âą Menteri pertahanan Jerman menanggapi pengumuman presiden AS bahwa 5.000 tentara AS akan meninggalkan pangkalan di Jerman
âą Halo dan selamat datang di liputan langsung kami mengenai peristiwa di Timur Tengah.
âą Menteri pertahanan Jerman, Boris Pistorius, mengatakan bahwa penarikan pasukan AS dari Eropa sudah "dapat diperkirakan", setelah Pentagon mengumumkan akan menarik ribuan tentara Amerika dari Jerman.
âą Pete Hegseth berargumen bahwa perjanjian gencatan senjata dengan Iran lebih dari tiga minggu lalu âberarti jam 60 hari dijeda, atau berhentiâ
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Presiden AS mengatakan ia akan melakukan peninjauan terhadap kehadiran militer AS di Eropa setelah munculnya kritik publik terhadap perang AS-Israel di Iran. Italia dan Spanyol telah bergabung dalam daftar negara yang semakin panjang yang diancam oleh Presiden AS Donald Trump dengan penarikan pasukan AS sebagai bagian dari peninjauan yang lebih luas terhadap kehadiran militer AS di Eropa.
Menanggapi pertanyaan dari seorang reporter, Trump mengatakan ia âmungkinâ akan mempertimbangkan langkah tersebut, mengaitkannya dengan kritik kedua negara terhadap kampanye AS di Iran.
âDengar, mengapa saya tidak boleh melakukannya? Italia tidak membantu kami sama sekali dan Spanyol sangat buruk, benar-benar buruk.â Lanjutkan membaca...
Pernyataan presiden AS menyusul komentar kanselir Jerman bahwa AS sedang âdipermalukanâ dalam konflik. Presiden AS Donald Trump mengancam akan mengurangi jumlah pasukan yang ditempatkan di Jerman tadi malam, setelah Kanselir Friedrich Merz mengatakan pekan ini bahwa AS sedang âdipermalukanâ oleh Iran. Trump mengatakan bahwa AS sedang âmempelajari dan meninjau kemungkinan pengurangan pasukan di Jerman, dengan keputusan yang akan dibuat dalam periode waktu singkat mendatang.â âKanselir Jerman, Friedrich Merz, menganggap tidak apa-apa jika Iran memiliki Senjata Nuklir. Dia tidak tahu apa yang dia bicarakan! Jika Iran memiliki Senjata Nuklir, seluruh Dunia akan disandera. Saya sedang melakukan sesuatu terhadap Iran, saat ini juga, yang seharusnya dilakukan oleh Bangsa-Bangsa, atau Presiden lain, sejak lama. Tidak heran Jerman berkinerja sangat buruk, baik secara Ekonomi maupun hal lainnya! Presiden DONALD J. TRUMPâ Lanjutkan membaca...
US president said UK monarch agreed Tehran should not be allowed nuclear weaponsA flick of Oscar Wilde here, a nod to Henry Kissinger there, a sprinkling of Charles Dickens here, a dollop of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt there. Job done!The British monarch mobilised an elite squad of dead white men, leavened with humour and subliminal politicking, on Tuesday in a charm offensive aimed over Donald Trumpâs head and squarely at the US Congress. Judging by the cheers and minute-long applause he received at the end, the soft power flex worked a treat and the special relationship lives to fight another day.Weâre doing a little Middle East work right now ⊠and weâre doing very well. We have militarily defeated that particular opponent, and weâre never going to let that opponent ever, Charles agrees with me even more than I do, weâre never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon.They know that, and theyâve known it right now, very powerfully.The king is naturally mindful of his governmentâs longstanding and well-known position on the prevention of nuclear proliferation.Todd Blanche, the former defense lawyer for Donald Trump now serving as acting US attorney general, announced two charges against James Comey, the former FBI director and deputy attorney general for allegedly âknowing and willfully making a threat to killâ the president of the United States in a social media post.Patrick Fitzgerald, a former US attorney for the northern district of Illinois who now represents James Comey, said that his client, âvigorously denies the chargesâ filed against him.US defense secretary Pete Hegseth will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during his first testimony to Congress since the start of the conflict.President Trump will welcomes the Artemis II astronauts to the White House later today. The capsule returned to Floridaâs Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanityâs first lunar trip in more than a half century.The supreme court will hear arguments Wednesday over the Trump administrationâs push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, one in a series of immigration cases the high court is considering against the backdrop of the presidentâs far-reaching immigration crackdown.The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday after a key policy meeting, likely the last chaired by central bank chief Jerome Powell. Policymakers will weigh the risks of surging energy prices and snarled supply chains due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with analysts widely expecting a third pause in a row. Continue reading...
