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Thursday, June 11, 20263 entries

  1. 12:05 PM in Tehran

    Talks on releasing frozen Iranian funds intensify despite strikes, Reuters says

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsDoha, Qatar

    Efforts to reach a preliminary U.S.-Iran deal intensified overnight as negotiators discussed a mechanism to release frozen Iranian funds, Iranian sources and a European official told Reuters; one Iranian source said Iran wanted $6 billion to $12 billion released, while Washington wanted staged releases for humanitarian goods.

    Why it matters The money question was one of the main open issues in the memorandum that Trump said that afternoon had been approved.

    Source: The Guardian live coverage / Reuters

  2. 11:49 AM in Tehran

    Iran says U.S. strikes have made the April 8 ceasefire 'practically meaningless'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Iran's foreign ministry called the latest U.S. strikes a flagrant violation of the UN Charter that had 'rendered the ceasefire [of 8 April] practically meaningless'. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas the attacks had made the truce 'ineffective' and that the U.S. was responsible for the consequences.

    Why it matters Tehran stopped short of declaring the truce over, and hours later Trump called off further strikes, saying Iran's leadership had approved a deal.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  3. 11:31 AM in Tehran

    Qatari negotiators leave Tehran after overnight talks coordinated with the U.S.

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Qatari negotiators left Tehran after talks with Iranian officials that lasted into the early hours and were 'conducted in coordination with the United States', a diplomat told AFP.

    Why it matters Axios later reported that Qatari envoy Ali Al-Thawadi and Araghchi believed that night they had reached terms both sides could accept, hours before Trump called off further strikes.

    Sources: Times of Israel / AFP, Dawn / AFP, The Guardian live blog

Wednesday, June 10, 20269 entries

  1. 7:41 PM in New York

    Trump tells Fox that Iranian officials asked him to stop the strikes; Iran rejects the claim

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump told Fox News he had spoken directly with Iranian officials who asked him to stop the strikes, that the bombing would 'stop shortly' but further strikes remained possible, and that the U.S. had fired 49 Tomahawk missiles at targets in Iran. Iranian officials rejected the claim of direct contact.

    Why it matters The competing claims came as Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran that night.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera

  2. 4:05 PM in New York

    NBC says defence firms expect an 'ugly' White House meeting over dwindling missile stocks

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    NBC News reported that leaders of about seven defence companies were preparing to meet Trump at the White House later in the week, where he was expected to press them to speed up weapons production amid concern over dwindling U.S. missile and interceptor stocks; one person said the meeting was 'going to be ugly'.

    Why it matters AP had reported in May that contractors would need at least three years to replenish three key weapons used heavily in the Iran war.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage citing NBC News, The Guardian live blog

  3. 1:45 PM in New York

    Treasury sanctions China- and Hong Kong-based suppliers in IRGC weapons procurement networks

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The U.S. Treasury sanctioned nine individuals and entities it said supported weapons procurement for the IRGC and Iran's defence ministry, including China- and Hong Kong-based people and companies and a Hong Kong firm in Iran's clandestine banking network that attempted procurement-related transactions.

    Why it matters It was Treasury's third Iran sanctions action in nine days, running alongside the naval blockade and the resumed U.S. strikes.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  4. 10:50 AM in New York

    Guterres tells the Security Council the Middle East risks a 'full resumption of conflict'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsUnited Nations, New York

    Addressing the UN Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the week had brought 'wider attacks and further deterioration' that could trigger a full resumption of conflict, warned against letting 'a lesser fire' become 'full war', and said 'a brutal price' was being paid by the region's people and spreading to the wider world through food and fuel costs.

    Why it matters The U.S. struck Iran again that evening, a few hours after his warning.

    Sources: United Nations Secretary-General, The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live coverage archive, Anadolu Agency, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog

  5. 4:45 PM in Vienna

    IAEA board demands Iran account for its enriched uranium; Tehran calls the vote political

    ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsIAEA headquarters, Vienna, Austria

    The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution submitted by the U.S., UK, France and Germany demanding that Iran urgently declare its remaining enriched uranium and give inspectors all the access they need, by 21 votes to three with 10 abstentions; Russia, China and Niger voted against. Iran's mission in Vienna called it 'political' and said Iran would protect its 'inalienable rights', and its ambassador said the resolution was an obstacle to talks with Washington.

