{"id":442,"date":"2026-05-11T02:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=442"},"modified":"2026-05-16T01:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:51:46","slug":"middle-east-war-live-uk-and-france-to-host-defence-talks-on-hormuz-shipping-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Middle East war live: UK and France to host defence talks on Hormuz shipping mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--article t-content--liveblog\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-main\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is on \u2018life support\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-cartouche\">As it happened<\/div>\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T01:53:09+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:53<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T21:47:08+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 23:47<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    1 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                        <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/c829e2ca-4d52-11f1-8e8d-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/063-2275632174.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>US President Donald Trump answers a question from a reporter in the Oval Office of the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images via AFP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main\" data-article-content>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US ceasefire with Iran\u00a0is on \u201clife support\u201d and that\u00a0he is still aiming for &#8220;complete victory&#8221; in the war after rejecting Iran&#8217;s latest proposal for not including concessions on its nuclear programme. Read our blog to see how the day&#8217;s events unfolded.            <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ546112-F24-EN-20260511\" class=\"m-em-liveblog\" data-liveblog>\n<div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T20:33:26+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 22:33<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US to loan 53.3 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0\u2060Trump\u00a0\u2060administration \u200bsaid on \u200bMonday it will loan energy\u00a0companies 53.3 \u200bmillion \u200cbarrels\u00a0\u2060of crude \u200cfrom the US Strategic\u00a0Petroleum\u00a0\u2060Reserve as part of \u200ba global \u200cagreement to calm oil\u00a0markets \u200cthat have spiked \u200bon the US-Israeli war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The \u200bDepartment of \u200bEnergy last \u200bmonth offered up \u200bto 92.5\u00a0million barrels from the reserve.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T06:13:51+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 08:13<\/time>                        <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul id=\"posts-summary\">\n<li><a href=\"#post=UaNp5aPOynr5s1VenTns\">Iran demanded end to war, release of assets in its response to US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=7ESoXPWla5iCimKeEVHo\">UK and France to host defence talks on Hormuz shipping mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=QFpsCV3HDxHqj1R9syWu\">Netanyahu says Iranian enriched uranium must be removed before war can end<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=i9WuoB2ytQdyhSYcWcXb\">World weeks away from &#8216;humanitarian crisis&#8217; over Hormuz fertiliser blockade, UN says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=MlhYXqc40fx3QPmIspmE\">Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on &#8216;life support&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#post=gpgsFSkxRGmUANSTLJjy\">UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran, WSJ reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T20:32:28+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 22:32<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran, WSJ reports<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0\u2060United Arab \u200bEmirates has \u200bcarried\u00a0out military strikes on Iran, the \u200bWall \u200cStreet\u00a0\u2060Journal reported\u00a0on Monday, \u200cciting people familiar with\u00a0\u2060the matter.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The strikes, which the \u200bUAE has \u200cnot publicly acknowledged,\u00a0included an attack \u200con a refinery \u200bon Iran&#8217;s Lavan Island in the\u00a0Persian Gulf, \u200bWSJ said, \u200badding that \u200bthe attack took place \u200bin\u00a0early April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T19:11:34+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 21:11<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>US issues new Iran-related sanctions, Treasury website shows<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200bUnited \u200bStates has issued fresh \u200bIran-related \u200csanctions\u00a0\u2060targeting \u200cthree people and\u00a0\u2060nine entities, including \u200bfour \u200centities based in \u200cHong\u00a0Kong, \u200baccording to a posting on \u200bthe \u200bUS \u200bTreasury Department&#8217;s\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T19:09:26+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 21:09<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Parliament speaker says Iran ready to &#8216;teach a lesson&#8217; if attacked<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T16:32:51+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 18:32<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says he will reduce the federal gas tax<\/h2>\n<p>President \u200bDonald Trump\u00a0has\u00a0said he will reduce \u200bthe \u200cfederal\u00a0\u2060gas tax, \u200cseeking to blunt the impact\u00a0\u2060of rising pump prices caused by the 10-week-old conflict \u200bwith Iran continuing to paralyze \u200bshipping through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T16:24:57+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 18:24<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>India&#8217;s Modi to begin five-nation tour including UAE amid Middle East crisis<\/h2>\n<p>Indian\u00a0\u2060Prime \u200bMinister \u200bNarendra Modi\u00a0will embark on a \u200bfive-nation \u200ctour\u00a0\u2060taking \u200cin the UAE\u00a0\u2060and Europe\u00a0from May \u200b15-20, India&#8217;s \u200cforeign ministry has said \u200cin a \u200bstatement, as the Middle East \u200bcrisis \u200bdrives \u200bup global \u200boil prices\u00a0and strains India&#8217;s foreign currency\u00a0\u2060reserves.