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US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal


Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 , 20:49 AFP President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again -- a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hopes of a peace deal -- but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.

US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal


Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 , 16:36 AFP President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again, a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hope of a deal to end the war -- but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.

Exiled Kurdish rebels say did not send weapons to Iran


Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 , 11:40 AFP Three major Kurdish opposition parties exiled from Iran told AFP they did not send weapons to the country, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck groups smuggling American munitions from Iraq.

War in Middle East: latest developments


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 23:24 AFP Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Trump says held off on new Iran attack, upbeat for agreement


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 23:04 AFP US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war.

War in Middle East: latest developments


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 21:44 AFP Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Trump says holding off on new Iran attack


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 20:20 AFP US President Donald Trump said Monday he had held off on imminent plans to resume attacking Iran, piling pressure as Tehran rebuffs his demands for ending the war.

Iran says responded to latest US peace proposal


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 19:14 AFP Iran said Monday it had responded to a new US proposal aimed at ending the war, adding that diplomatic exchanges continue despite Iranian media reports describing Washington's demands as excessive.

War in Middle East: latest developments


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 18:20 AFP Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Iran says responded to latest US peace proposal


Monday, 18 May, 2026 , 15:44 AFP Iran said Monday it had responded to a new US proposal aimed at ending the war, adding that diplomatic exchanges continue despite Iranian media reports describing Washington's demands as excessive.