Iran Deal

• Il Presidente Trump ha dichiarato mercoledì di essere 'cautamente ottimista' riguardo a un potenziale accordo tra Stati Uniti e Iran a seguito di 'conversazioni molto positive nelle ultime 24 ore', che potrebbero prevedere la cessione di uranio da parte dell'Iran, la rimozione delle sanzioni statunitensi e la riapertura dello Stretto di Hormuz. • Trump ha lanciato un ultimatum di una settimana su X, avvertendo che 'se non accetteranno, inizieranno i bombardamenti' con un 'livello e un'intensità molto più alti rispetto al passato'. • L'Iran sta esaminando la proposta di pace degli Stati Uniti, come riportato nei continui sforzi diplomatici, mentre circolano affermazioni secondo cui gli Stati Uniti avrebbero già vinto la guerra contro l'Iran.

Gli Stati Uniti e l'Iran hanno fornito messaggi contrastanti sulla probabilità che un accordo venga raggiunto a breve. • Gli USA e l'Iran hanno offerto messaggi divergenti sullo stato dei negoziati per porre fine alla guerra, con Donald Trump che ha segnalato che i colloqui sono "molto buoni" e un accordo "molto possibile". • La notizia di un possibile accordo è seguita al brusco ripensamento di Trump su un'operazione militare statunitense per guidare le navi fuori dallo stretto di Hormuz, denominata "Project Freedom". Trump ha dichiarato che la decisione di sospendere la missione martedì – due giorni dopo il suo lancio – era volta a dare una possibilità alla pace, ma NBC ha riferito che l'operazione è stata sospesa dopo che l'Arabia Saudita ha rifiutato di permettere all'esercito statunitense di utilizzare le proprie basi e lo spazio aereo. Funzionari USA hanno riferito all'emittente americana che gli alleati del Golfo sono rimasti spiazzati dall'improvviso annuncio del Project Freedom, e che ciò ha irritato la leadership dell'Arabia Saudita. • Il presidente iraniano, Masoud Pezeshkian, ha detto al suo omologo francese, Emmanuel Macron, che il comportamento degli Stati Uniti ha "deviato il percorso della diplomazia verso minacce, pressioni e sanzioni" e che Teheran non poteva fidarsi di Washington. In un comunicato diffuso da Press TV, l'emittente statale iraniana, Pezeshkian ha affermato che l'Iran ha intrapreso il dialogo con gli USA per due volte e che "in entrambe le occasioni, aggressioni militari contro l'Iran sono avvenute parallelamente ai negoziati. Tale comportamento equivale a 'pugnalate alle spalle'". • L'Iran ha negato ogni coinvolgimento nei danni a un'imbarcazione gestita dalla Corea del Sud nello stretto di Hormuz, colpita da un'esplosione e un incendio lunedì. Trump ha attribuito l'incidente a un attacco iraniano, mentre il ministero degli Esteri della Corea del Sud ha dichiarato che la causa dell'incendio sarà confermata solo dopo l'ispezione del nave. L'ambasciata iraniana a Seoul ha rilasciato una dichiarazione stamattina respingendo le accuse, affermando che il passaggio sicuro attraverso la via d'acqua richiede il rigoroso rispetto delle normative iraniane. • I danni e le distruzioni inflitte ai siti militari statunitensi in tutto il Medio Oriente durante la guerra sono molto superiori a quanto pubblicamente riconosciuto dall'amministrazione Trump o precedentemente riportato, secondo un'analisi del Washington Post. Esaminando le immagini satellitari, il giornale ha scoperto che i raid aerei iraniani hanno danneggiato o distrutto almeno 228 strutture o attrezzature USA, tra cui hangar, caserme, depositi di carburante, aerei e attrezzature chiave per radar, comunicazioni e difesa aerea. Il US Central Command ha rifiutato di commentare il rapporto. • In Libano, dove un cessate il fuoco ha chiaramente fallito nel fermare i combattimenti tra Israele e Hezbollah, tre persone sono state uccise stamattina in attacchi israeliani a Nabatieh, nel sud del paese, secondo l'Agenzia Nazionale di Notizie libanese. L'esercito israeliano ha dichiarato che uno dei suoi soldati è rimasto gravemente ferito ieri da un drone di Hezbollah carico di esplosivo nel sud del Libano, senza specificare il luogo dell'attacco. • A Gaza, dove un altro cessate il fuoco sembra sgretolarsi, un attacco aereo israeliano ha ucciso Azzam Khalil al-Hayya, figlio del leader dell'ufficio politico di Hamas e capo negoziatore Khalil al-Hayya, secondo l'alto funzionario di Hamas Basim Naim. Azzam è deceduto stamattina per le ferite riportate in un attacco israeliano di ieri sera, ha riportato Reuters. È il quarto figlio del capo di Hamas in esilio a Gaza a essere ucciso in attacchi israeliani.