State visit of UK royals continues as monarch to tell US lawmakers that âour countries have always found ways to come togetherâSign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to our coverage of US news as the Trumps continue hosting King Charles and Queen Camilla during their state visit.As expected, the British royals have a packed itinerary of events this morning including been greeted by Donald and Melania Trump at the White House, signing the guest book and exchanging gifts. Continue reading...
US president says thereâs âno reason to meetâ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weaponsWelcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistanâs leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran.Iran gave the US a new proposal on reopening the strait and ending the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, according to the news site Axios. The US state department and White House did not immediately comment on the Sunday report, which cited an unnamed US official and two sources.Araghchiâs talks with Pakistani officials on Sunday had included âimplementing a new legal regime over the strait of Hormuz, receiving compensation, guaranteeing no renewed military aggression by warmongers and lifting the naval blockadeâ, according to Iranâs semi-official Tasnim news agency. In the talks with Omani leader Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Araghchi called for a regional security framework free of outside interference.Araghchi would meet with Putin âin continuation of the diplomatic jihad to advance the countryâs interests and amid external threatsâ, Iranâs envoy in Russia, Kazem Jalali, said on X.Two US air force C-17s carrying security staff, equipment and vehicles used to protect US officials flew out of Pakistan after the latest diplomatic trip was called off, two Pakistani government sources told Reuters on Sunday. Continue reading...
Suspect in Saturday eveningâs shooting â Cole Tomas Allen â expected to be formally charged in court todayGood morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondentsâ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.He is expected to be formally charged with using a firearm during a violent crime and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump and other top leaders evacuated from the annual dinner after an unspecified threat The White House Correspondentsâ Dinner was interrupted by loud bangs on Saturday evening, followed by immediate commotion. Donald Trump and Melania Trump were evacuated immediately as many journalists and their guests across the room ducked under tables in the Washington Hilton ballroom.While the situation continues to develop, there were reports that the Secret Service had guns drawn as they rushed the White House pool reporters out of the room and mentioned âshots firedâ. Continue reading...
US president claims âtotal controlâ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of minesTrump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container shipsAnalysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of warHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump has ordered the US military to âshoot and killâ small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the strait of Hormuz and claimed that US minesweepers âare clearing the strait right nowâ amid the standoff over the key waterway.Trump said the US had âhit about 75% of our targetsâ in Iran and that a deal had not yet been reached because Iran was âin turmoilâ. Trump added to reporters in the Oval Office that he would not use a nuclear weapon against Iran as the conflict continues without a clear end in sight.Trump also said the US had âtotal control over the strait of Hormuzâ â a claim that has drawn scepticism in the face of Iranâs seizure of two container ships and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines.Israelâs killing of a Lebanese journalist in a strike has been met with international outrage as Lebanonâs prime minister described the attack as a âwar crimeâ. Amal Khalil, 43, was killed in what colleagues described as a sustained attack by Israeli forces, with rescuers attempting to dig her out of the rubble of a building also targeted and prevented from providing life-saving assistance.Iranâs president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said there were no âhardlinersâ or âmoderatesâ in Iran, responding a Trump claim there was internal division in Iranâs leadership. Separately, Iranâs foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, said Iranian state institutions âcontinue to act with unity, purpose and disciplineâ.Italian sports officials say Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup after a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official. Sports minister Andrea Abodi said âitâs not a good ideaâ while finance minister Giancarlo Giorgetti called the suggestion âshamefulâ. The US said it had no objections to Iranian players participating in the Cup but they would not be allowed to bring along people with ties to Iranâs Revolutionary Guards.Pope Leo XIV urged the US and Iran to return to talks to end the war and condemned capital punishment, calling for a new âculture of peaceâ to replace the recourse to violence.It remained unclear if the US and Iran would hold another round of talks in Pakistan amid efforts from mediators there towards a peace deal. Continue reading...
