International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Lebanon | Ships and Shipping | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
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International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Munir, Syed Asim | Pakistan | Sharif, Shahbaz | Trump, Donald J | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
How Pakistan Became Key Mediator Between U.S. and Iran
Pakistani officials have aggressively courted the Trump administration and made use of their longstanding ties to Iran.
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Defense and Military Forces | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | United States | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
What to Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
The truce is under strain because of two issues, Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to meet in Pakistan this weekend.
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International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline | Peace Process | Persian Gulf | Politics and Government | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Strait of Hormuz | United Arab Emirates | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
Gulf Nations Face New Reality, Whether Cease-Fire Holds or Not
The countries will have to re-evaluate their relationships with Israel, Iran and the United States after a war that has exposed their vulnerability.
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Beirut (Lebanon) | Defense and Military Forces | Hezbollah | International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Katz, Israel (1955- ) | Lebanon | Netanyahu, Benjamin | United States International Relations | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
Israel Says Iran Cease-Fire Does Not Extend to Lebanon and Continues Strikes
Deadly airstrikes pummeled Lebanon in Israel’s largest bombing wave yet in the monthlong war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
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Hours Before News of Cease-Fire, Pope Leo XIV Issues Strong Rebuke of Trump
The first U.S.-born pontiff has consistently called for dialogue to resolve the war in the Middle East. He referred to Trump’s Iran threats as ‘truly unacceptable.’
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International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Trump, Donald J | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump’s short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February.
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International Relations | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Trump, Donald J | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump had been under increasing pressure to find a way out after he threatened to wipe out Iran’s civilization on Tuesday night unless Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.
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Castro, Joaquin (1974- ) | Democratic Party | House of Representatives | Impeachment | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Jeffries, Hakeem | Schumer, Charles E | Senate | Threats and Threatening Messages | Trump, Donald J | Twenty-Fifth Amendment (US Constitution) | United States International Relations | United States Politics and Government | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts | War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Democrats Condemn Trump’s Iran Threats as Some Call for His Removal
More than 70 Democratic lawmakers, questioning his mental fitness, called for the president’s removal from office through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.
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House of Representatives | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Johnson, Mike (1972- ) | Johnson, Ron (1955- ) | Republican Party | Senate | Trump, Donald J | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) | War and Armed Conflicts
Some Republicans Vent Concern as Party Backs Trump’s Iran Threat
Senator Ron Johnson said he hoped President Trump was making empty threats, but most in the G.O.P. cheered his warning that Iran’s “whole civilization” would be wiped out.