Iran War

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Marseille Conference Closes With 4.7-Billion-Euro Package and Permanent Secretariat for Iran-Iraq Reconstruction

The Marseille reconstruction conference closed Thursday with a 4.7-billion-euro headline package, a permanent secretariat housed in Aix-en-Provence, and a four-track work program that for the first time placed Iranian and Israeli envoys inside the same signed document.

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On Sunday Shows, Lawmakers Spar Over War Costs, AI Compromise, and Midterm Map

Senators and White House surrogates fanned out across the Sunday programs to defend dueling war-cost accountings, preview a narrower AI compromise, and stake early claims on the November map.

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Doha mediators announce 90-day ceasefire extension as inspection deal clears final hurdle

Qatari and Pakistani mediators announced a 90-day extension of the Iran-Israel ceasefire on Friday after negotiators broke a two-week deadlock over inspection protocols at three nuclear sites, locking in the longest projected pause in fighting since the war began.

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Sharif cashes mediation prestige at home as Pakistan pushes IMF relief and trade-corridor deals

Buoyed by Islamabad's role in brokering the Iran ceasefire, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is leveraging fresh diplomatic capital to press for IMF concessions and regional trade deals — even as the PTI opposition warns the prestige will not survive contact with the economy.

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UN Security Council Adopts Islamabad Framework Resolution as Russia and China Abstain

The Security Council on Sunday endorsed the Islamabad ceasefire framework by a 13-0 vote with two abstentions, giving the post-war monitoring effort a legal anchor while exposing the limits of consensus among the great powers.

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Paris Locks Down Marseille Guest List as Iran Confirms Deputy FM for Reconstruction Conference

France confirmed Friday that an Iranian deputy foreign minister would attend the Marseille reconstruction conference next month, completing a guest list European diplomats called the most ideologically diverse Mediterranean gathering on a Middle East file in a generation.

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EU Foreign Ministers Pledge Hormuz Monitors and Reconstruction Funds as Brussels Reassesses Gulf Role

European foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg agreed Thursday to contribute up to 60 naval personnel to the UN observer mission in the Strait of Hormuz and to anchor a 2.4 billion euro initial reconstruction package for Iraq and Yemen.

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Berlin and Paris Quietly Haggle Over Marseille Reconstruction Bill as Southern EU States Push for Bigger Share

European negotiators have begun pre-Marseille bargaining over how to divide a reconstruction package now expected to exceed three billion euros, with Italy, Greece and Spain pressing for a fairer accounting of war costs already borne.

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EU Foreign Ministers Meet in Luxembourg to Shape Post-Ceasefire Role as Marseille Conference Takes Shape

European foreign ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Thursday to settle the bloc's posture toward a ceasefire it had no hand in brokering, agreeing on a verification contribution, a refugee framework and a Marseille reconstruction conference set for May.

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Trump Marks Ceasefire From East Room as House Democrats Formally Demand Iran War Commission

Hours after the Iran-Israel ceasefire took effect at midnight GMT, President Trump claimed a foreign-policy victory in an East Room address while House Democrats filed a privileged resolution demanding an independent commission on the six-week war.

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From Tokyo to Lagos to Brussels, World Capitals Greet Iran Ceasefire With Relief and Skepticism

Governments from Tokyo and Beijing to Brussels and Lagos welcomed Sunday's Islamabad ceasefire announcement with a mixture of relief and cautious skepticism, as foreign ministries scrambled to weigh in on a deal that will take effect at midnight GMT on April 15.

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White House Briefs Congressional Leaders on Islamabad Framework as Ceasefire Decision Nears

Senior administration officials walked the Gang of Eight through the draft Islamabad framework Saturday, telling lawmakers a ceasefire announcement could come within days as war powers critics on Capitol Hill demanded a binding role in any final terms.

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German Coalition Frays Over Iran War Response as Bundestag Returns From Easter Recess

Germany's governing coalition entered an open dispute on Monday over Berlin's response to the Iran war, with the Social Democrats demanding a cap on military assistance to Israel and a sharp expansion of refugee admissions as the Bundestag returned from its Easter recess.

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Tokyo Taps Strategic Oil Reserve as Japan and South Korea Coordinate on Gulf Supply Shock

Japan ordered the release of 12 million barrels from its national petroleum stockpile on Saturday and opened a joint emergency-supply working group with South Korea, marking the most coordinated response by Northeast Asia's two largest importers since the Iran war began.

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Beijing Presses for Iran Cease-Fire as China's Energy Bill Climbs

China called Friday for an immediate halt to the fighting between Israel, the United States and Iran, signaling a sharper diplomatic posture as Beijing's oil import bill swelled and refiners drew down strategic stockpiles for a third consecutive week.

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