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Iranâs Kharg Island storage facilities will be full and their âfragileâ oil wells shut in mere days because of the blockade; oil prices rise amid ongoing uncertaintyTrump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until âdiscussion concludedâShares have been mixed in early trading across Asia, while oil prices have eased on hopes the US and Iran may resume talks to end their war.The price of Brent crude edged 0.2% lower but was still above $98 a barrel. US benchmark crude fell 0.4% to $89.29 a barrel. Continue reading...
The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan oppositionTractors suddenly appeared at the entrance to Chispa Road near the US-Mexico border in rural Big Bend, Texas, in late March. Contractors informed Yolanda Alvarado, a cattle rancher, that they were starting work to upgrade the rough county dirt road there into a âhighwayâ â the first step needed for semi trucks to haul the 30-foot steel pillars used to build Donald Trumpâs border barrier.âThat fence line, thatâs where the wall is going to be,â said Alvarado, hopping out of the front seat of her flatbed truck at the gate to the family property located directly along the path of the proposed wall. Continue reading...
The hearing marks a key hurdle Kevin Warsh must overcome in order to succeed Jerome Powell when his term ends on 15 MayHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.President Donald Trumpâs choice to lead the Federal Reserve will commit to protecting central bank independence on interest rates at a crucial confirmation hearing later today.Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trumpâs labor secretary, resigned from her role with the administration. She said it was âan honor and a privilege to serveâ to serve and that she would take on a job in the private sector. The departure came after she became entangled in a string of political and personal controversies. Democrats celebrated, writing âthis administration is implodingâ.Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, called for Kash Patelâs immediate resignation following a report from the Atlantic detailing the FBI directorâs alleged excessive drinking and absences. Patel has sued the magazine for defamation with his attorneys calling the article a âsweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit pieceâ.Donald Trump signed memorandums related to coal supply chains, natural gas and grid infrastructure on Monday. The president invoked the Defense Production Act in the energy-related memos, writing that increasing energy production is âessential to United States national defenseâ.The crowded field of Democratic candidates in the Californiaâs governorâs race appears to be narrowing as Betty Yee â a former state controllerâ announced Monday she planned to end her campaign. Meanwhile, the California Democratic party chair Rusty Hicks continued to urge candidates trailing in the polls to exit the race. Continue reading...
Trump administration to launch online portal on Monday after supreme court struck down tariff policy earlier this yearDonald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday, and he again threatened to destroy its power plants and bridges if no deal is reached.Trump did not say who would lead the delegation, but a White House official said it was vice-president JD Vance. Continue reading...
New meeting to come after rare direct talks between the countries mediated by US; Netanyahu earlier says Israel about to âoverwhelmâ part of southern LebanonUS and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefireHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.Donald Trump says the leaders of Israel and Lebanon will hold talks on Thursday, after the countriesâ first face-to-face diplomatic negotiations in decades.Pakistanâs army chief met with Iranâs foreign minister in Tehran on Wednesday in the latest diplomatic move to ease Middle East tensions and arrange a second round of US-Iran negotiations. Trump said earlier that the war was âvery close to overâ.Leavitt said a second round of US-Iran talks would âvery likelyâ take place in Islamabad again and that Pakistan was âthe only mediatorâ in the discussions.Major Wall Street stock indices extended an upward climb on optimism about a US-Iran agreement.Israelâs security cabinet met to discuss a ceasefire after the Israel-Lebanon talks mediated by the US in Washington on Tuesday. But the Israeli military continues to strike the country, with Netanyahu saying Israel was about to âoverwhelmâ the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, calling it a Hezbollah stronghold.Four Lebanese rescue workers were killed in consecutive Israeli strikes in the southern Lebanon village of Mayfadoun on Wednesday, paramedic groups said. Six others were wounded.The US militaryâs Middle East command Centcom said it stopped 10 vessels from sailing out of Iranian ports during the first 48 hours of the US naval blockade. But ship tracking data indicated at least three ships sailing from Iranian ports crossed the strait of Hormuz, though some vessels taking the route later turned back.The finance ministers of 11 countries including the UK and Japan called for âcoordinated emergency supportâ from the IMF and World Bank to help countries hit by disruptions from the Middle East war. Continue reading...