    Why it matters The vote put nuclear verification back at the centre of the U.S.-Iran talks at a moment of open fighting between the two.

    Sources: Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  6. 3:41 PM in Paris

    Lebanon's foreign minister says direct talks with Israel are the only way out of the war

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsParis, France

    Foreign Minister Joe Rajji told a French National Assembly hearing that direct negotiations between the Lebanese government and Israel were 'the only way' to restore peace, that Hezbollah was trying to block them, and that the military option had proved ineffective.

    Why it matters Hezbollah and Speaker Berri had rejected the U.S.-brokered framework the week before, leaving the government's talks with Israel without their backing.

    Source: L'Orient Today / AFP

  7. 2:06 PM in London

    24 countries condemn Iranian plots and HAYI-claimed attacks on their soil

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsLondon, United Kingdom

    The U.S., UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia and 18 other countries condemned lethal plotting in Europe, North America and Australia by Iran's IRGC intelligence organisation, Quds Force and intelligence ministry against dissidents, journalists and Jewish and Israeli communities. The statement singled out attacks claimed by the Iran-linked group HAYI, including arson and stabbings targeting Jewish communities in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.

    Why it matters It carries the confrontation with Tehran beyond the Gulf to alleged Iranian operations inside Western countries, as Washington and Tehran traded strikes and negotiated at the same time.

    Sources: GOV.UK (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), The Guardian live coverage, The Guardian live blog

  8. 4:02 PM in Tehran

    Qatari negotiators arrive in Tehran after consulting U.S. officials to narrow gaps in a deal

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments and efforts to end the war, Iranian media said, and a diplomat told AFP the negotiators had travelled after consultations with U.S. officials to address remaining differences between Washington and Tehran.

    Why it matters The visit kept a mediation channel open as the U.S. prepared a second night of strikes; the Qatari team left Tehran the next morning after overnight talks.

    Sources: IranWire, CBS News live coverage, Times of Israel / Reuters, L'Orient Today / AFP, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  9. 12:35 PM in Tehran

    Iran says it must 'reassess' talks after U.S. strikes, citing shifting U.S. demands

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran

    Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the U.S. was harming the diplomatic process with 'contradictory messages, frequent changes in positions and demands, and frequent violations of the ceasefire', that Israel was doing the same in Lebanon, and that 'following overnight events, we need to reassess'.

    Why it matters Qatari negotiators arrived in Tehran hours later after consulting U.S. officials, keeping a channel open despite the strikes.

    Sources: The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Tuesday, June 9, 20265 entries

  1. 8:29 AM in Tehran, Jun 10

    Iran tells Gulf states they must stop the U.S. and Israel using their territory to attack it

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran / Gulf states

    Iran's foreign ministry said regional countries, particularly in the Gulf, had a 'legal and moral responsibility' to prevent the U.S. and Israel from using their territory or facilities to attack Iran, hours after Iranian drones and missiles were fired at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

    Why it matters Qatar and Saudi Arabia condemned Iran's attacks on their neighbours the same day.

    Sources: Times of Israel / AFP, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 12:28 AM in New York, Jun 10

    Vance says an Iran deal could come next week or take months

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Vice President JD Vance told CBS News that a deal with Iran 'could happen in the next week, but the deal could also happen months from now', that the U.S. was 'very close' to its goal but 'still got some wood to chop', and that much would be clear before the November midterm elections.

    Why it matters It stretched Trump's two-to-three-day timeline hours after the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes.

    Source: Times of Israel citing CBS News

  3. 8:00 PM in Beirut

    Aoun and Macron discuss the U.S.-mediated Lebanon-Israel talks by phone

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBeirut, Lebanon

    Lebanon's presidency said President Joseph Aoun and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Lebanon and the region and the U.S.-mediated negotiations between Lebanon and Israel in a phone call that afternoon.

    Why it matters France was pressing for an Israeli pullback and a stronger Lebanese army, and Lebanon's foreign minister told French lawmakers the next day that direct talks were the only way out.

    Source: L'Orient Today live

  4. 8:40 AM in New York

    Guterres says all attacks must stop and the Lebanon, Iran and Gaza ceasefires must hold

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsUnited Nations, New York, United States

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on X that he was 'deeply alarmed' by the renewed escalation, that 'all attacks must stop immediately' and that the ceasefires in Lebanon, Iran and Gaza must be fully respected. A statement from his spokesperson the previous evening also called for navigational rights and freedoms to be respected, in an apparent reference to the Hormuz blockades.

