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De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft zijn eerder aangekondigde aanvallen op Iran afgeblazen. Dat heeft hij naar eigen zeggen gedaan omdat een akkoord met Teheran over het beëindigen van de vijandelijkheden nabij is. De regionale partners van de VS zouden de deal steunen.

Kharg Island, the linchpin of Iran’s oil industry, has once more come under focus amid a fraying ceasefire.

Opnieuw kondigde Donald Trump donderdag een snel einde van de oorlog met Iran aan. De  president heeft daarom nieuwe luchtaanvallen afgeblazen. Iran ontkent dat er een deal is. 

Trump said an Iran deal could be finalized within days and signed in Europe this weekend. He added that he had briefed Netanyahu and Gulf allies and that the agreement would ensure Iran 'will never have a nuclear weapon, which was the whole purpose'

Iran said it targeted U.S. military assets in retaliation for American strikes, while Trump claimed Tehran had sought an end to the bombing campaign, a claim Iranian officials denied

The United States launched fresh attacks against Iran on Thursday, prompting Tehran to retaliate, as US leaders accused their counterparts of dragging out negotiations for a deal to end the three-month war. The second straight day of tit-for-tat strikes, with Iran targeting US bases across the Gulf, sent oil prices rising again. US President Donald Trump, who had repeatedly said negotiations with Tehran were close to an end, said on Wednesday that Iran keeps “playing us for suckers” and will now “have to pay the price”. Hours after, US Central Command (Centcom) said American forces began “additional self-defence strikes” at 5:15pm on Wednesday Washington time — early Thursday in Iran — in response to what it called Tehran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression”. Iranian media reported explosions across the south near the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm and Minab, and sources reporting hits by “enemy projectiles” in Kargan and Sirik. Centcom said later that it had “completed” it...

De VS is weer begonnen met aanvallen op doelen in Iran, dat heeft aangekondigd de tegenaanval te hebben ingezet. Volgens de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump is al overlegd met Iraanse functionarissen en zullen de bombardementen snel stoppen; Iran ontkent dat de twee landen vannacht met elkaar gesproken hebben. Het land heeft aangekondigd de Straat van Hormuz volledig te zullen sluiten voor de scheepvaart. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

De Amerikaanse strijdkrachten zijn woensdagnacht om 23.15 uur Nederlandse tijd begonnen met het uitvoeren van "aanvullende zelfverdedigingsaanvallen op meerdere doelen" in Iran, zo meldde het Amerikaanse centrale commando CENTCOM.

WASHINGTON: Rising inflation and persistent energy price pressures have sharpened political divisions in Washington, with Democrats blaming President Donald Trump’s Iran policy and trade agenda for worsening economic conditions for American households. The latest figures showing inflation at 4.2 per cent in May, compared with wage growth of 3.4pc over the same period, have revived concerns that real incomes are being eroded as the cost of living continues to rise. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer criticised the administration’s handling of the economy and foreign policy in a sharply worded social media post. “Another month of Trump’s illegal Iran war, another month of Trump’s tariffs, another month of Republican control of Congress. The result? A new all-time high for Trumpflation,” he wrote. He also highlighted remarks by economist Heather Long of Navy Federal Credit Union, who warned that inflation was outpacing wages. “Inflation is so high that it’s erasing all wage gains,” she said. “Inflation: 4.2p...

"We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against these threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now," read the statement.

As the United States and Iran engage in a fresh round of hostilities, Pakistan has urged all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance. “As we work earnestly and painstakingly, together with our friends and partners, to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the conflict, and especially when the final objective is just about to be achieved, we sincerely urge all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance,” said Pakistan Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Tuesday. The statement came against the backdrop of the US carrying out attacks in Iran in response to what US President Donald Trump said was the downing of a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday. In retaliation, Iran said it attacked bases and other targets in the Gulf. The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire in April and deepens doubts about the prospects for a ...

Following the U.S. strikes, Iran launched attacks on sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Jordan also reported shooting down five missiles that Iran shot at an air base hosting U.S. forces

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around ​the Strait of Hormuz. The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in April. The Iranian strikes, which included attacks in ‌Kuwait and Bahrain, came after the US military said on X it had targeted Iranian air defence, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the strait in response to what US President Donald Trump said was the downing of a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday. “I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” Trump told ABC News on Tuesday. The escalation in violence deepens doubts about the prospects for a deal to end the war that started on February 28 with joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Tehran ​responded by firing on US bases and assets in Gulf countries and all but choked off the Strait of Horm...

De VS heeft dinsdagavond Iran aangevallen. Volgens het Amerikaanse leger was dit een zelfverdedigingsactie en een reactie op het neerstorten van een Amerikaanse helikopter, maandag boven de Straat van Hormuz. De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump zei toen dat de VS zich genoodzaakt voelde te reageren.

Het Amerikaanse leger is dinsdagavond begonnen met een aanval op Iran. De VS spreekt van een vergeldingsactie voor het neerhalen van een Amerikaanse helikopter maandag. In een Iraanse kustprovincie zijn verschillende explosies gemeld.

The U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.

A limited strike on Iran allowed Netanyahu to project resolve, and the end of the flare-up enables the president to refocus on nuclear negotiations. At the same time, the Iranian regime's willingness to take risks has been exposed, as has Israel's growing dependence on the U.S. and the limits of Netanyahu's ability to drive the regional agenda

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged all sides in the ongoing Middle East conflict to “exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance” after a new round of hostilities between Iran and Israel. “The recent surge in violence in the Middle East is a stark reminder of the dangers associated with a tenuous ceasefire and the unbearable consequences it may lead to,” PM Shehbaz said in a post on X. “We sincerely urge all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance,” the premier wrote, emphasising that the “final objective is just about to be achieved”. He noted that Pakistan was working “earnestly and painstakingly, together with our brothers and partners, to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the conflict”. “Let us continue to remain on the path of peace and diplomacy which have bright prospects of success instead of violence and destruction!” PM Shehbaz urged. PM Shehbaz’s statement comes after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since the shaky ce...

Sinds de VS en Iran begin april een staakt-het-vuren overeenkwamen, is deze veelvuldig geschonden. De laatste weken laait het geweld verder op, wat de vraag oproept wat het akkoord nog waard is. 

Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more “crushing” response. United States President Donald Trump earlier on Monday told both Iran and key ally Israel to stop fighting, against the background of reports of an increasingly testy relationship between the US leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel overnight and Israel responded by targeting military sites in the Islamic republic, sparking fears the escalation could usher in a new full-scale conflict after the April 8 truce. “Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting.’ President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the US leader wrote on his Truth Social network. Minutes later, he added in a new post that “final negotiations” towards peace were proceeding “subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way.” Iran’s military command then said it was halting the operati...