Oil ships begin moving through Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran truce takes shape
Washington and Tehran reached a preliminary agreement on June 14 to halt hostilities and reopen the waterway.
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Trump says Iran deal is just days away
The US President claimed the pact could be concluded in two or three days and that the strait would reopen the moment it was signed.
Europe moves to take charge of peace talks with Putin
The European push has come as the US has increasingly turned its attention to the conflict with Iran.
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire faces collapse after sidelining Hezbollah’s core demands
Seen from Beirut, the ceasefire reached on the night of June 3, 2026 between Israel and Lebanon appears extremely difficult to implement in practice.
Iran and US closer to Hormuz deal despite fresh strikes
European countries are also preparing to take part in the demining of the strategic waterway.
Pope Leo XIV meets Rubio at Vatican for Middle East and Cuba talks after Trump rift over Iran
The two discussed the situation in the Middle East and "topics of mutual interest" in the western hemisphere.
Shelved: Trump-Putin ‘peace talks’ in Budapest off the agenda
US President Donald Trump has no immediate plans to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, a US official said, days after Trump said they would meet within two…
US and Russia talk about Ukraine war, eye a Black Sea ceasefire
US and Russian officials held talks in Saudi Arabia on March 24 aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine with Washington eyeing a separate…
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree treaty terms to end almost 40 years of conflict
Armenian and Azerbaijani officials said on March 13 that they had agreed the text of a peace agreement to end nearly four decades of conflict between the South Caucasus…
Paris meeting raises almost €1 billion for Lebanon as France pushes for Israeli ceasefire
France's foreign minister has urged Israel to heed the message to cease fire and focus on diplomacy after world powers raised slightly short of €1 billion to ease…
Rare joint Franco-British foreign ministers peace trip to Middle East
British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and a de-escalation in…
Germany aims to broker peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Germany is hosting two days of peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, five months after Azerbaijan took the Nagorno-Karabakh region from its ethnic Armenian…
Israeli, Palestinian ministers to attend meeting where EU will push for peace
The Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers are to meet their European Union counterparts on Monday as the EU considers potential steps toward a comprehensive…
Relations thaw further as Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs at border
In a sign of improving relations and goodwill, recent adversaries Armenia and Azerbaijan have swapped prisoners of war at their mutual border.
Kremlin open to ‘productive’ peace talks amid signs Ukraine support faltering
Moscow has said it may be interested in entering peace negotiations on Ukraine so long as they are "productive", a spokesman for the Kremlin has said.
The problem of peace: Détente vs appeasement
The recent gathering of diplomats hosted by Saudi Arabia in Jeddah was a notable event – at least in size and participation, if not outcomes.