Tehran seeks to limit talks to its nuclear programme as Washington threatens military action
Domestic dissidents call for end to Islamic republic, while moderates back reforms within the system
Iranian gunboats also challenged US-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz days before planned negotiations
Arab leaders seek to avert regional war as Israeli officials push for hard line on Tehran
Trump is not negotiating to ease the burden of the regime’s victims — and war will not make them safer
Regional powers brokering meeting in attempt to avert new conflict in Middle East
Reopening for some pedestrian traffic will mark return of strip’s sole link with wider world
US president demands Tehran accept ‘no nuclear weapons’ as regional allies try to de-escalate tensions
The tit-for-tat moves are latest in a series of clashes between the pair since the start of the war in Gaza
Foreign minister says Tehran is ready for nuclear talks after Trump sent ‘armada’ to region
Price rises 4% on Thursday as Donald Trump hails ‘beautiful armada’ targeting regime
Build-up of American military power comes as US president weighs strikes
Israel invites members of groups including France’s Rassemblement National and the Sweden Democrats
Billions of dollars at stake as Israeli military looks to wean off aid from Washington
Recovery of Ran Gvili clears path for Israel to reopen Gaza-Egypt border crossing
Territory’s economic recovery remains a distant prospect
Naval forces dispatched to stop Tehran restarting nuclear programme or executing protesters, US president says
Donald Trump’s son-in-law says Palestinian enclave will offer ‘amazing investment opportunities’ after two years of war
Officials consider partial privatisations after surge in military spending during wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran
Israel will join countries including UAE, Morocco and Belarus on body that US president wants to adopt UN-like role
Demolition of buildings in East Jerusalem is escalation in Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against UNRWA
Also in this newsletter: Poland pledges to join retaliation against US tariffs and warns against division
Bezalel Smotrich calls for the closure of a US base set up to monitor the ceasefire
Russian president’s spokesperson says Moscow is ‘studying all details of the offer’ to join board overseeing Gaza
US president will chair executive body that he says will guide reconstruction of war-ravaged enclave
