What to know about Trump’s 15-point plan to end the Iran war
Trump has outlined a pathway to de-escalation in the Middle East
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‘non-hostile’ ships can pass through Strait of Hormuz
Five vessels were tracked transiting the waterway via their automatic identification systems, down from an average of 120 daily transits …
US war latest: Tehran says ‘non-hostile’ ships can pass through strait as Trump offers 15-point peace plan
Pentagon to send about 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East
Middle East crisis live: Iran launches strikes on US bases in Gulf; oil prices drop after Trump ‘peace plan’ report
Iran Guards said they fired missiles at Israel and US forces in bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain; crude oil …
No Israel prosecutions for killing Palestinian civilians in occupied West Bank since start of decade
Dozens of former Israeli military, police and spy chiefs describe situation as ‘organised Jewish terrorism’Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael …
Israel strikes Iran, Trump says US negotiating to end war
Israel struck the Iranian capital Tehran, Israeli military and Iranian media said, as President Donald Trump said the US was …
British troops shoot down 14 Iranian ‘kamikaze’ drones fired at allied base in Iraq
The drones were struck down from the Erbil base, where British troops are stationed
Donald Trump thanks Iran for ‘very big present’ but he won’t say what it is
'It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. And I’m not going to tell you what …
UK offers to host international summit on reopening strait of Hormuz
Defence chiefs have been discussing how to unblock the conduit for about a fifth of the world’s oil suppliesThe UK …
Tangled trail probably leads from Golders Green ambulance attack to Tehran
British investigators are circumspect but experts and security officials say incident has hallmarks of Iranian intelligenceMiddle East crisis – live …
Trump wants out of this war, Israel doesn’t. This is a win for Iran
With petrol prices surging at home, Trump wants to extract the US from the war he started and may leave …
It will seize parts of southern Lebanon as ‘defensive buffer’
Hopes of de-escalation dim as Israeli PM also vows to keep striking Iran, even as Trump talks up deal hopesMiddle …
Iran vows to fight for a ‘complete victory’ after rebuffing Trump claims of peace talks
The Islamic Republic says it will not back down as pressure builds for the conflict to end as global oil …
Who is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf? Trump’s ‘hot option’ to lead Iran
The 64-year-old is reportedly being considered as a potential successor to the ayatollah – one whom the US could deal …
Diplomatic sources say negotiations may begin in Islamabad next week, though no
Diplomatic sources say negotiations may begin in Islamabad next week, though no formal agreement is in placeMiddle East crisis – …
Middle East violence continues after Trump claims ‘very good’ talks with Iran
Israel and Gulf states targeted and Iran hit by airstrikes as Tehran denies negotiations are taking place to end warMiddle …
Middle East crisis live: Iran dismisses Trump claim of talks; von der Leyen says global energy situation is ‘critical’
Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ held with US, as Trump postpones energy strikes for five daysTrump claims ‘productive’ talks …
US war latest: Tehran strikes Israel and US Gulf allies after calling Trump peace talks ‘fake news’
Donald Trump says the US and Iran have held talks about a ‘total resolution of hostilities’
Iran has finally exposed the limits of Trump’s power
A five-day ‘pause’ allows Gulf nations to find dwindling air defences, buys Iran’s decentralised military system respite and gives Trump …
Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, …