Leo doubles down on his message of peace as Trump and JD Vance continue to squabble with and insult the VaticanThe ongoing squabble between the Trump administration and the Vatican over the war in Iran took another twist on Wednesday when Pope Leo shared a message of peace and healing after the latest angry broadside from the White House.On Tuesday, JD Vance capped several days of insults by insinuating the pontiff was not being truthful in matters of theology, and did not understand the concept of war. Continue reading...
Republicans had hoped that Trumpâs 2025 tax cuts would be at the forefront of votersâ minds, but many have reportedly not noticed a differenceSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.It is Tax Day and Republicans are ramping up their efforts to highlight last yearâs sweeping tax cuts and turn them into political capital.Eric Swalwell officially resigned from Congress amid the threat of an expulsion vote and other misconduct allegations he has denied. A special election to fill his vacant seat will be held 18 August. At a Los Angeles press conference this morning, Lonna Drewes accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her in 2018, telling reporters she âdid not consent to any sexual activity.âThe House still needs to pass a bill to fund several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) subagencies, like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast Guard, amid a record-breaking partial government shutdown. The Senate advanced measure that remedies this funding lapse, but doesnât include money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol, has stalled in the lower chamber.Meanwhile, House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with JD Vance to remove Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment, should they determine he is no longer fit to serve. The measure, introduced by Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, follows a series of statements from Trump, including his recent warning that Iranâs âwhole civilization will dieâ if it did not capitulate to his demands, and a social media post that depicted him as Jesus Christ.Donald Trump has said that talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan over next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post. âYou should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and weâre more inclined to go there,â Trump was quoted as saying.The US state department said Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to launch direct negotiations at a mutually agreed-upon time and place. The state department âexpressed hopeâ that the meeting between Israel and Lebanon would âlead to peace agreementâ.The Senate will hold its confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, the presidentâs pick to fill the vacant seat of Federal Reserve chair, next week, on 21 April. Both Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are expected to probe Warsh about his wealth and ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as his views on the Fedâs independence.The justice department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of several leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, who were involved in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. In a court filing today, the department asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the convictions â a step further than moves Donald Trump made to commute the leadersâ prison sentences last January when he granted clemency to all defendants charged in the attack. Continue reading...
US military boasts blockade of the strait of Hormuz will incapacitate Iranâs economy; Trump says negotiations could return to PakistanUS-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump saysWelcome to the Guardianâs continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.The US military has said American forces have completely halted economic trade going in and out of Iran by sea through a blockade.An estimated 90% of Iranâs economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, U.S. forces have completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea.âDonald Trump has said that talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post. âSomething could be happening over the next two days, and weâre more inclined to go there,â Trump was quoted as saying.US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington on Tuesday were a âhistoric opportunityâ. He said that while every complexity would not be resolved immediately, he hoped the parties would begin to move forward.Lebanonâs president expressed hope that direct talks would lead to an end to his countryâs âsufferingâ after war erupted again between Israel and Hezbollah last month. âI hope that the meeting in Washington... will mark the beginning of the end of the suffering of the Lebanese people in general, and those in the south in particular,â president Joseph Aoun said in a statement, adding that âstability will not return to the south if Israel continues to occupy its landsâ.Lebanonâs top envoy to the US said the high-level diplomatic engagement between her country and Israel was âconstructive,â but urged an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants that has displaced thousands of Lebanese. After participating in Tuesdayâs talks with Rubio and Israelâs ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad said she had âunderscored the need to preserve our territorial integrity and state sovereigntyâ.The US will not renew a 30-day waiver of sanctions on Iranian oil at sea that expires this week officials told Reuters, as the US imposes a blockade on shipments from Iranian ports.UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz, Downing Street said. A spokesperson said: âThe summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends.