Published on: 04/26/2026 - 07:10 Modified on: 04/27/2026 - 03:31
Hezbollah said on Sunday it would continue to respond to Israel's ceasefire "violations", rejecting accusations by the Israeli prime minister that the pro-Iranian movement was jeopardizing the truce. Lebanese authorities announced that Israeli strikes on the south of the country had left 14 dead. The head of Iranian diplomacy Abbas Araghchi is returning to Islamabad after a visit to Oman. Here is the thread for April 26, 2026.
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Abbas Araghchi discussed Strait of Hormuz transit with Sultan of Oman
The head of Iranian diplomacy met with the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq.
“As the only states bordering Hormuz, we focused on ways to ensure safe transit, in the interest of all our dear neighbors and the entire world,” Abbas Araghchi wrote on X after his meeting with the Sultan of Oman, regarding the strait under dual Iranian and American blockade.
Vladimir Putin will receive the head of Iranian diplomacy
The Kremlin confirmed that President Vladimir Putin would receive the head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday, the state news agency Tass reported.
Asked by Tass about a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Abbas Araghchi in Russia, the Russian president's spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, replied "Yes", quoted by the Russian agency.
According to the Iranian ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, Abbas Araghchi must make "a trip to Saint Petersburg to meet the president of Russia", "as part of the diplomatic fight aimed at promoting the interests of the country (Iran, editor's note) and against a backdrop of external threats", according to a message on X.
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Lebanon announces 14 dead in Israeli strikes on the south of the country
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli strikes on the south of the country left 14 dead on Sunday, despite the recent extension of a ceasefire. Two women and two children were among those killed, the ministry said in a statement, adding that 37 other people were injured.
Iranian foreign minister leaves Islamabad for Moscow
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, has left Islamabad for Moscow, his ministry announced, with the Iranian ambassador to Russia saying he is due to meet President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
Moscow, one of the main allies of the Islamic Republic, has not confirmed this meeting.
In Moscow, Abbas Araghchi will discuss with "Russian officials the most recent situation of negotiations, the ceasefire and related developments, and present a report on these negotiations", the Iranian news agency Isna said on Sunday, citing the Iranian ambassador to Russia.
Israeli army announces death of soldier in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army announced on Sunday that a soldier had been killed in southern Lebanon, where a fragile ceasefire with pro-Iranian Hezbollah has been in force since April 17.
Sergeant Idan Fooks, 19, was killed in an "incident" during which an officer and five other soldiers were injured, according to a military statement.
Under the terms of the recently extended truce, Israel reserves the right to respond to "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks" and carries out almost daily strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
Iranian foreign minister to meet Putin in Moscow on Monday
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, will meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, during a visit where he will take stock of the ongoing peace negotiations in the Middle East, the ISNA news agency said, citing the Iranian ambassador to Russia.
During his planned visit to the Russian capital, as part of a tour beginning Friday in Islamabad, Abbas Araghchi will discuss with "Russian officials the most recent situation of negotiations, the ceasefire and related developments, and will present a report on these negotiations to Russian officials," added the Iranian agency.
Hezbollah accuses Israel of violating ceasefire, rejects Netanyahu accusations
Hezbollah said it would continue to retaliate for Israel's "violations" of the ceasefire, rejecting accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the pro-Iran movement was jeopardizing the truce.
In a statement, Hezbollah judged that its attacks against Israeli targets in Lebanon and Israel were a "legitimate response to the enemy's continued violations of the ceasefire since the first day of the announcement of the temporary truce."
These violations “will be met with a response and resistance” from Hezbollah “ready to defend its territory and its people,” the statement added.
“We will reduce Iran’s nuclear program to dust, that’s part of the negotiations”
Donald Trump repeats that he is “disappointed by NATO” on Foxnews
The American president affirms that “NATO was not there for Iran”, that it “did not want to get involved”. "We spent billions on them. We won't forget."
'We will win no matter what,' Trump says on Foxnews
“I think the war will end soon and we will be victorious.”
'If they want to talk, they can call us,' Trump says on Foxnews about Iranians
The American president affirmed that he would no longer send a delegation to Pakistan because the flight of “sixteen or eighteen hours” is long. From now on, he says the negotiations will be done by telephone.
The head of Iranian diplomacy returns to Islamabad
The head of Iranian diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi, returned to Islamabad on Sunday, said the official Iranian agency Irna, as part of ongoing negotiations to relaunch negotiations aimed at ending the war in the Middle East
Abbas Araghchi – who left Islamabad on Saturday for a trip to Oman – will convey to his Pakistani interlocutors, whose country is the main mediator between Tehran and Washington, "Iran's positions and points of view on the framework of any agreement", previously indicated Isna, another Iranian agency.
Iranian Foreign Minister leaves Muscat for Islamabad
Starmer and Trump discussed the 'urgent need' to restore traffic in the Strait of Hormuz
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump discussed the urgent need to restore maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz during a telephone conversation, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
“The leaders discussed the urgent need to restore maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, given the serious consequences for the global economy and the cost of living for people in the UK and around the world,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“The Prime Minister shared the latest progress made as part of his joint initiative with President (Emmanuel) Macron aimed at restoring freedom of navigation,” the spokesperson added.
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Lebanese state media says Israel began hitting southern Lebanon after warning
Lebanese state media reported that the Israeli army had started striking the south of the country, after issuing an evacuation warning for seven localities, despite a ceasefire with pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
“Israeli warplanes carried out a strike” in Kfar Tibnit, one of the localities targeted by the Israeli warning, the Lebanese news agency Ani reported, adding that there were reports of casualties.
Meeting between Abbas Araghchi and the Sultan of Oman on security in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed in Oman the issue of security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf waters in general, as well as diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict between Iran and the United States, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
During talks in Muscat with Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Abbas Araghchi said the US military presence in the Middle East fueled insecurity and division, and called for the establishment of a
regional security framework free from external interference.
With AFP and Reuters
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