A separate Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

As G7 leaders considered the framework, Trump warned that the United States could resume bombing if he disliked the outcome. The threat sat uneasily beside the diplomatic language of ceasefire and...

US and Iranian officials said Trump and Pezeshkian electronically signed a 14-point memorandum extending the April ceasefire by 60 days to negotiate a final truce. Iran said it was in effect. The...

G7 leaders welcomed the US-Iran agreement and called for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. Their response highlighted that the conflict’s regional fronts were not automatically resolved by a...

Reuters reported that tankers began moving through Hormuz after the memorandum, while Iranian officials said technical talks required visible US implementation. Continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon...

A planned round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland was postponed amid disputes over implementation and continued regional violence. The delay showed that a signed memorandum did not remove mistrust or...

Trump announced an extension of the US-Iran ceasefire while waiting for an Iranian proposal and the conclusion of discussions, at Pakistan’s request. The extension was not a peace settlement: the...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the blockade as “going global” as officials said talks might resume in Pakistan. The strategy shifted coercion from direct strikes toward maritime and...

An AP report said US and Iranian negotiators had reached a tentative understanding to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and begin new nuclear talks. The reported framework also contemplated easing the...

Russia’s push to secure control over eastern Caucasian khanates brought Qajar Iran into war. Iranica dates the war’s opening to June 1804, when Russian commander Pavel Tsitsianov appeared before...

Napoleonic France and Qajar Iran signed the Treaty of Finkenstein. France recognized Persian claims to Georgia and promised military assistance against Russia. The agreement shows how Qajar...