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attacks, while there is no sign of peace talks restarting. The status of a two-week-old ceasefire – due to expire earlier this week – remained unclear. In an about-face hours after threatening renewed violence
Israeli strike at dawn in the southern Lebanese area of al-Hosh, near the coastal city of Tyre on May 26, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/682x682+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2F63%2Fcdd90c484d1a98723c5dd8dc204f%2Fgettyimages-2277663760.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5834840/iran-lebanon-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Prospects fade for imminent
Hezbollah. Instead, Iran is still at the negotiating table, with Lebanon included in the framework and sanctions relief being discussed. But this official narrative is contested inside Iran. One hard-line MP, the deputy chair
attack on southern Israel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/09/how-did-hamas-manage-to-carry-out-its-rampage-through-southern-israel), which plunged the Middle East into turmoil and saw Israel fighting on multiple fronts, left Netanyahu’s security credentials in tatters and polls since then have predicted that
attacks despite a ceasefire that took effect last month. Meanwhile, Washington is awaiting Tehran’s response to its latest proposal to end the US-Israel war on Iran, which entered day 72 on Sunday. Here
Lebanon and expressed “deep concern about developments in the Palestinian territories”. A “de facto annexation” of the West Bank must not be allowed, he added. In response, [Smotrich](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/who-are-bezalel-smotrich-and-itamar-ben-gvir-the-israeli-ministers-facing-sanctions), the Israeli finance minister
Israeli war against Iran began in late February. On Monday, several merchant ships in the Gulf reported explosions or fires, the US said it had destroyed six small Iranian military boats – a claim Tehran denied
Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon despite a nominal ceasefire there. ### Barakah plant can provide a quarter of the UAE's energy ### The UAE Defense Ministry said three drones came over its western border with Saudi
attack – which killed four Iranian soldiers – to disrupt the delicate last steps towards an agreement that it intends to hail as one of the great milestones in Iran’s history of resistance. Brent oil futures
attacks Tensions remain high [across the region](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action), with Iran, the United States and Israel trading warnings as violence continues. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the US naval siege of Iranian ports
Israeli [demands](/news/2026/1/29/iran-us-tensions-soar-what-do-both-sides-want), however, extended beyond that. Just before the war began, Washington and Israel demanded severe restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Analysts say this demand was at least partly triggered
attacking ships and reportedly laying sea mines. Shipping traffic has since dropped by 95 percent. A week ago, the US implemented a blockade of its own. Its Navy has been blocking Iranian ports to pressure
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement in Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images The US administration’s explanation for the long delay in achieving an MoU is a divided camp in Tehran, in which Iran’s chief negotiator
Israeli towns during the first week of the war, suffering new casualties against an enemy that had been previously dismissed by officials as no longer posing a serious threat. Opposition politicians were quick to capitalise
Israeli attacks have forcibly displaced more than one million, with a further 3.2 million internally [displaced](/news/2026/3/12/up-to-3-2-million-people-displaced-across-iran-amid-us-israeli-attacks-un) in Iran. 
attacks inside the country, the judiciary’s news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday. - French shipping company, CMA CGM, confirmed on Sunday that “warning shots” were fired at one of its ships in the Strait
Lebanon and Israel. Despite the truce, the Israeli military and Hezbollah warned residents not to return to their villages for their own safety.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1000+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F92%2F11ce087f448182cdfe31a4cc75cd%2Fgettyimages-2271154577.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/17/g-s1-117788/middle-east-conflict-israel-lebanon-us-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [The Strait
Israeli air attacks on February 28. In Tehran, Qom and Mashhad, a number of pro-establishment voices expressed their opposition to the deal through speeches, banners and slogans. Some of the chanting directly targeted Mohammad
attacks in Iran and the Gulf, is due to expire on April 22. While still holding, it is under increasing strain. A US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, with the US Central
attack at the [Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant](/news/2026/5/18/what-is-the-uaes-barakah-nuclear-plant-nearly-hit-by-a-drone) in the United Arab Emirates. That raised more concerns about the potential for renewed military escalation in the Gulf as peace negotiations drag on. ## What