopleMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has said there is “no ceasefire in Lebanon” and Israel would continue “to strike He…

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Thursday briefing: What difference will the ceasefire in the Middle East make, and will it hold?
ByMartin Belam April 9, 2026

In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment’s noticeGood morning. On Tuesday, just a…

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Nato chief says Trump ‘clearly disappointed’ by US allies’ refusal to join Iran war
ByLauren Gambino and agency April 9, 2026

Mark Rutte praises ‘very frank’ talks but declines to say if president discussed potential withdrawal from allianceMark Rutte, the secretary general of Nato, has said Donald Trump was “clearly disappointed” that the US’s allies had refused to join its …

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