UN shipping agency pauses evacuation effort after vessel attacked near Strait of Hormuz
Israeli and Lebanese officials deny any Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon despite US statement
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Iran agrees to UN nuclear inspectors’ return as part of deal on sanctions with US
Progress comes after talks nearly broke down on Sunday after stream of violent threats from Donald Trump
Binyamin Netanyahu’s Iran gamble leaves Israel isolated as Trump turns to diplomacy
After a war meant to weaken Iran, a US-led deal exposes Netanyahu to severe political and strategic fallout
Vance calls for sides to work together as Iran peace talks begin in Switzerland
Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon
Trump and Netanyahu at odds as ceasefire pressure mounts
US president says that if it weren’t for him ‘Israel would not exist today’
Trump’s Iran deal leaves him facing a Carter-like dilemma
An ill-judged conflict revives the dynamics that once humbled a US president and emboldened Iran
Israeli strikes in Lebanon raise doubts over new peace agreement
JD Vance says oil is being transported through Strait of Hormuz after Trump signs deal with Tehran
‘A city of ghosts’: Grief and defiance in Lebanon’s shattered south
Residents return after ceasefire to assess destruction, mourn the dead and weigh an uncertain future
Trump’s Iran gamble leaves Iran with leverage intact
Pragmatic settlement exposes limits of US leverage after brief, costly confrontation
What’s in the US-Iran deal? Reopening shipping, waiving oil sanctions and Lebanon
US officials have revealed a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran to end the costly 110-day conflict
Netanyahu and Israel hindering peace efforts with Iran, says Trump
Tehran insists Israel must stop attacks on Lebanon for preliminary deal to hold before formal signing
Israeli drone kills one person in southern Lebanon as UN-Iran deal eases fighting
Authorities warn displaced people not to rush home as Israel says it will keep troops in the south
Iran-US deal is opposed across Israel’s political spectrum
‘Israel won the battle but Netanyahu lost the war’, head of Knesset opposition says
Israeli military attacks Hizbullah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Lebanese militant group says it fired missiles and drones towards Israeli troops
Lebanon’s displaced people: War, poverty and rising tensions on Beirut’s Corniche
An elderly poet is among thousands enduring displacement and hardship as conflict in southern Lebanon drags on with no end in sight
Israel and Iran halt their most direct confrontation since April
US president Donald Trump intervenes after both sides exchange strikes
Iran launches missiles at Israel in first such bombardment since April ceasefire
Tehran last week said any Israeli attack on Beirut would be a violation of US-Iran ceasefire and draw an Iranian attack on Israel
Teenagers enlisted as agents of mayhem by Russia and Iran
Russia and Iran have long enlisted proxies to perform hostile acts on European soil, but targeting minors represents a new twist on their subversive gig economy
Iran reaffirms support for Hizbullah with wider peace deal in doubt
UN warns standoff is pushing millions closer to hunger
Hizbullah rejects Lebanon ceasefire as Israel says it will not withdraw troops
Hizbullah leader says ‘resistance will continue’ as Israel keeps up strikes in southern Lebanon
Inside southern Lebanon’s temporary graveyards: ‘People are dying day by day. No one is batting an eye’
Makeshift cemeteries across the south provide a place for the dead until it is safe to hold a proper funeral in their home towns
US continues strikes near Strait of Hormuz after one killed in Iranian attacks on Kuwait
Representatives back resolution aimed at stopping war until hostilities are authorised by US Congress in blow to Trump
Iran insists any US-Israel ceasefire must cover conflict in Lebanon
Donald Trump is demanding an end to Tehran’s nuclear programme
Iran reviewing proposed agreement to end war with US as Israel continues Lebanon incursion
Negotiations ongoing with deal to extend ceasefire and reopen Strait of Hormuz to be struck over the next week, Trump claims
Trump declares ceasefire in Lebanon as planned Israeli strike on Beirut halted
Senior Shia politician claims Hizbullah ready for full ceasefire, raising hopes for extension of truce between US and Iran
Israeli army captures 900-year-old Beaufort Castle as troops push into Lebanon
Defence minister announces seizure of medieval fortress as Israeli forces move beyond Litani river
Israeli forces push further north into Lebanon as US hosts peace talks in Washington
Netanyahu says Israel will also expand its area control in Gaza in what Hamas calls a dangerous escalation
Trump makes ‘final determination’ on extension of Iran ceasefire
Tehran says agreement has not been finalised
Israel continues attacks on Lebanon, striking Beirut and country’s south
Officials say Israeli military had held off from striking capital city due to requests from Trump administration
Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon ‘a combat zone’, warns residents to leave
Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire
Intensified IDF airstrikes in Lebanon follow surge in Hizbullah drone attacks
Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming
Returning Irish troops tell of ‘extremely challenging’ mission in Lebanon
About 160 troops from 127th Infantry Battalion return home from six-month deployment with Unifil
Iran says US strikes were ‘a gross violation’ of ceasefire deal
Israeli forces expand operations in southern Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks
Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress
Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations
Trump says talks with Iran in ‘final stages’ but warns of further attacks if no deal agreed
Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East
Trump says US may need to attack Iran within days if no agreement reached
US president says he was ‘an hour away from making the decision to go’ with fresh military offensive against Tehran
Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations
Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’
Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill more than 3,000 since March
Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire
‘The clock is ticking’: Trump issues fresh threat against Iran
Drone strike causes fire at UAE nuclear power plant as efforts to end war in Gulf stall
Israel says it has killed Hamas military chief in targeted strike on Gaza
Israeli forces continue strikes on southern Lebanon after six people, including three paramedics, killed on Friday
Boycott is a pernicious strategy silencing Jews, Israelis and Palestinians
As Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’
Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed
Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war
Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle
Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure
‘I don’t like it’: Iran’s response to end war with US ‘totally unacceptable’, says Trump
Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon
How Hizbullah fought back against Israel’s northern offensive
The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force
Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire after new attacks. Trump calls strikes a ‘love tap’
Israel and Lebanon to hold fresh talks but Iranian officials sceptical over Washington’s plan to end wider regional conflict
Israel strike hits Beirut’s suburbs for first time since Lebanon ceasefire began last month
US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz
US effort to help stranded ships exit Strait of Hormuz to be paused, says Trump
Iran renews drone and missile attacks on United Arab Emirates
Trump, unhappy with latest peace proposal, says Iran trying to ‘figure out’ its leadership
Israel orders residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as strikes continue despite ceasefire
Kneecap: ‘These topics have been out of bounds for many years’
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
Hegseth tells US allies ‘time for free-riding is over’; White House confirms fresh talks with Iran to take place
IDF and Hizbullah accuse each other of violating Israel-Lebanon ceasefire which Trump says will be extended
Talks between US and Iran set to resume in Pakistan
UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, says Trump
US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz
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