The Latest Breaking News from Iran

The first AI-era war is a "slopaganda" battle to control memes

AI tools have made it faster and cheaper to generate propaganda, and now it's all over social media.

Axios · Apr 14

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says

US president says negotiations could restart in Islamabad under ‘fantastic’ Pakistani army chief Asim Munir

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

Trump Says New Round Of Talks With Iran Could Take Place As Soon As This Week In Pakistan

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a new round of talks with Iran could take place as soon as this week as engagements between the two countries continue despite failure to reach an agreement last weekend.

International Business Times · Apr 14

Iran War Could Cost The U.S. Up To $1 Trillion Over Time, Harvard Economist Warns

Harvard-backed estimates suggest prolonged conflict could reshape U.S. fiscal policy, defense spending and long-term debt trajectory

International Business Times · Apr 14

What will JD do? Vance’s triple-whammy weekend hits his 2028 hope of succeeding Trump

ANALYSIS: After a whirlwind weekend in the Middle East, JD Vance returns to DC without the ‘dealmaker’ label to find other crises consuming Trumpworld, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Apr 14

Vance hits rough patch as Iran talks falter, Orbán goes down in Hungary

President Donald Trump might have declared Vice President JD Vance did a “good job” in weekend talks that did not produce a peace pact with Iran, but there are scant signs his recent high-profile international setbacks improved his political prospects to be the next commander-in-chief. The lack of a deal…

Roll Call · Apr 14

Reeves arrives at IMF with little leeway to prove its UK downgrade wrong

Chancellor faced with fund’s forecast that impact of Iran war will leave Britain as G7’s biggest loser

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

The Islamabad talks were doomed to failure – and Hormuz blockade has thrown another obstacle to any Iran-US deal

Twenty-one hours of direct negotiations. The highest-level face-to-face engagement between Washington and Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The Conversation · Apr 14

Cotton Retreating on Tuesday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 9 to 60 points in the front months. The US dollar index was $0.273 lower at $97.890. Crude oil is down $6.53 so far on the day, as reports suggest the US and Iran could hold talks as early as this week, though nothing...

Barchart · Apr 14

Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran

Remarks come as Italian PM suspends defence agreement with Israel amid growing domestic pressure over conflict

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14