âTrump criticised Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, a political ally, in an interview published on Tuesday for her unwillingness to help in the Iran war. âIâm shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,â he told Italian daily Corriere della Sera.Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt will meet Turkeyâs top diplomat this week for talks on regional matters, a ministry source told AFP on Tuesday. âThis is the third meeting of the four countries to discuss regional affairs, not specifically Hormuz,â said the source, who wished to remain anonymous.Hezbollah said it targeted 13 northern Israeli towns with rockets shortly after the start of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington. In a statement, the group said it targeted Kiryat Shmona, Metula and 11 other towns âwith simultaneous rocket salvosâ at 6.15pm.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said the underlying US economy remains strong and that growth could still exceed 3% or 3.5% this year despite the impact of the US-Israel war on Iran. Earlier on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its growth forecasts for 2026 based on the impact of the war and said any further escalation in the conflict could trigger a global recession. Bessent however cast cuts in global growth forecasts and higher inflation projections by the IMF and World Bank as an overreaction. Continue reading...
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says âif you fight, we will fightâ, reports state media, as US president also threatens to bomb Iranâs water treatment facilitiesJD Vance and US delegation leave Pakistan after failing to reach deal with IranPlaneloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iranâs 21 hours of talksA post about an hour ago on the Israel Defense Forces Telegram channel claimed that overnight, the IDF âidentified a rocket launcher positioned and ready to launch toward the State of Israel in the area of Jouaiyya in southern Lebanonâ.Shortly after the identification, the launcher was struck and dismantled in a rapid closure cycle, thwarting the launch before it could be carried out. Continue reading...
US and Iranian media report peace talks have begun in Islamabad, while Netanyahu says Israel remains committed to fighting IranUS and Iran hold talks in Islamabad as Pakistan seeks to broker peace dealUS officials claim Iran unable to find mines it laid in strait of HormuzThe UK will host a strait of Hormuz meeting next week, bringing together multiple countries aiming to restore free movement of ships through the strait, which has been blockaded by Iran since the beginning of the war and inflicted heavy damage on the global economy.A British official told AP that the meeting will oppose the idea of tolls being charged for passage through the waterway, as proposed by Iran as part of ceasefire negotiations. Continue reading...
First lady had called for a public hearing for survivors but a group of those affected say they have âdone their partâ and reiterate calls for Pam Bondi to be questionedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Melania Trump has been accused of âshifting the burdenâ onto sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinâs survivors after her extraordinary statement at the White House.Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports, and giving testimony.Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility, not justice.It also diverts attention from [former attorney general] Pam Bondi, who must answer for withheld files and the exposure of survivorsâ identities.Those failures continue to put lives at risk while shielding enablers. Survivors have done their part. Now itâs time for those in power to do theirs.The push from House Democrats to pass a war powers resolution by unanimous consent failed yesterday, after the pro forma speaker, Republican Chris Smith, did not recognize Democrats. It was always a tall order, given that pushback from even a single member would require Democrats to pursue a formal vote on the resolution.While itâs largely a symbolic move, Democrats in both chambers have vowed to hold votes again when Congress returns from recess next week. On the steps of the US Capitol, lower chamber Democrats appeared confident that when Congress returns from recess next week, they will have at least a couple of House GOP members who are willing to buck their party and pass the resolution.Donald Trump told NBC News that he is âvery optimisticâ a peace deal with Iran was within reach as a diplomatic delegation led by his vice-president JD Vance prepared to head to Pakistan for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the war this weekend. Iranâs leaders âtalk much differently when youâre at a meeting than they do to the press. Theyâre much more reasonable,â the president said, in line with his administrationâs narrative that thereâs a disconnect between what Tehran says publicly and privately. Continue reading...
