The disputes at the Pentagon have become too intense. U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his post effective immediately, the Pentagon announced without further explanation. This comes at the same time as the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
World politicsThe US stock market rose on the first trading day after President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire in the war against Iran, despite rising oil prices.
BusinessThe clock is ticking in negotiations between the US and Iran. And it is Donald Trump who is in a hurry, says Middle East expert Fredrik Meiton. If the US president wants to end the war, he ultimately has two options - both of which could be politically devastating.
ConflictsIran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejects the U.S.-proposed extended ceasefire. "It is meaningless as long as the U.S. blocks Iranian ports and takes the world economy hostage," Ghalibaf writes on X. The Iranian response is the strongest yet following U.S. President Donald Trump's U-turn on the ceasefire.
ConflictsIn the shadow of the war in Iran, the Trump administration is preparing for a new round of tariffs this summer. According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, they will essentially restore previous tariff levels after the setback in the U.S. Supreme Court. There may also be new legal battles over refunds of tariffs that have already been invalidated.
BusinessU.S. President Donald Trump announces that the ceasefire with Iran is being extended until further notice, but that the blockade of Iranian ports will continue. He said this was at the request of the mediating country, Pakistan, and due to Iran's "deeply divided" leadership.
ConflictsU.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" that he will extend a two-week ceasefire with Iran when it expires on Wednesday. He says Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to Pakistan and hold possible peace talks with Iran.
ConflictsThe U.S. military has seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, President Donald Trump said. Iranian state television said it would not participate in this week's talks with the U.S.
World politicsThe US demands that Iran not interfere with oil traffic. Iran demands that the US lift its naval blockade. Who blinks first? Iran can't blackmail us, says Donald Trump. The slightest mistake and we will respond with full force, says Iran's president.
ConflictsIran is tightening its tone after once again halting traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement of the halt has been followed by several reports of ships being shelled. US President Donald Trump has threatened to resume the war if Iran does not meet his demands and keep the strait open - and has warned Iran against trying to blackmail the US.
WorldU.S. President Donald Trump says Iran's uranium will be brought to the U.S. if and when a peace deal is reached. "We will bring it back to the U.S. very soon," he says.
World politicsSweden is ready to contribute to an operation in the Strait of Hormuz - to ensure that Iran does not use it as a weapon for blackmail, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard tells TT. This will also require different forms of intervention, both political and defensive military.
WorldThe Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial ships - as long as a ceasefire is in place, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on X. Donald Trump, for his part, claims that Iran has agreed to "never again close the strait."
ConflictsThe United States and Iran are very close to reaching a peace agreement, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.
World politicsPresident Trump's ballroom project in the East Wing of the White House has been marred by lawsuits and appeals. Now the plans have been partially approved. But not the part concerning the ballroom.
World politicsIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to a ten-day ceasefire starting at 11 p.m. tonight, U.S. President Donald Trump announced. The announcement was met with cautious optimism, and a representative for Hezbollah said the Shiite movement would respect the ceasefire.
ConflictsThe Green Party has launched its election slogan, which reads: "Sweden wins with green politics."
Swedish politicsEuropean countries are sketching out a European NATO - if the US takes its threats to withdraw from the defense alliance seriously. What would an American withdrawal mean?
SwedenThe Stockholm Stock Exchange fell on Wednesday despite hopes of an extended ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.
BusinessDonald Trump has claimed in several interviews that the war with Iran is coming to an end. He suggested that new negotiations with the Iranian regime are underway, but nothing has been confirmed, and more troops are reportedly on the way.
ConflictsThe United States intends to continue negotiating with Iran, Vice President JD Vance said, according to CNN. A delegation from Pakistan, which is mediating, has arrived in Tehran to continue the talks, according to Iranian media.
World politics"There has been a spat between Donald Trump and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni. I am shocked. I thought she was brave, but I was wrong," Trump told Corriere della Sera.
World politicsThe stumbling block that caused the weekend's negotiations between the US and Iran to collapse was Iran's demand for the right to enrich uranium. The US wants a 20-year ban - Iran is considering five years, reports The New York Times. President Donald Trump is also suggesting that new talks could take place within two days.
World politicsThe US stock market started the trading day in the red - but recovered and then ended clearly in the red after President Donald Trump said that Iran is interested in a deal. The surge in oil prices also slowed somewhat, and North Sea oil was trading at $98 a barrel at the close.
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