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Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attend the negotiation at the Bürgenstock Resort on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Swiss officials said ‘preparatory work’ is underway despite the new delay

The agreement between the U.S. and Iran promises to resume traffic, but a full return to pre-war transit levels could take until the end of the year

The deal between Washington and Tehran fails to meet any of Israel’s objectives and leaves the prime minister alienated from Trump and with no achievements to sell four months before the elections

The previous pact contained guarantees similar to those believed to be under discussion now, but in a political context far less conducive to agreement

The annual meeting of the group of advanced economies will take the pulse of the transatlantic tie and address the wars in Iran and Ukraine, as well as the relationship with China

The L.A. neighborhood, a meeting point for its large Persian community, receives the national team uncomfortably as it makes its debut against New Zealand

On Monday, the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter precipitated the biggest exchange of fire since the truce

After nearly four months of conflict, the two countries have agreed to extend the ceasefire, which they will sign on Friday in Switzerland. Pakistan says the parties have committed to an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon

The US president says he has called off attacks and that the final details of negotiations ‘have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved’

Trump threatens a new round of attacks on Thursday if Tehran does not accept his terms for peace

Tehran said it had launched its own attacks on sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation, further complicating the prospects of a lasting ceasefire

Some residents of Dahieh hope Iran’s strikes will halt the Israeli offensive, while others come and go under the threat of bombs

The quagmire of the military campaign is widening the strategic differences between the two allies, which were laid bare by Israel’s bombing campaign, carried out against the US president’s wishes

Israel’s campaign has driven a quarter of the country’s population from their homes in just three months

The stalemate in Middle East negotiations is testing Capitol Hill’s patience and triggering a revolt among lawmakers who aren’t seeking re‑election in November — and therefore no longer fear the president’s wrath

The defense minister says troops will hold positions and have US backing to strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks Israeli territory

The British historian, who has announced a work on the Battle of Britain and predicts a war in the Baltic, devotes his new book to the role of the Siberian holy man in the collapse of the Romanov Russian empire

The cessation of hostilities, conditional on Hezbollah stopping its attacks on Israel, opens the door to renewed negotiations between the US and Tehran

The number of ships managing to cross the strait has risen in the past two weeks, though it remains far below pre-war levels

The Navy is increasing its capabilities to protect submarine cables and pipes amid growing fear of sabotage

Three months after the first U.S. and Israeli strikes, Washington more than ever needs a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

A survey by ‘The Washington Post’ and the University of Maryland reveals concerns about the role of immigration authorities in the tournament

One hundred and fifty-six people, over 100 of them children, died in the deadliest attack of the war against Iran, which preliminary investigations blame on US missiles

White House sources say the draft memorandum, still pending Trump’s approval, would extend the truce for 60 days and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz