Iran war day 48: What’s happening in Lebanon, Tehran and Strait of Hormuz?
US–Iran talks gain pace as Pakistan mediates, optimism for a new round of talks in Islamabad.

US–Iran talks gain pace as Pakistan mediates, optimism for a new round of talks in Islamabad.









A European Union petition is on track to trigger a formal review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
![Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit, led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the military council, secure the area where Dagalo attends a military-backed tribe's rally, in the East Nile province, Sudan, on June 22, 2019. [Hussein Malla/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP24178613392307_cropped-1776282732.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
The flow of weapons to Sudan must stop, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded on the war’s third anniversary.
Fourth Senate War Powers vote – first since Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilisation – fails to gain traction.

Pakistan’s army chief has arrived in Iran for high-level talks aimed at reviving negotiations between Iran and the US.
Sources tell Al Jazeera that Pakistani mediators are hopeful about a breakthrough on Iran’s nuclear programme.
![In this April 6, 2003 file photo, Marwan Barghouti waves as he enters a Tel Aviv court. [Jeremy Feldman/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP17108362982355_cropped-1776278043.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Marwan Barghouti’s son is challenging human rights groups to do more to stop Israel’s abuse of Palestinian prisoners.
UN chief calls for end to ‘nightmare’ war as Khartoum rejects international conference as ‘colonial tutelage approach’.
The experts call Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon on April 8 ‘a blatant violation of the UN Charter’.

Iran has condemned a ban imposed by YouTube on a pro-Iranian group that releases Lego-style AI videos.

Israel’s High Court heard petitions to oust Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.