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International

Iran and US step up attacks and threaten to escalate

Financial incentives for Iran, inspections of its nuclear facilities, control of the strait and Israel’s parallel war in Lebanon have all been disputed.
Global Enterprise

Trump, Republican senator engage in shouting match over Iran war

A Lebanese official and two foreign officials working in Lebanon say the Iran-US deal reached on Jun 17, 2026, has left the Lebanese state in its weakest position yet.
International

New Lebanon-Israel talks to begin, in shadow of US-Iran deal

US Vice-President JD Vance speaks after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, Emmen, Switzerland, June 22, 2026.
International

Vance says US-Iran talks lay ‘good foundation’ for final peace deal

US Vice-President JD Vance (centre) and White House envoy Jared Kushner (left) at the US-Iran talks in the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland on Jun 21.
Global Enterprise

Fresh Trump threat angers Teheran, as US-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland

Trump says that Israel has been fighting Hizbollah, the Iran-aligned Lebanese militia, for “too long”.
International

Trump criticises Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians

A gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – while talks begin over Iran’s nuclear programme – leaves a lot of room for disputes and misunderstandings.
Opinion & Features

A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors

Trump said US Vice-President JD Vance could sign the deal for the United States.
Global Enterprise

Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger

USS Michael Murphy launches missiles from an unknown location, as the US struck multiple targets overnight in Iran on Jun 10.
Global Enterprise

US, Iran trade attacks for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire; Teheran says it closed Hormuz

Iran’s state media cited a military source as saying that no offensive air military operations had been conducted in the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours.
Global Enterprise

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

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