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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
Iran-aligned Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and said they would target Israeli-affiliated ships in the Red Sea. Any new “ceasefire within the ceasefire” is very fragile, analysts say, with multiple flashpoints that
Israeli crimes cost Germany its seat on the UNSC. As it should.” Parsi further argued that Germany’s recent foreign policy has damaged its international standing, despite the country’s diplomatic influence and financial contributions
ceasefire arrangement. Photograph: Marwan Naamani/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock At the same time, Iran and the Pakistani brokers are adamant that the deal should stop Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but members of Benjamin Netanyahu
ceasefire was signed, Trump turned to Sharif and referred to Munir as “my favourite field marshal”. Qamar Cheema, executive director of the Islamabad-based Sanober Institute, said Munir’s standing had been building well before
Iran, Israel’s [invasion of Lebanon](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) and the growing death toll in Gaza, where Israel continues to launch deadly attacks despite a “ceasefire”. “Trump and Netanyahu will keep expanding the wars, so that they
Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026. **Rami Shlush/AP** Rami Shlush/AP - 🎧 **Iran has warned that any strikes by Israel on the southern suburbs
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 on the heels of that announcement, which
ceasefire”, which Israel has repeatedly violated by blocking the agreed-upon entry of 600 aid trucks daily. ## Linking security to statehood Wissam Afifa, a political analyst in Gaza, told Al Jazeera that Hamas is navigating
Israelis will have to accept it for the time being, and then perhaps they will revisit it to ‘mow the grass’, as they say, on the missile programme or on the nuclear programme at some
ceasefire, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) documented almost 7,800 air violations by Israeli forces. For Iran, Hezbollah, and Israel, the ongoing war has evolved into an existential conflict. For the Lebanese government
elections in the US and facing voter anger over rising costs. On Tuesday the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said that despite the latest US strikes on Iran, a deal was still possible, adding that
Israeli offensive in Lebanon has killed at least 1,500 people and displaced 1.2 million others. Lebanon was pulled into the war when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in solidarity with Tehran. --- ## What will happen
ceasefire came into effect last month, has shared with the US the new Iranian proposal, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said, but he gave no details. There were contradictory reports from Islamabad
Israeli-backed war on Iran to “sit back and relax”. Posting on Truth Social, the US president claimed securing a deal with Iran to end the war was being made more difficult by what
Iran, which began with US and Israeli attacks in late February. Earlier this week he [described](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/donald-trump-ceasefire-with-iran-on-life-support-reject-peace-proposals) a ceasefire deal with Tehran as “on life support”. Starting late on Monday evening Trump promoted
Iran and Lebanon end, there will be more pressure on Hamas because disarmament could become the central issue for Israel and the US in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas may also seek to shift the discussion from
elected as speaker this week, can for the moment marginalise this opposition. Reports said he was focused on the method of accessing frozen Iranian assets, described as the last serious dispute between Tehran and Washington
Israeli war on Iran has helped Moscow by increasing its oil revenues. Russia remains in a difficult position, however, and Europe and the US should make “a final push” on sanctions to force
Israeli strike that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s then supreme leader, now appears to have reached a stalemate. Iran is suffering massive economic losses which may escalate dramatically if it begins