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T15:53:13+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 17:53<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on &#8216;life support&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump has said the US ceasefire with Iran\u00a0is on &#8220;life support&#8221; after rejecting Iran&#8217;s latest proposal for not including nuclear concession, and that\u00a0he is still aiming for &#8220;complete victory&#8221; in the war against Iran despite growing pressure to reach a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to have a complete victory,&#8221; Trump told reporters, adding that Iran thinks &#8220;I&#8217;ll get tired of this. I&#8217;ll get bored, or I&#8217;ll have some pressure. But there&#8217;s no pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T14:36:33+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:36<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Israel jails soldiers for desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli military said it has sentenced two soldiers to imprisonment after one of them was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to the military, the incident took place several weeks ago in southern Lebanon and was investigated by commanders on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the conclusion of the investigation, the soldier documented carrying out the act was sentenced to 21 days of military prison, and the soldier who filmed the incident was sentenced to 14 days of military prison,&#8221; the military said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arena-cdn-g.eu.getarena.im\/site-media\/661e9356a78ca3ed45fb09fcc5f1a5de8dca59c09feb27e4a9a9bcf7.jpg\"><em class=\"ql-size-small\">A photo released on social media on May 6, 2026, shows an Israeli soldier smoking and pushing another cigarette onto the mouth of a statue of the Virgin\u00a0Mary\u00a0in Debel,\u00a0Lebanon. (\u00a9 social media via Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In a separate post on X, military spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Ariella Mazor said: &#8220;The IDF views the incident with utmost severity and emphasises that the conduct of the soldier completely deviates from the values expected of its personnel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time the Israeli military has come under criticism in recent weeks over its soldiers&#8217; conduct surrounding Christian statues in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In late April, the military said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in the southern Lebanese village of Debl.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T14:13:02+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:13<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lithuania should send military personnel to aid US in Strait of Hormuz, president says<\/h2>\n<p>Lithuania \u200bshould \u200bsend up to\u00a040 soldiers \u200band \u200cpersonnel\u00a0\u2060to \u200caid the United\u00a0\u2060States in the \u200bStrait\u00a0of Hormuz, \u200cthe Baltic country&#8217;s \u200cState Defence \u200bCouncil, which is\u00a0chaired by the \u200bpresident, \u200bsaid \u200bin a \u200bproposal to parliament onMonday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T13:55:19+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:55<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran-US ceasefire grows shaky after Trump rejects Tehran&#8217;s latest proposal<\/h2>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran&#8217;s response to his latest peace proposal as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;, but the Washington may not have many cards left to play in negotiations with Tehran.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;the Iranians are well aware that Trump is faced with some difficult and unpleasant options,&#8221; says FRANCE 24&#8217;s Angela Diffley from our Paris studio.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T13:45:08+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:45<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>UK sanctions 12 people and firms linked to Iran over hostile activity<\/h2>\n<p>Britain \u200bhas \u200bsanctioned\u00a012 individuals and entities linked \u200bto \u200cIran,\u00a0\u2060accusing them \u200cof\u00a0involvement in hostile\u00a0\u2060activity including plotting attacks \u200band providing financial \u200cservices to groups seeking \u200cto destabilise\u00a0the \u200bUK and other countries.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The measures, set \u200bout in \u200ba government \u200bsanctions notice,\u00a0include \u200basset freezes, travel bans and director\u00a0\u2060disqualification\u00a0orders.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T13:03:54+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:03<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>World weeks away from &#8216;humanitarian crisis&#8217; over Hormuz fertiliser blockade, UN says<\/h2>\n<p>Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a looming humanitarian crisis told AFP on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a few weeks ahead of us to prevent what will likely be a massive humanitarian crisis,&#8221; Jorge Moreira da Silva, executive director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and leader of the task force, told AFP in an interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:55:05+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:55<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Amnesty calls for Israel to be excluded from Eurovision<\/h2>\n<p>Rights group Amnesty International has called for Israel to be suspended from the Eurovision Song Contest due to its &#8220;apartheid against Palestinians&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The annual music contest is set to take place in Vienna on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Read more about the controversy over Israel&#8217;s inclusion on FRANCE 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260508-eurovision-hopes-70th-anniversary-celebration-outshines-israel-controversy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eurovision hopes 70th anniversary celebration outshines Israel controversy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:50:52+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:50<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Lebanon urges US ambassador to pressure Israel as it pounds country<\/h2>\n<p>Lebanese leaders have urged the US ambassador to Beirut to pressure Israel to halt its attacks as it pounded the country from the air despite a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lebanese authorities on Monday raised the overall death toll from Israeli strikes since March 2 to 2,869 people.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>That toll includes dozens killed since the truce went into force on April 17.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met separately with ambassador Michel Issa in preparation for a third direct meeting between Lebanese and Israeli representatives set to take place in Washington on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Salam said he asked Issa to &#8220;exert pressure on Israel to stop the ongoing attacks and violations, in order to consolidate the ceasefire&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.eu.getarena.im\/cm\/6a01d648bbed6566e0f967ab.JPG\"><\/h2>\n<p><em class=\"ql-size-small\">(Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike in the Kfar Jouz district of Nabatieh in south Lebanon \u00a9 Stringer, Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The appeal followed a weekend of intense Israeli strikes that stretched beyond the country&#8217;s south and reached as close as 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the capital Beirut.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military on Monday issued an evacuation warning for nine Lebanese towns, seven of them in the south and two in the West Bekaa region in the east.