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Boris Pistorius warned the conflict involving Iran is already taking a heavy toll on world economies, called for a ceasefire, and said Germany will not be drawn into military engagement.
Tehran warns it could expand pressure beyond the Strait of Hormuz to Bab el-Mandab, raising the stakes for global shipping and complicating any US response.
President Trump urged European partners to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, but allies balked, calling his requests muddled and impractical while NATO seeks a collective path forward.
Tehran dismissed a 15-point U.S. proposal to end the nearly month-long conflict as unrealistic and misleading. Mediators including Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye are pushing for talks, while both sides keep exchanging messages and launching strikes.
Operation Epic Fury has pushed thousands of US troops toward the Gulf. Here’s who is going, what they can actually do, and why this build-up looks more like pressure than a full ground war.
Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez told Congress the current war in the Middle East is a far bigger disaster than the 2003 Iraq war, citing 300,000 deaths and over 5 million displaced from Iraq and warning that Iran has spent 40 years preparing for a conflict like this.
Larry Fink says a prolonged Iran conflict that pushes oil toward $150 would hit lower-income households hardest and could trigger a steep global recession. Shell and the IEA warn of possible fuel shortages and urge diversification.
With no official emergency alert system and long internet blackouts, Iranian volunteers and digital rights activists created Mahsa Alert, a lightweight mapping app that shares verified strike reports, danger zones, and offline maps.
An IRGC spokesman rejected President Trump’s suggestion that talks with Iran were underway and warned the US and Israel not to call what he termed their defeat an agreement.
A Senate vote failed 47-53 to end US strikes on Iran. Democrats criticized the administration for keeping key decisions out of public view.
Talks may be quietly happening, but Iran has tougher demands and fresh leverage after months of conflict. Control over the Strait of Hormuz, damaged nuclear sites and changing negotiators make any deal much harder.
On day 26 of the US-Israel campaign against Iran, fighting and strikes continue across Iran, the Gulf and Israel even as diplomatic efforts and conflicting claims of talks increase. The conflict is unsettling energy supplies and prompting troop moves and emergency measures across the region.