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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
conflict? United States President Donald Trump has said that the war on Iran is “very close to over” as Israel and Lebanon [held rare direct talks](/news/2026/4/14/israel-and-lebanon-hold-rare-talks-in-washington-dc-amid-iran-war) in Washington, DC amid continued Israeli attacks
conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Israel's continued attacks in Lebanon have posed an ongoing threat to the fragile truce, with Israel disputing that the agreement extended
Israel war on Iran, the strait remains closed, choking off 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supplies. That has sent global energy prices surging and heightened concerns about the risks
Lebanon, “the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire.” Trump swiftly echoed that claim on social media, writing that the strait is “FULLY
Lebanon should be covered by a ceasefire agreement meant to facilitate negotiations to open the strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade of Iranian ports. The phone call between Trump and Netanyahu came
conflict and securing safe passage for shipping through the strait should be obtainable, officials said. “Our priority is that they announce a permanent end to war and the rest of the issues could be thrashed
news did not fall on US President Donald Trump’s birthday on Sunday. The time difference with the US still allowed Washington to announce the agreement on Sunday, as [promised by Trump](/news/2026/6/14/will-the-us-iran-deal-be-signed-on-sunday-what-we-know-so-far). On Monday
news of Donald Trump’s deal with Iran went public for [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://www.theguardian.com/world/benjamin-netanyahu) to speak out. When he [finally appeared](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/15/israel-territory-lebanon-defence-minister-israel-katz) at a press conference on Monday evening, the Israeli
Israel. Motorcades led by pick-up trucks broadcasting religious songs also moved through neighbourhoods at night with participants waving flags of armed groups in other countries that are in Iran’s “axis of resistance”, including
news agency said Tehran is pushing for the release of $24bn in frozen assets as part of ongoing negotiations, with half expected to be unlocked after an initial agreement is signed. - **Internet partially restored:** Meanwhile
news agency – the first time Iran has seized ships since the war began in late February. In other key developments: - **Trump was “satisfied” with the US naval blockade and “understands Iran is in a very
Israel war on Iran [entered its 96th day](/news/liveblog/2026/6/3/iran-war-live-us-strikes-irans-qeshm-says-tehran-attacks-kuwait-bahrain?update=4621777), the conflict widened across the Gulf region, with both sides reporting new military actions. The United States military said on Wednesday it carried
News Agency of Lebanon](https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/news/222034/hezbollah-announces-series-of-attacks-on-israeli-forces-and-positions-in-south-lebanon-2). Middle East Institute senior fellow Brian Katulis noted that multiple ceasefires had been breached since November 2024. The latest ceasefire went into effect on April
news agency. The US is yet to confirm it has replied to Tehran. On Saturday, President Donald Trump he would "soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent
conflict with Lebanon and Iran – even if they appear to have [slipped beyond his control](/news/2026/4/24/reality-check-israeli-ambitions-confront-us-dictates-in-iran-and-lebanon). Netanyahu’s soft underbelly, however, has been the multiple corruption charges he faces, and the related ongoing trial, increasing
news agency. “What we’ve been seeing over the past hours has been an escalation,” said Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem from Beirut. “This is taking us back to square one.” Also reporting from
news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories President Trump, Iran and mediators from Pakistan say a deal has been reached to end the war between the U.S. and Iran. Trump
news conference that a BRICS member had blocked parts of India’s statement. Iran repeatedly targeted its Gulf neighbour following the outbreak of the war on February 28, reportedly striking the UAE more than
news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **Tensions are rising in the two ceasefires in the Middle East.** Iran has [not officially recognized](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5796726:x) the ceasefire that President Trump