• Il presidente Trump ha avvertito l'Iran mercoledì di possibili attacchi militari di 'livello superiore' in caso di rifiuto di un accordo di pace, ritenendo però che colloqui diretti in Pakistan siano 'troppo prematuri', nonostante i progressi riportati nelle negoziazioni per porre fine alla guerra. • Gli Stati Uniti hanno sospeso la breve missione Project Freedom per guidare le navi attraverso lo Stretto di Hormuz dopo la ripresa degli attacchi iraniani contro le imbarcazioni e gli alleati statunitensi nel Golfo, i primi dopo quasi un mese. • Il Segretario di Stato Marco Rubio ha accusato l'Iran di tenere in ostaggio l'economia globale minacciando le navi, posando mine marine e imponendo pedaggi sulla vitale via d'acqua, definendo la prossima risoluzione dell'ONU un test cruciale.

Il Presidente lancia un nuovo ultimatum nonostante le affermazioni degli Stati Uniti di aver fatto progressi nei negoziati interrotti con Teheran Crisi in Medio Oriente – aggiornamenti in diretta Il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Donald Trump, ha lanciato un nuovo ultimatum, intimando all'Iran di accettare un accordo per porre fine alla guerra in Medio Oriente o affrontare una nuova ondata di bombardamenti USA "a un livello e con un'intensità molto più elevati rispetto al passato". L'annuncio sui social media di mercoledì è l'ultimo di una rapida serie di cambiamenti politici drammatici e spesso contraddittori, ed è arrivato mentre circolavano notizie secondo cui gli Stati Uniti avrebbero dichiarato progressi nei negoziati bloccati tra Teheran e Washington. Continua a leggere...

• Gli indici azionari indiani sono cresciuti nettamente il 6 maggio 2026, con il Sensex in rialzo di 940,73 punti (1,22%) chiudendo a 77.958,52 e il Nifty cresciuto di 298,15 punti (1,24%) a 24.330,95, spinti dall'ottimismo per i potenziali negoziati di pace tra USA e Iran e dal calo dei prezzi del petrolio greggio. • I titoli bancari hanno guidato il rally a seguito dell'approvazione da parte del Gabinetto dell'Unione di un programma di garanzia del credito di emergenza del valore di 15.800 crore di rupie per sostenere le imprese in difficoltà di liquidità, con Hero MotoCorp in rialzo del 2,6% e Mahindra & Mahindra in crescita del 3,1% grazie ai solidi utili trimestrali. • Anche gli indici di mercato più ampi hanno acquisito slancio, con il Nifty smallcap100 e il midcap100 in rialzo rispettivamente dello 0,9% e dell'1,1%, sebbene i titoli FMCG abbiano subito un calo a causa dell'attenuazione delle tensioni geopolitiche in Asia occidentale che avevano precedentemente spinto il Brent crude a 115 dollari al barile.

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti sospende brevemente l'operazione 'Project Freedom' per la scorta di navi attraverso lo stretto di Hormuz Business live – ultimi aggiornamenti I prezzi del petrolio sono scesi e i mercati azionari hanno recuperato mentre Donald Trump ha vantato i "grandi progressi" verso un "accordo finale" con l'Iran, mentre ha accelerato lo slancio del trading guidato dall'IA. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti ha dichiarato che sospenderà brevemente la sua operazione "Project Freedom" di scorta alle navi attraverso lo stretto di Hormuz, che trasporta circa un quinto dell'offerta globale di petrolio ed è stato bloccato dall'Iran dalla fine di febbraio, scatenando una crisi energetica. Continua a leggere...

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti mette in pausa il ‘Project Freedom’ per lavorare a un ‘accordo finale’ con Teheran; le borse cavalcano l'euforia per l'AI

• Il presidente Trump ha annunciato martedì sera la sospensione di 'Project Freedom', l'operazione di scorta alle navi nello Stretto di Hormuz, citando i 'grandi progressi' verso un accordo completo con l'Iran e le richieste di Pakistan e altri paesi. • Trump ha dichiarato che la sospensione durerà 'per un breve periodo di tempo per vedere se l'Accordo potrà essere finalizzato e firmato', pur mantenendo in vigore il blocco navale statunitense dei porti iraniani. • La mossa rappresenta un cambiamento significativo nella postura conflittuale di Trump verso l'Iran dopo mesi di escalation militare, sebbene il Segretario di Stato Marco Rubio abbia continuato a criticare l'Iran per aver di fatto chiuso il passaggio strategico del petrolio.

