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talks to be cancelled, labelling them “futile”. Further dimming prospects for de-escalation, Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he had instructed the Israeli army to widen its offensive in southern Lebanon, pushing operations further east
Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen. They have also brought some of the paramilitary fighters inside Iran to help them control the situation, with Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) or Hashd al-Shaabi and other armed
talks on deep mistrust of Washington](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/iran-trump-peace-deal-analysis), accusing the US of shifting its demands while continuing to back Israeli military operations across the region. Its foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said negotiations were
main scenarios: either the calm on the Iran and Lebanon fronts leads Israel to put more pressure on Gaza militarily or regional and global factors could prevent Israel from resuming military operations like those before
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2F72983dca4da382063a1af795768b%2Fgettyimages-2270825328.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks
Lebanon, which makes it hard to see how Trump can negotiate an end to the war on Iran as Tehran insists that the conflict can only end when attacks on “all fronts” have ceased
Lebanon, and “a new mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz”. A day before the ceasefire between the US and Iran had come into effect, Iran had submitted a 10-point peace [plan](/news/2026/4/7/whats-irans-10-point-peace-plan-that-trump-says-is-not-good-enough), which included
main airfield – after the Israeli attack. The White House did not respond to messages about the strikes and whether they were done in coordination with the US. In a sign of further destabilisation after
issues could be thrashed out once they get back to direct talks,” a senior Pakistani official involved in mediation between the two sides told Reuters. A spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign ministry told a briefing
main leaders of Hamas, responsible for the worst antisemitic massacre in our history since the Shoah during which 51 French people lost their lives, a terrorist movement that must imperatively be disarmed and excluded from
issued by the IRGC Navy” will be “safe and secure”. “Other maritime movements that are contrary to the declared principles of the IRGC Navy will face serious risks. Violating vessels will be stopped by force
issued a forced evacuation warning for Palestinian refugee camps in the city, as well as for the Christian quarter, claiming members of Hezbollah had infiltrated the area and could attack. Hundreds of people fled
talks with Iran. The tensions became apparent when [Iran launched a volley of missiles](/news/2026/6/8/iran-and-israel-bomb-each-other-is-the-ceasefire-over) towards northern Israel on Sunday, following an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 7 – despite US [assurances
main cards Iran can play in negotiations. The US has blockaded Iran, stopping all Iran-linked shipping trying to leave the Gulf, to put pressure on Tehran. The elimination of Iran’s missile armoury
Lebanon. Netanyahu says he won't tolerate attacks on northern Israel, while Trump is telling him to avoid escalating tensions because it is complicating his efforts to negotiate a deal with Iran. Last night, Trump