play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNews|US-Israel war on IranIran war: What is happening on day 47 of the US-Iran conflict?US President Donald Trump has signalled a possible second round of talks with Iran in the coming days.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIranians enjoy a sunny day in a public park, amid a two-week ceasefire in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran [Thaier Al Sudani Foreign/Reuters]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and AFPPublished On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026United States President Donald Trump has said that the war on Iran is “very close to over” as Israel and Lebanon held rare direct talks in Washington, DC amid continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
Trump has signalled a possible second round of talks with Iran in the coming days, even as Washington enforces a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
The International Monetary Fund has, meanwhile, warned that any further escalation could tip the global economy into recession.