    Why it matters His statement linked the Lebanon, Iran and Gaza ceasefires, as Iran did in demanding that its truce with the U.S. cover Lebanon.

    Sources: Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog

  5. 1:51 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah thanks Iran for its strikes and urges Beirut to 'correct' ties with Tehran

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBeirut, Lebanon

    Hezbollah said Iran's missile attacks on Israel were a message of 'moral, political and field commitment' made in defence of the Lebanese people, and called on the Lebanese government to 'correct' its relationship with Iran and use Iran's support to achieve Lebanon's goals.

    Why it matters It set Hezbollah against President Aoun, who had accused Iran days earlier of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its talks with the U.S.

    Sources: Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog

Monday, June 8, 20263 entries

  1. 12:45 AM in New York, Jun 9

    Trump says an Iran deal is in its 'final throes' and Hormuz could reopen within days

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States

    Speaking to reporters at New York's JFK airport, Trump said the U.S. was in 'the final throes' of a deal that would bar Iranian nuclear weapons, that the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately upon signing, 'which could be in two or three days', and that Israel and Iran had 'called it quits' and would leave each other alone 'for another week or something'. Asked about a U.S. helicopter that went down near Hormuz, he said the pilots were fine.

    Why it matters Oil fell about 4 percent later that day, before Trump blamed Iran for the helicopter's loss and ordered strikes that evening.

    Sources: Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 4:15 PM in New York

    Trump says he warned Netanyahu Israel would be 'on your own' if it kept striking Iran

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump told Axios he had warned Netanyahu, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,' and said Iran had asked Washington to tell Israel to stop after halting its own attacks. Israeli media reported that Netanyahu had approved a major strike on Iran that afternoon and called it off after Trump's call, and L'Orient Today later reported that Netanyahu told the security cabinet that evening Israel might have to confront Iran without U.S. support.

    Why it matters The next day Israel's army chief said the strikes on Iran were preparation for a much larger blow, while Trump pressed on with his own talks with Tehran.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Times of Israel, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  3. 2:00 PM in Brussels

    EU sanctions the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan command in its first freedom-of-navigation listing

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBrussels, Belgium

    The EU added the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan Provincial Command to its sanctions list, along with IRGC Navy deputy commander for political affairs Mohammad Akbarzadeh and Hamid Hosseini of Iran's oil, gas and petrochemical exporters' union, for restricting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it was the first use of the bloc's new freedom-of-navigation sanctions regime.

    Why it matters It marked the EU's first sanctions aimed specifically at Iran's control of Hormuz traffic, as Iran's ambassador to Moscow said the strait would reopen under new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Saturday, June 6, 20261 entry

  1. 8:50 PM in Tehran

    Pakistan's interior minister arrives in Tehran with a letter for Mojtaba Khamenei

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran carrying what he called a 'special letter' from army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei about ending the war. On June 7 he handed Sharif's written message to Foreign Minister Araghchi, who said they discussed the Pakistan-mediated efforts to end the war.

    Why it matters Pakistan was the main channel between Iran and the U.S., and Iran's UN envoy said on June 8 that the two sides were still exchanging views through Pakistan on a final text.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

Friday, June 5, 20263 entries

  1. 2:05 AM in Tehran, Jun 6

    Iran says at least half its frozen funds must be released as soon as a memorandum is signed

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told the Mehr news agency that Iran insisted, at minimum, on 50 percent of its frozen funds being made available immediately upon signing a memorandum of understanding with the U.S., with the money released no more than one to two months after the deal.

    Why it matters Trump said two days later that a deal would not immediately unfreeze Iranian assets, leaving the funds one of the main gaps in the talks.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 12:25 PM in New York

    Treasury sanctions a network shipping Iranian LPG disguised as Omani cargo

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    The U.S. Treasury designated individuals, companies and vessels it said shipped hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas, disguised as Omani LPG, to buyers in South and East Asia through front companies in the UAE and China. It also sanctioned the Iranian exchange house Mehrdad Geramian Nik and Partners and its leadership for moving foreign currency for sanctioned Iranian banks.