Prime minister explicitly blames US president for British consumersâ higher bills as he concludes tour of Gulf statesGood morning. Keir Starmer is wrapping up his three-day tour of Gulf states today, and we are starting some conclusions. What we have not got is any sort of plan for a resolution of the Iran war; Starmer is not one of the main protagonists in this conflict, what he has said publicly about his talks with Gulf leaders has consisted largely of platitudes, we still have no idea about when, if or how the strait of Hormuz will fully open, and the outcome will be determined by Iran and a rash and unpredictable US president.But Starmer has been giving some thought to how the UK should respond to the era of global uncertainty we now find ourselves in and he has set out some of his thinking in an article for the Guardian. The full piece is here. Continue reading...
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade strikes as Trump tells US media he has asked Netanyahu to be more âlow-keyâ in Lebanon. Follow live newsNetanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikesJapan plans to release 20 daysâ worth of oil reserves from May, prime minister Sanae Takaichi told a cabinet meeting on Friday, to ensure stable domestic supply as conflict in the region continues disrupts global supply.Japan is dependent on the Middle East for around 95% of its oil. It began releasing reserves on March 16 unilaterally and in coordination with other nations under a plan to make available enough oil to last 50 days. The new release of 20 days worth is additional. Continue reading...
Secretary general says Trump âclearly disappointedâ with alliance as US media report White House is considering a plan to âpunishâ some membersThe US president, Donald Trump, has once again lashed out against Nato after a tense and lengthy meeting with the allianceâs secretary general, Mark Rutte, who admitted Trump was âclearly disappointedâ with allies over their refusal to get involved in Iran.In another angry ALL CAPS post on social media overnight, Trump said:âNATO WASNâT THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WONâT BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!â Continue reading...
Pakistanâs PM had said the ceasefire would cover Lebanon; Iran says passage through the strait of Hormuz will be allowed for the next 2 weeks. Follow the latest newsUS and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of HormuzIran war ceasefire announcement â what we know so farIsrael supports Donald Trumpâs decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but said the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs office said on Wednesday.The office said Israel backed the US move, provided Tehran immediately opens the strait of Hormuz and stops attacks against the United States, Israel and countries in the region.Iranâs Supreme National Security Council said it had conditionally accepted a two-week ceasefire if attacks agains Iran are halted.Iranâs foreign minister said passage through the strait of Hormuz will be allowed for the next 2 weeks under Iranian military management.Iranian state media said negotiations with the US would be held in Islamabad to finalise details of an agreement, with the aim of âconfirming Iranâs battlefield achievementsâ. Talks will begin on Friday 10 April and may be extended, state media reported. State media also reported that talks with the US do not amount to the end of the war.Pakistani prime minister Shebaz Sharif announced that Iran, the US and their allies agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon. Sharif has been a key figure in attempting to reach a diplomatic solution between the two warring parties. In his statement, Sharif invited delegations to Islamabad on âFriday, 10th April 2026, to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputesâ.Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli welcomed the ceasefire but said fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon was not part of it.Trump said Iran had proposed a âworkableâ 10-point peace plan. According to Iranian state media, the ten-point proposal includes a number of conditions that the US has in the past rejected. Among them are controlled transit through strait of Hormuz coordinated with Iranian armed forces and withdrawal of all US forces from regional bases. The plan would also require the lifting of all primary and secondary sanctions, payment of full compensation to Iran and release of all frozen Iranian assets.Iranian state media also said the 10-point plan for securing an end to the war would require Washington to accept its uranium enrichment program, a previous red line for the Trump administration.Even as the ceasefire was proposed, missile alerts continued in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Israel. Continue reading...
The US president has threatened to bomb power plants and bridges unless Iran reopens the strait of Hormuz. Plus, the US origins of Mexicoâs toxic waste problemGood morning.Israel has told Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use the countryâs railways on Tuesday, after Donald Trumpâs threats to destroy Iranâs bridges and power plants unless a deal is reached by Tuesday evening.How are negotiations to end the war going? They appeared to be faltering. Iran, which has submitted its own 10-point peace plan, said it wanted a permanent end to the war, not a ceasefire.What is the latest on oil prices? Oil traded at more than $110 a barrel on Tuesday.This is a developing story. Follow our liveblog for updates. Continue reading...
