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The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran
The US president said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or control.
- by David Crowe
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Everything you need to know about the US-Iran peace deal
The full details of the agreement, hammered out between the two sides over the weekend, are yet to be revealed but the key issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz may have been resolved.
- by Staff reporter
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Middle East at war
‘Let the oil flow’: Trump says Iran, US have reached peace deal
The details remain the subject of conjecture as Iran said the final agreement would be negotiated over the next 60 days, amid debate in Israel about whether Trump had given too much away.
- by David Crowe
US, Iran inch closer to deal, timing remains unclear
Donald Trump forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting but Tehran cast doubt over the timing.
- by Phil Stewart, Eman Abouhassira and Saad Sayeed
Analysis
Middle East at war
Will Trump’s 39th Iran promise be another fanciful claim or the real deal?
The US president often makes public threats of a return to all-out war, only to later pull back dramatically. Then come grand statements – and yet no resolution emerges.
- by Iona Cleave
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Middle East at war
‘Never been closer’: US, Iran signal peace deal near as Tehran claims victory
US President Donald Trump shared a post about an agreement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, who later told state TV that “Iran is the winner of the war”.
- by Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
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Middle East at war
‘Great settlement’: Trump calls off Iran strikes, claims peace deal could be signed this weekend
The US president has again claimed a deal to end the war is close, but Iran countered that it had not reached a final decision on an agreement.
- by Humeyra Pamuk, Parisa Hafezi and Susan Heavey
US-Iran war as it happened: Strait of Hormuz closed; US ends latest round of strikes on Iran; Albanese ‘deeply concerned’; Oil prices rise
The US has launched airstrikes against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of the American attack helicopter. Follow our live coverage.
- by Isabel McMillan and Alexander Darling
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Middle East at war
Analysis suggests precision US strikes on Iranian water facility
It is unclear if the US intentionally struck the water facilities or knew what was in the buildings.
- by Christoph Koettl and Christiaan Triebert
US military strikes ‘multiple targets’ in Iran in latest escalation of tensions
The latest wave of strikes come hours after President Donald Trump said Iran would “pay the price” for taking too long to negotiate a peace deal.
- by Jon Gambrell and Michelle Price
Analysis
Middle East at war
Trump claims he calls ‘all the shots’. Netanyahu and Iran have other ideas
As soon as the US president declared an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Iran, the two countries undercut his latest boast about dictating the terms of a truce.
- by David Crowe