Middle East live: USS Ford returns from Iran war after longest deployment since Vietnam

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In a statement released on his Truth Social platform, the US leader wrote, "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them." Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. 18/05/2026 - 03:35 This liveblog is no longer being updated. Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double that of 2024, Amnesty said.

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▪In a statement released on his Truth Social platform, the US leader wrote, "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them." Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded
▪18/05/2026 - 03:35 This liveblog is no longer being updated.
▪Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double that of 2024, Amnesty said.

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Home Middle East Trump issues new warning to Iran to accept peace deal As it happened Middle East Issued on: 17/05/2026 - 07:39Modified: 18/05/2026 - 03:43 1 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 US President Donald Trump speaks during a maternal health event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 11, 2026. © Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of them". In a statement released on his Truth Social platform, the US leader wrote, "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything left of them." Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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