Threat comes after US president said he would bomb power plants and bridges if Iran did not reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis â live updatesIsrael warned Iranians this morning that their lives would be at risk if they use the countryâs railways on Tuesday before the end of a negotiating deadline imposed by Donald Trump with a threat to destroy Iranâs bridges and power plants.Israelâs military, writing in Farsi, said in a social media post that âfrom this momentâ â 8.50am Iran time â and âuntil 21:00 Iran timeâ Iranians should refrain from âtraveling by train throughout Iranâ for the sake of their own security. Continue reading...
US demands Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz while Tehran rejects 45-day ceasefire proposal and insists it wants permanent end to conflictTalks to end Iran war appear to falter a day before Trump deadlineHello and welcome to our continuing live coverage of the US-Israel war on Iran and its consequences for the region, the world and the global economy.Donald Trump said he was ânot at allâ concerned about committing possible war crimes as he again threatened to destroy Iranâs bridges and power plants if Tehran does not meet his Tuesday 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.The UN security council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the strait of Hormuz but in significantly watered-down form after veto-wielding China opposed authorising force, Reuters is reporting, citing diplomats.The Israeli military said early on Tuesday it had completed an âair strike waveâ aimed at damaging Iranian regime infrastructure in Tehran and additional areas across Iran. It said soon after that missiles were launched at Israel from Iran and defensive systems were operating to incept them.Israelâs military also said it carried out strikes on three airports in Tehran, targeting several Iranian planes and helicopters.The World Health Organisation suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt via the Rafah crossing after a contract worker for WHO was killed in Gaza on Monday. Separately, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people outside a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials said. Before the strikes some Palestinians had clashed with members of an Israeli-backed militia who they said attacked the school, Reuters cited medics and residents as saying.Oil prices extended their rises on Tuesday amid Trumpâs heightened rhetoric against Iran. The head of the IMF, meanwhile, said the war would lead to âhigher inflation and slower global growthâ.The head of International Committee of the Red Cross said that âdeliberate threats ... against essential civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities must not become the new norm in warfareâ. Mirjana Spoljaric said, without singling out any country or leader: âAny war fought without limits is incompatible with the law.âIsrael said it struck Iranâs largest petrochemical complex on Monday. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the facility had been âdestroyedâ and his country was âsystematically eliminating the Revolutionary Guardsâ money machineâ.The intelligence chief of Iranâs Revolutionary Guards, Maj Gen Majid Khademi, was killed in US-Israeli strikes at dawn on Monday, the Guards said.Saudi Arabia intercepted seven ballistic missiles launched towards its eastern region and debris fell in the vicinity of energy facilities, the defence ministry of said on Tuesday.Two blasts were reportedly heard near the Erbil airport â which hosts advisers from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition â in Iraqâs northern Kurdistan region, an Agence France-Presse journalist said. Continue reading...
US president criticises Australia, Japan and South Korea; chance of Cyclone Maila hitting Queensland at the weekend is rising, BoM says. Follow todayâs news liveTropical Cyclone Maila could hit the coast of far north Queensland this weekend three weeks after the same area was smashed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the Bureau of Meteorology said last night.It was tracking halfway between Solomon Islands and Papua New Gunea at 10.45pm last night, according to the latest update from the bureau.Maila is expected to remain well away from the Queensland coast during the next few days, but confidence is increasing in Maila moving towards the far north Queensland coast later in the week, potentially crossing the coast on the weekend. Continue reading...
Iranâs parliamentary speaker decries US presidentâs âreckless movesâ after expletive-ridden threat; Israeli PM says Trump âexpressed his appreciation for Israelâs helpâTrump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face âhellââUnhinged madmanâ: US politicians react to Trump Iran threatIranâs central military command has warned of âmuch more devastatingâ retaliation if the US hits civilian targets.If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the next stages of our offensive and retaliatory operations will be much more devastating and widespread.â Continue reading...