Archives for April, 2026

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag hangs amidst the rubble of a building of the Sharif University of Technology, which was damaged in a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 7, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's shattered economy means any success in war may be fleeting

Reuters

Ali Bahreini, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Iran to approach peace talks with US with caution, Iranian ambassador to UN says

Reuters

A petrol station in Toulouse, France, this month. Consumers worldwide are banking on a drop in fuel prices with the Iran ceasefire

Iran truce spurs hopes for world economy, but recovery will be rocky

Agence France-Presse

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at the Corniche al-Mazraa neighbourhood of Beirut on April 8, 2026.

Iran hits Gulf, threatens truce as Israel escalates in Lebanon: What to know

Iranian attacks continued in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait hours after a ceasefire between Iran and the US was announced.

Jacques Paris and Cecile Kohler, French nationals who were freed by Iran after three and a half years in detention, walk at the Elysee Palace as they are hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, France, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/Pool

Macron welcomes home two French nationals freed after years in Iran jail

Reuters

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a press briefing in the Pentagon Press briefing room, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Hegseth claims decisive US military victory over Iran

Reuters

People gather after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Turkish intelligence played a role securing U.S.-Iran ceasefire, media says

Reuters

People walk on a street after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Explainer-What the US, Iran, Israel and Pakistan have said about the ceasefire

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and a 3D printed oil pipeline are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

Iran could open Strait of Hormuz in a controlled way ahead of meeting with US, senior Iranian official says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump says US will work closely with Iran, discuss sanctions

Reuters

Smoke rises from an explosion in the Abbasiyeh neighbourhood following an Israeli strike, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Israeli military launches largest strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as he speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo

Trump announces 50% tariffs on nations supplying Iran with weapons

Reuters

Boats in the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Musandam, Oman, March 2, 2026.REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Italy rules out sending ships to patrol Hormuz Strait without U.N. mandate

Reuters

TOPSHOT - Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) /

Analysis

Trump ceasefire leaves Netanyahu flustered as Iran gains politically

US President Trump’s decision on a ceasefire with the Tehran regime leaves Israel far away from its Iran war objectives.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2026. Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey's Erdogan welcomes Iran ceasefire, urges full implementation

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Trump meets NATO chief as Iran war strains alliance

Reuters