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Israel and Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah have been trading fire in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire in place since April 17 between Israel and Lebanon that aimed to halt the fighting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:43:23+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:43<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#8217;s internet blackout enters 73rd day, online monitor reports<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:41:52+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:41<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Aramco could reach oil production capacity of 12 million barrels per day in three weeks, CEO says<\/h2>\n<p>Saudi state \u200boil giant \u200bAramco\u00a0could reach a maximum sustainable oil production capacity \u200bof \u200c12\u00a0million\u00a0\u2060barrels per day in \u200cthree weeks if required,\u00a0\u2060CEO Amin\u00a0Nasser said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He said \u200bthat the \u200cenergy supply shock that began in \u200cthe\u00a0first-quarter was the largest \u200bthe world has ever experienced,\u00a0and that if disruption \u200bof shipping \u200bin the Strait \u200bof\u00a0Hormuz \u2013 linked to the US-Iran \u200bconflict \u2013 continues for a few\u00a0more weeks, normalization in the oil\u00a0\u2060market would not happen\u00a0until\u00a0\u20602027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:39:06+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:39<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Iran seizes assets of ex-football captain turned exiled critic<\/h2>\n<p>Iranian authorities on Monday announced the seizure of six properties allegedly linked to the former captain of the national football team, Ali Karimi, who now lives in exile and is vehemently critical of the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The judiciary has repeatedly warned that people deemed to be acting against national security face asset seizures in the wake of January protests and against the backdrop of the war against Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Karimi, who played for Bayern Munich during his career and was dubbed the &#8220;Asian Maradona&#8221; for his wizardry on the pitch, has in social media posts backed protests against the clerical authorities and also voiced support for the monarchy ousted by the Islamic revolution.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian judiciary&#8217;s Mizan news agency described Karimi as &#8220;one of the traitors to the homeland who has been extensively active in supporting the enemy in recent years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It said two commercial units and four residential units belonging to Karimi &#8220;have been identified and seized by judicial order for the benefit of the people&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Karimi, who is now believed to be based in the Gulf after leaving in Iran in 2022, has yet to comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T12:24:11+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 14:24<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Trump rejects Iran&#8217;s response to US peace proposal as &#8216;unacceptable&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span>US President Donald Trump on Sunday branded Iran&#8217;s terms for ending the Middle East war &#8220;totally unacceptable,&#8221; raising the prospect of renewed conflict after weeks of negotiations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran responded to Washington&#8217;s latest peace proposal earlier in the day, while warning it would not hold back from retaliating against any new US strikes or permit more foreign warships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-05-11T11:22:26+00:00\">11\/05\/2026 &#8211; 13:22<\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Second Qatari LNG tanker heads through Hormuz to Pakistan, data shows<\/h2>\n<p>A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz days after the first such cargo crossed under \u200ban arrangement \u200cinvolving Iran and Pakistan, highlighting how cargoes are crossing the waterway on \u2060a case-by-case basis amid ongoing conflict risks.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The vessel, Mihzem, with a capacity of 174,000 cubic metres, departed Ras Laffan and is \u200cheading northeast toward Port Qasim in Pakistan, where it is expected to arrive \u2060on May 12, according to LSEG shipping data.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This would be the second successful passage through Hormuz for a Qatari LNG tanker since the start of Iran \u200bwar.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat started crossing Hormuz via the \u200cIranian-approved northern route and on Sunday it managed to cross the strait.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The LNG is being sold by Qatar to Pakistan &#8211; a mediator in the war &#8211; under a government-to-government deal, two sources told Reuters. They said Iran had approved the shipment to help build confidence with Qatar \u200band Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260510-live-iran-s-guards-threaten-us-sites-in-the-region-if-its-tankers-come-under-fire\" target=\"_self\">Yesterday&#8217;s key developments:<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260510-live-iran-s-guards-threaten-us-sites-in-the-region-if-its-tankers-come-under-fire\" target=\"_self\">Iranian \u200bproposal<\/a> sent to the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">United States<\/a> through mediator Pakistan stresses the \u200bneed for \u200can end \u2060to the war on \u200call fronts and the \u2060lifting of sanctions on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a> rejected Iran&#8217;s response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260510-trump-calls-iran-response-to-us-peace-proposal-totally-unacceptable\" target=\"_self\">deeming it &#8220;totally unacceptable&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_self\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> winner Narges Mohammadi was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260510-iran-releases-nobel-laureate-narges-mohammadi-on-bail-amid-health-fears\" target=\"_self\">released on bail<\/a> and transferred to Tehran for urgent medical treatment after supporters warned she was at risk of dying in prison.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__below-main\">\n<div class=\"t-content__tags\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Keywords for this article<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran\">    Iran<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Donald Trump\">    Donald Trump<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"UK\">    UK<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/france\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"France\">    France<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Israel\">    Israel<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Strait of Hormuz\">    Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/military\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"military\">    military<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is on \u2018life support\u2019 As it happened Middle East Issued on:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=442"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}