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Lebanon in 2026?** Khalil was the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year. Last month

Iran fires missiles in Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. strikes Iran facility

Lebanon. Israel and the U.S. maintain the fighting in Lebanon is separate from the Iran

The U.S. awaits Iran's response as the UAE reports another missile barrage

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Iran war day 84: US-Iran talks advance amid mediation push

Lebanon and Palestine - **Israeli strike kills two in southern Lebanon:** The Israeli military said it carried

Iran war: What’s happening on day 54 as Trump extends ceasefire?

Lebanon - Prime Minister Salam said on Tuesday that Lebanon needed $587m to address the conflict

Trump warns Netanyahu: ‘You’ll be on your own’ if attacks on Iran continue

Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Iran – which has long said any peace deal with the US depends

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran in blockade stalemate as Washington’s navy secretary leaves office ‘immediately’

Lebanon killed a Lebanese journalist, Amal Khalil, and wounded a photographer accompanying her**, a senior

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

Lebanon, which culminated in the ceasefire in Lebanon. In response, Iran announced it would allow

The battle of perception: From Israel’s Fauda to Hezbollah’s FPV footage

Lebanon. Journalists and observers who covered southern Lebanon in the late 1990s may recall Hezbollah

Trump threatens to seize control of Iranian oil and gas facilities as tensions escalate

Lebanon. Photograph: Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images Other unresolved issues include the conflict in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com

Islamabad prepares to host historic negotiations between Iran and the US

Lebanon and disputes over the terms of the talks, Pakistani officials insisted that the make

Displaced Lebanese families return home despite Israeli attacks

Lebanon and Israel, though the Lebanese army has advised residents to postpone their return while

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is 'open' but tracking shows few ships moving

Lebanon. "In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through

Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace

Lebanon the passage of all commercial vessels through the strait of Hormuz is declared completely

Trumps sends delegation to Pakistan for possible new round of Iran war talks

Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon) and sent oil prices surging because of the strait’s closure

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

Lebanon ceasefire is now in place, removing one of Tehran’s stated conditions for talks

U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

Lebanon, but people there are closely monitoring the situation between the U.S. and Iran. ![Commuters

Negotiations that enable Israel’s land-grabs

Lebanon and Syria. And, under the guise of perpetual war, this is precisely what Israel

Iran war: What’s happening on day 57 as US envoys head to Pakistan?

Lebanon. ## In Lebanon and Gaza - **Israel kills six:** The Israeli military said it had killed

Iran war: What’s happening on day 58 as Tehran-Washington talks stall?

Lebanon - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops to attack Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, his office