Islamabad has reportedly switched to lower-profile role but believes peace can make progress without face-to-face meetingsPakistan is passing proposals between Iran and the US to keep talks alive behind the scenes and inch towards a peace agreement, officials and experts say.Pakistani officials say that they are conscious of the fact that at stake is not only regional peace, but the health of the global economy and the livelihoods of millions of the poorest people in the world – including in Pakistan, whose monthly energy import bill has almost tripled as a result of the war. Continue reading...

Washington facing long economic war or risky military action to reopen strait of Hormuz – which may now be more valuable to Iran than a nuclear weaponDonald Trump is learning first-hand about the perils of mission creep.The US-Israel war in Iran has just passed its eighth week – twice as long as the president predicted it would take when US warplanes launched their joint attack with Israeli forces to decapitate the Iranian leadership and paralyse its military. The military attacks were successful. The predictions about the political cause-and-effect to follow were not. Continue reading...

• U.S. stock futures fell 0.46% Monday morning as Iran declined to engage in peace talks with the Trump administration, escalating geopolitical tensions. • Oil prices climbed to $95 per barrel, up from $86 three days prior, reflecting market concerns over potential supply disruptions from the Iran conflict. • Despite the geopolitical headwinds, markets have shown resilience with strong corporate earnings growth at 17% annually offsetting valuation pressures.

FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended periodBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices rose sharply and European stock markets fell on Monday, after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel hit hopes for a peace deal.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by as much as 5% on Monday to $95.50 (£70.75) a barrel. Continue reading...

• US President Donald Trump warned Iran of 'no more Mr Nice Guy' and threatened new strikes if no deal is agreed by Wednesday, following stalled talks over nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz. • Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz until the US lifts its blockade, with Revolutionary Guard navy confirming the move amid risks to global oil shipments; 13 US service members killed in related conflict. • Negotiations in Islamabad saw US propose 20-year Iranian nuclear suspension, countered by Iran's 3-5 year halt offer; Tehran reports progress but fundamental gaps remain per speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

• President Trump signals he will not extend Iran's ceasefire deadline if a comprehensive deal is not reached by Wednesday, warning of renewed military action including 'dropping bombs' if negotiations fail. • Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz now open due to a U.S. Navy blockade and pointedly rejects NATO's offer of assistance, highlighting America's unilateral stance in Middle East tensions. • The escalating pressure on Iran represents a significant shift in Trump administration foreign policy and challenges traditional alliance structures in addressing regional security threats.

• President Trump expressed optimism that an Iran peace deal is 'looking very good,' signaling potential near-term resolution to the US-Iran conflict that has destabilized financial markets. • Investors are actively weighing the likelihood and terms of a potential Iran truce as a key variable influencing near-term market direction and energy price trajectories. • Geopolitical risk premiums embedded in oil prices and equity valuations could face significant repricing if a comprehensive ceasefire agreement is formally announced.

• S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% and the benchmark notched back-to-back record highs as growing speculation that a deal to end the US-Iran war is nearing prompts traders to take on more risk. • The index is on course for a third week of gains exceeding 3%, with the S&P up nearly 8% month to date, marking a stunning reversal following mounting signs of US-Iran deescalation. • The market rally reflects relief over potential resolution of the conflict that has roiled energy markets, with traders increasingly positioning for a ceasefire outcome.

• Donald Trump announced a major ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon while signaling progress toward a potential nuclear deal with Iran. • The development represents a significant diplomatic initiative amid broader Middle East tensions and ongoing US-Iran negotiations. • The ceasefire comes as regional dynamics continue to shift with multiple diplomatic channels active simultaneously.

US president will need to show heavy costs of war were worthwhile while Iran must choose between instant and delayed gratification Middle East crisis – live updatesIf talks between Iran and the US reconvene within the next few days in Islamabad, Donald Trump will have two major political hurdles to overcome – first showing that any deal he secures is better than the one signed by Barack Obama in 2015 and from which he withdraw in 2018, and secondly proving the deal is more favourable than the one on offer in Geneva in February before he launched his war.Otherwise he will have inflicted massive damage on the world economy when alternatives were available that were less costly in blood and treasure. He will also have to show that Iran has made no permanent gain by taking control of shipping passing through the strait of Hormuz. These are the yardsticks, or tests, around which his negotiating team will be keeping an anxious eye. Continue reading...

JD Vance leads American delegation while Iran’s negotiators headed up by Iran’s parliamentary speakerPeace talks between Iran and the US began in Islamabad this afternoon, with senior negotiators from both countries meeting face to face at the highest level for the first time since 1979, in the presence of mediators from Pakistan.Pakistani state TV said US and Iranian officials were “sitting directly at the same table” – which was later confirmed by the White House – and discussions were beginning in a positive atmosphere, despite fighting ongoing in Lebanon. Continue reading...

