The Spanish prime minister points the finger at Tel Aviv for human rights violations. The proposal is on the table, but the 27 European countries have consistently lacked unanimity.
All commercial vessels will be allowed to pass through for the remainder of the truce. A new round of talks between Washington and Tehran will begin Sunday.
During a religious service, the Secretary of Defense read the verse "Ezekiel 25:17." Not the real one, but the revised version from the Tarantino film.
![Pedro Sanchez (Ansa-Epa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:ZjY3NzM4MjgtMGExOC00:ZTViMGQzYWYtN2YzOS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Spain, Sanchez presses: "Suspend the EU-Israel agreements."")
![epaselect epa12896510 An Iranian woman rides a military vehicle during an anti-US and Israeli rally called 'sacrificed girls' in Tehran, Iran, 17 April 2026. The conflict between Iran and the US over the strait of Hormuz continues. A joint Israeli and US military operation, launched on 28 February, continues to target multiple locations across Iran. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:YTc1ODA1MjQtODM4YS00:YTFkNDk5MjgtNTc5YS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Trump: "US negotiators with Islamabad must accept or we will destroy them." Iran: "They cannot deny us the right to nuclear power."")
![epa12896086 Israeli soldiers gather at an area in northern Israel ahead of crossing the Israel–Lebanon border, 17 April 2026. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, which went into effect at midnight on 16 April. EPA/ATEF SAFADI](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:M2NlNzFhOWQtNTAxOC00:Y2ViNGU5MzgtOTc1OS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "A new attack in Lebanon killed a French peacekeeper, "victim of an ambush." Three others were injured.")
![](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:M2Y5MDEwN2YtYTA0MS00:ODgxMjllNGItNzMyNy00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz. The US: "Enough blackmail; without a breakthrough, the war will resume."")
![(foto Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:YjJlN2FkMDItMjhmMy00:N2EyZmIwODYtMGZiZS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "A truce in Lebanon has been reached. Tehran reopens Hormuz but cuts short its nuclear program: "We won't give up our uranium."")
![epa12891392 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs his official residence at 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Parliament, in London, Britain, 15 April 2026. EPA/NEIL HALL](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NDY4NGVkNGEtZDk1My00:ODUyOTEyMGYtMjY2NC00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Epstein case, new high-profile resignations in England. Starmer pressured: "He should resign."")
![epa12891897 Fisherman is seen against the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker ETYFA-Prometheas at the Malacca Strait in Malaysia, 15 April 2026. The US has begun restricting vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports in an effort to curb Iran’s energy exports. According to US officials, ships transiting the Gulf or calling at third-country ports such as Saudi Arabia or the UAE are not affected. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:MDgyOTAzY2UtZWQ3OS00:MTcwYzE1OGEtZGU4Yy00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Iran: "The Strait of Hormuz is completely open." Trump: "An agreement with Tehran is close."")
![](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:Nzk2M2U0N2YtMjIxOS00:YTcxNTZjMmQtNmIyYS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Trump launches a new attack on Italy: "It wasn't there for us, and we won't be there for them." Israel-Lebanon truce begins.")
![epa12889880 The commissioner's desk during the '1 Picasso for 100 euros' charity raffle draw to win Pablo Picasso’s work ‘Portrait of Dora Mar’ in Paris, France, 14 April 2026. The raffle draw, organised in aid of the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation in partnership with Christie’s auction house, was won by Ari Hodara, a Frenchman living in Paris. EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NTY0ZWVhZWUtZDI3YS00:ZmMyY2I5OTEtOWQ3ZS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Picasso's "Tête de femme" (worth one million) wins with a one hundred euro note")
![Aerei di Ita e Lufthansa all'aeroporto 'Leonardo Da Vinci' a Fiumicino, immagine simbolo (foto Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NDEyZWEwZDMtOGFmZS00:ZTk0ZjY5M2MtM2UzZS00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Fuel crisis in Europe: "Jet fuel available for only six weeks."")
![epa12871332 Iranians drive past a large political billboard displaying Iran's national flags at Valiasr Square in Tehran, Iran, 06 April 2026. The US president has given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:NTEzOGMwNWYtNTU1ZS00:NzA1OGVmMWItMDI0Yy00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Negotiations resume, Trump says "A deal is possible by the end of April." But he's sending another 10,000 troops.")
![Il papa all'arrivo in Camerun (Ansa-Epa-Vatican News)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:N2IyYWFlOWEtZGRmZC00:NDM0NjNiN2YtNWE1OC00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "The Pope: "Peace is not a slogan. Those who govern must have a clear mind and an intact conscience."")
![Giorgia Meloni con Volodymyr Zelensky (Ansa)](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:MzBjYTAyNGUtZjc0Zi00:ZjQ4NDY4MzItN2FiNi00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Zelensky to Meloni and Mattarella: "Italy always stands with Kiev."")
![L'incontro di Luciano Portolano con i militari della Brigata Sassari](https://immagini.unionesarda.it/version/c:YjA3YzBlNzEtOTIwYS00:YjBiY2MwMDQtMDAzYi00/image.webp?f=3%3A2&q=0.75&w=3840 "Lebanon: Portolano visits the Sassari Brigade: "It's an essential garrison against violations of the UN resolution."")
