Trump: More than 5,000 troops could be cut in Germany
Trump warned that the US would be cutting more than 5,000 troops from Germany as he continues to disagree with chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war in Iran.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 23:43
Trump: ‘there is a possibility’ strikes on Iran could happen again
US president Donald Trump has expressed “there is a possibility” strikes could restart amid negotiations with Iran.
He told reporters at West Palm Beach in Florida that he was “told about the concepts of a deal” and Iran would give him the exact wording.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 23:41
Trump spends day at golf club as Iran negotiations plod on
Trump spent Saturday in Florida – at his Mar-a-Lago resort and the Trump National Golf Club in nearby Jupiter.
In the evening he was due to visit another of his golf resorts, Trump National Doral outside Miami, which is hosting the PGA Cadillac Championship.
The United States and Israel suspended their bombing campaign against Iran four weeks ago, but appear no closer to a deal to end a war that has caused the biggest disruption ever to global energy supplies, roiled global markets and raised worries about the possibility of a wider global economic downturn.
Iran has been blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf apart from its own for more than two months. Last month the US imposed its own blockade of ships from Iranian ports.
Washington has repeatedly said it will not end the war, which has led to the deaths of thousands of people, without a deal that prevents Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon, the primary aim Trump cited when he launched strikes in February in the midst of nuclear talks. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful.
Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential diplomacy, the senior Iranian official said Tehran believed its latest proposal to shelve nuclear talks for a later stage was a significant shift aimed at facilitating an agreement.
Under the proposal, the war would end with a guarantee that Israel and the United States would not attack again. Iran would open the strait, and the United States would lift its blockade.
Future talks would then be held on curbs to Iran’s nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, with Iran demanding Washington recognize its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, even if it agrees to suspend it.
“Under this framework, negotiations over the more complicated nuclear issue have been moved to the final stage to create a more conducive atmosphere,” the official said.
Reuters and other news organizations already reported over the past week that Tehran was proposing to reopen the strait before nuclear issues were resolved. The official confirmed that this new timeline had now been spelled out in a formal proposal conveyed to the United States through mediators.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 23:00
Nato is ‘disintegrating’, Donald Tusk says in urgent call to action
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 22:00
In pictures: US troops take part in ‘combined resolve’ military exercise in Germany
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Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 21:00
How many American troops are in Europe and where are they?
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 20:00
Marshall Islands-flagged tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz, shipping ministry says
Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Sarv Shakti, loaded with 46,313 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas for India, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, India’s shipping ministry said.
The vessels with 20 crew members on board, 18 of them Indian, is expected to arrive at the Indian port of Visakhapatnam on May 13, it said in a statement said.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 19:50
Watch: Trump says he thinks it’s ‘treasonous’ to say US is not winning war in IranTrump says he thinks it’s ‘treasonous’ to say US is not winning war in Iran
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 19:40
Top Republicans express concern over Trump plan to withdraw troops from Germany
Two top Republican lawmakers expressed concern on Saturday about the Pentagon’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Nato ally Germany.
“We are very concerned by the decision to withdraw a U.S. brigade from Germany,” U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers said in a joint statement.
Wicker, a Republican elected from Mississippi, and Rogers, from Alabama, chair the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, respectively.
Their statement was issued a day after the Pentagon announced the withdrawal and said the move was expected to be completed over the next six to 12 months.
Wicker and Rogers said that any significant change to the US military’s presence in Europe must be reviewed and coordinated with Congress and US allies.
“We expect the Department to engage with its oversight committees in the days and weeks ahead on this decision and its implications for U.S. deterrence and transatlantic security,” they said in the statement.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 19:10
Iran must urgently free Nobel laureate Mohammadi to get medical help, says Nobel body
Iranian authorities must release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to her dedicated medical team so she can urgently receive treatment as her life remains at risk, the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee told Reuters on Saturday.
The health of Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaign for human rights in Iran in 2023, has “deteriorated seriously”, said Joergen Watne Frydnes, citing her family and lawyer.
Bryony Gooch2 May 2026 18:45