    Why it matters The action named 12 entities and six vessels, part of Treasury's 'Economic Fury' campaign against Iran's shadow fleet and banking channels alongside the naval blockade.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  3. 3:40 PM in Beirut

    Speaker Berri rejects the Washington truce as 'booby-trapped' by conditions on Hezbollah

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundBeirut, Lebanon

    Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the U.S.-mediated text was 'booby-trapped' by requiring a complete Hezbollah ceasefire and the evacuation of its fighters from south of the Litani. He said he would accept an unconditional ceasefire on land, sea and air, with a Hezbollah pullback from south of the Litani in parallel with an Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupies.

    Why it matters The same day President Aoun told CNN that Iran was 'using Lebanon as a bargaining chip' and that Hezbollah had no option but to negotiate.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Thursday, June 4, 20261 entry

  1. 3:14 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah's Qassem rejects the Washington truce and demands a full Israeli withdrawal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundBeirut, Lebanon

    In a statement broadcast on Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV, leader Naim Qassem called the Lebanese government's direct negotiations with Israel a 'farce' and the truce 'surrender and defeat', rejected any link between Hezbollah's presence and a ceasefire or Israeli withdrawal, and demanded a complete ceasefire and Israeli pullout. He warned that northern Israel would not be safe as long as Lebanese villages were bombed.

    Why it matters Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri also rejected the terms the next day, and Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks in the south continued.

    Sources: AP Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian

Wednesday, June 3, 20261 entry

  1. 7:35 PM in New York

    Israel and Lebanon agree in Washington on a ceasefire and Lebanese army 'pilot zones'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    A joint statement released by the U.S. State Department after two days of direct talks said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of its operatives from south of the Litani, and to create 'pilot zones' under the Lebanese army's exclusive control. The two sides agreed to resume political and security talks the week of June 22.

    Why it matters Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the deal the next day, and Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks in the south continued.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Tuesday, June 2, 20262 entries

  1. 5:30 PM in New York

    Treasury sanctions Nobitex and three other Iranian crypto exchanges

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    The U.S. Treasury designated Nobitex, Iran's largest digital asset exchange, along with Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex, saying Nobitex processed more than half of Iran's digital asset inflows in 2025 and handled IRGC-linked payments and sanctions evasion. The brothers who control Nobitex and its chief executive were also sanctioned; Nobitex denies direct government links.

    Why it matters Treasury said Nobitex helped Iran's central bank reach hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoins, a channel around the banking sanctions and the naval blockade.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  2. 11:05 AM in New York

    Rubio tells senators Iran gets no sanctions relief for reopening Hormuz

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    Testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the first time since the war began, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran would not get sanctions relief for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and that any relief would be conditions-based, and that Iran had agreed to negotiate parts of its nuclear programme it previously refused to discuss. He said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was alive and 'increasingly engaging'.

    Why it matters Al Jazeera's correspondent called it the clearest statement yet of U.S. demands: reopen Hormuz and give up enriched uranium, with sanctions relief and unfrozen funds not part of the talks.

    Sources: The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

Monday, June 1, 20262 entries

  1. 1:40 PM in New York

    Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop shooting; Netanyahu says operations go on

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump said that after a 'very productive' call with Netanyahu no Israeli troops would go to Beirut, and that Hezbollah, through 'highly placed representatives', agreed all shooting would stop. Lebanon's presidency said Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal for a reciprocal halt, with no Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs in exchange for no Hezbollah attacks on Israel, while Netanyahu said the army would keep operating 'as planned' in south Lebanon.

    Why it matters Israeli strikes killed at least eight people in south Lebanon the next morning, and the arrangement led into the Washington talks that produced the June 3 ceasefire statement.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian live blog

  2. 8:22 PM in Tehran

    Iranian agency says Tehran has stopped exchanging messages with the U.S. over Lebanon

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    The IRGC-aligned Tasnim agency said Iran had stopped exchanging messages with Washington through intermediaries because of Israel's attacks on Lebanon, and that Iran and its allies were weighing a full closure of Hormuz and activating 'other fronts'. Foreign Minister Araghchi said the ceasefire covered all fronts including Lebanon; Trump said Iran had not informed him, that 'going silent would be very good', and that the U.S. blockade would stay.

    Why it matters Trump said the same evening that talks were continuing at a 'rapid pace', and on June 3 Araghchi said contact with the U.S. had not been cut off, although no progress had been made.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian, Al Jazeera live blog (3)

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