Foreign secretary to address City leaders in London as Israel intensifies bombing and Vance says Lebanon is not part of dealMiddle East crisis – live updatesLebanon must be included in the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, the British foreign secretary will say, as a two-week pause in the conflict hangs in the balance.Addressing an event at the Mansion House in London, Yvette Cooper is expected to say there “must be no return to conflict” after the ceasefire announced by the US president, Donald Trump, late on Tuesday. Continue reading...

President threatens in Truth Social post to annihilate Iran if government ignores deadline to reopen strait of HormuzUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump on Tuesday morning threatened to completely annihilate the entirety of Iranian civilization should their government ignore his 8pm ET deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz.“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” he US president posted on Truth Social about the country with more than 90 million people. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.” Continue reading...

Iran launches missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait after US president says regime will face ‘all hell’Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second dayIran has rejected Donald Trump’s demand that the regime cut a deal in 48 hours or face “all hell”.On Saturday, the US president posted on social media: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” referring to an ultimatum issued on 26 March.The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that Israel attacked Iran’s petrochemical plants after reports from Iranian media saying at least five people were killed in an attack on the Mahshahr petrochemical zone.US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day as Iran came under heavy bombing. A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over Iran during the five-week-long war.American and Israeli fighter jets targeted multiple strategic and civilian sites inside Iran’s capital on Friday afternoon, including Shahid Beheshti University, one of the country’s leading academic institutions, Iranian state media reported.The death toll in Lebanon has reached 1,422 since the conflict with Israel began on 2 March, according to data from the Lebanese health ministry and reported by the Associated Press. In just the past 24 hours, Israeli strikes have killed 54 people and wounded 156.The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that its air defense forces successfully intercepted eight ballistic missiles and 19 drones over the last 24 hours. However, on Sunday a fire has erupted in the Shuwaikh oil sector complex that houses the oil ministry and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation headquarters, after a drone attack, and Kuwaiti state media reported that two power and water desalination plants sustained “significant material damage” after being attacked by Iranian drones.A Lebanese security source at the main crossing between Syria and Lebanon, said they were evacuating the crossing after Israel threatened to attack it. The Israeli military said on Saturday it would strike an area near the Masnaa crossing urging residents to evacuate immediately as it continued its attacks across Lebanon.Residents of southern Lebanon’s Kfar Hatta were told on social media by Israel to immediately leave the area, and warned that the Israeli military would soon act “with force” in the area. Continue reading...

US president warns Iran after strike; UN vote on authorizing the use of ‘defensive’ force to protect shipping in the strait of Hormuz delayedFull report: Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge Continue reading...

• President Donald Trump stated on March 31 that the US military campaign against Iran could conclude within two to three weeks, saying 'We'll be leaving very soon' from the Oval Office. • Trump emphasized no diplomatic deal with Tehran is required, insisting the goal is to render Iran unable to develop nuclear weapons and 'put into the stone ages' before withdrawal. • The announcement signals an extension beyond the initial four-to-six week timeline amid reordered Middle East dynamics, disrupted global energy markets, and impacts on Trump's presidency.

• US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy Iran's Kharg Island crude oil export hub, along with oil wells and power plants, unless Tehran quickly accepts a deal to end the US-Israeli war. • The threat of potential US ground operations to seize Kharg Island is creating significant tremors through financial and energy markets, as well as raising concerns among neighbouring Gulf countries. • Trump expressed hope about talks with a "more reasonable regime" in Tehran on his Truth Social network, an apparent reference to new leadership despite the month-long war failing to dislodge the Islamic Republic.

• President Donald Trump warned Monday via Truth Social that if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz and a deal is not reached "shortly," the US will "blow up and completely obliterate" Iran's electric generating plants, oil wells, and Kharg Island. • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington is close to achieving its objectives in Iran "in a matter of weeks" and that Trump has "a number of options available" to prevent Iran from controlling the strategic waterway. • The threat comes as 3,500 US Marines and sailors aboard the USS Tripoli arrive in the Middle East, joining over 50,000 American troops already in the region, with hundreds of Navy SEALs also deployed.

US president claims Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side; US military command claims to have damaged or destroyed over two-thirds of Iran’s missile, drone and naval production facilitiesIran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own amid push for talksAnalysis: Trump pitches Iran peace plan but military buildups rarely veer to off-rampChina’s foreign minister has said that a “glimmer of hope” for peace has emerged due to moves to stop the war in the Middle East, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting.Wang Yi urged dialogue in separate calls with his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts, suggesting that both Tehran and Washington had shown signals they were willing to return to the negotiating table.Speaking of negotiations now is an admission of defeat.Prolonging this war would only result in further casualties and needless losses, leading to a further spillover of the conflict. Continue reading...

Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war Middle East crisis – live updatesBritain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war, the Guardian can reveal.Powell thought that progress had been made in Geneva and that the deal proposed by Iran was “surprising”, according to sources. Continue reading...