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Trump ‘shouted and cursed Netanyahu over threat to resume Beirut bombing’

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

Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was completely unrelated to Iran. Amid Pakistan’s [ongoing efforts](/news/2026/4/18/pakistan-pm-army-chief-wrap-up-key-trips-in-push-for-more-us-iran-talks) to mediate another round of negotiations, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led the Iranian delegation

Donald Trump claims to have ended a 10th war – but will the Lebanon ceasefire hold?

Trump. Hezbollah first heard about the ceasefire from the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon. Each side shot off as many bombs, drones and rockets as they could before the ceasefire – imposed from above – came into effect

Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations

Trump announced that U.S. talks with Iran might resume within the next two days.** This comes as Israel conducts negotiations for other Middle East wars. In Washington, D.C., yesterday, Israel and Lebanon held historic direct

Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

Lebanon**, raising hopes for a broader peace, but Tehran warned that it would close the waterway again if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports continued. Foreign minister **Abbas Araqchi** announced the global energy chokepoint

Iran halts talks with U.S. over Israeli actions in Lebanon, Gaza

ceasefire has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon, the Iranian negotiating team is stopping 'talks and exchange of texts through a mediator.'" It demanded an end to the "aggressive and brutal army operations

How two ceasefires and opening of Hormuz could boost Iran talks

announcement of a 10-day pause in the fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah, is a win for Iran. The regime in Tehran had demanded a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying talks with

Israeli leader who pulled out of Lebanon warns against getting stuck again

Trump has told Netanyahu to stop, or at least scale back attacks in Lebanon, because it's making it harder to reach a deal with Iran. ![An Israeli airstrike hits the southern Lebanese coastal town

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

ceasefire extends. The last time Israel occupied Southern Lebanon, it did so for nearly two decades. **Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned amid an internal investigation for alleged misconduct.** She is the third member

Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues

announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC. The violence has pushed the number of casualties higher, with Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reporting that

World reacts to Strait of Hormuz reopening amid US-Iran conflict

Lebanon ceasefire, which took effect overnight Thursday into Friday. Some Iranian state media reports later appeared to contradict Araghchi’s announcement, with a senior military official telling state media that only nonmilitary vessels would

Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iranian supreme leader is involved in US negotiations

Trump asked Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut to avert further escalation in the three-month-old war. Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire hit south Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, Lebanese state

Iran war day 77: Trump, Xi discuss Hormuz as Tehran rallies BRICS

Lebanon about an expiring ceasefire were “positive” and will take place as planned for a second day. ## In the US - **Trump wants Iran’s uranium for ‘public relations’:** The US president suggested that hunting down

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war

Trump's plan affects Israel's war in Lebanon Another key issue unresolved is whether the ceasefire will also cover Israel's operations against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon. Iran has insisted

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

ceasefire on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep of Iran," he wrote on X. Iranian state TV later quoted a "senior military official" as saying that

The three clocks of the Iran war

ceasefire was announced, Netanyahu’s office was explicit: The truce “does not include Lebanon”. Gideon Levy, the veteran Haaretz columnist and one of Israel’s most relentless domestic critics, has long maintained that militarism

Iran war day 97: Tehran says no progress in talks; Israel attacks Lebanon

Lebanon and that attacks will stop before fully committing to the deal. Previous ceasefires have struggled to hold, with both sides accusing each other of violations. ## In the Gulf - Kuwaiti authorities say Iranian drone

Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt

announced two months ago paused all-out warfare though sporadic clashes in the Gulf have continued. In one of a flurry of [social media posts](https://x.com/TrumpTruthOnX), Trump on Monday said Israel and Iran

Israel’s occupation of Gaza, Lebanon, Syria extends beyond what maps show

Lebanon, the investigation looked at the military zone declared by Israel following a [subsequent ceasefire agreement](/news/2026/4/17/what-we-know-about-the-israel-lebanon-ceasefire) with that country, before examining what satellite imagery shows as the actual situation in impacted villages and towns

Trump berated Netanyahu? Analysts question US-Israel feud rumours

Trump announced he had spoken to Netanyahu and an unidentified Hezbollah representative, and both sides agreed that “all shooting will stop”. But Netanyahu was quick to assert that the Israeli military “will continue to operate