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Today's Paper | April 26, 2026

Updated 22 Apr, 2026 11:12am

War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes

  • The US and Israel on Feb 28 launched what they described as a “pre-emptive” joint strike against Iranian targets, with Trump announcing start of “major combat operations”
  • Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei assassinated in US-Israeli strikes; Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his father as Iran’s new supreme leader
  • Iran, US agree to two-week “immediate ceasefire” on April 8 in Pakistan-mediated breakthrough
  • No deal between US, Iran delegations after 21-hour-long marathon Islamabad Talks on April 11
  • Trump extends ceasefire until Iran submits proposal, says naval blockade to continue
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