Hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran have dimmed after Donald Trump dismissed Iran’s latest response to the US peace proposal as “totally unacceptable”.
Tehran insists the American plan amounted to surrender and is demanding guarantees against future attacks, while tensions continue to spill across the region.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon are intensifying, oil prices are climbing sharply again and concerns are growing over the security of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump rejects Iran’s latest ceasefire response, calling it “totally unacceptable”
Iran demands sovereignty guarantees over Hormuz in a counterproposal to the US
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack wins BAFTA award after BBC rejection
Brent crude rises above $105 amid fears of escalating Iran conflict
Trump says call with Netanyahu was ‘very nice’ amid Iran tensions
Israeli air strikes continue across southern Lebanon as casualties mount
Hezbollah drone attack kills an Israeli soldier near the Lebanon border
Multinational talks held on restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz
Iran executes a man accused of spying for the CIA and Mossad
Hezbollah reportedly using fibre-optic drones to evade Israeli jamming systems
Iran says the US has not issued World Cup visas for Iranian players
Lebanese Prime Minister says Bint Jbeil “has become a version of Gaza”
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