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Iran war day 75: Trump-Xi talks loom in Beijing as tensions rise in Gulf

Lebanon-Israel talks scheduled for Thursday and Friday. - **Qatar warns over Hormuz pressure:** Qatar’s prime minister said Iran should not use the Strait of Hormuz, blocked since early in the war, as a means

Israeli attacks on Lebanon may violate international law, UN warns

Iran](/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker), prompting a large‑scale military offensive from Israel. More than 2,400 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched its bombardment and subsequent invasion of southern Lebanon. Israel has also seized

Middle East crisis live: Israel and Iran exchange fresh round of strikes for first time since April ceasefire

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. Iranian

Celebrations in Lebanon as 10-day ceasefire with Israel begins

Iran-backed Hezbollah were also included in the cessation of hostilities. Joyous scenes occurred across Lebanon, with barrages of gunfire ringing out across Beirut as residents fired into the air just after midnight in celebration

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

attacking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.  Israeli security forces examine

U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire

Israel first attacked Iran on Feb. 28, prompting it to close the strait. ![An Iranian demonstrator waves a flag of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group under an anti-U.S. billboard depicting the American aircrafts

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon a day after 11 people killed in single raid

Israel’s military has continued to strike what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April and that was recently extended for several weeks. The Iran-backed group

Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC?

attacks. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed three emergency workers, in what Lebanese President Joseph Aoun described as a “war crime”. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - **Iran army spokesman praises

Middle East crisis live: UN chief calls for Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to be ‘fully’ respected as it comes into effect

attacks”. We’ll bring you more on this soon. Here is a summary of other key developments: - **A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect, pausing fighting in a devastating conflict

Israeli attacks on southern, eastern Lebanon kill at least six people

attacks in several areas of southern Lebanon. Israel later issued forced displacement orders for 12 villages in southern Lebanon, warning residents to remain at least one kilometre from their homes. Most of the villages affected

JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

attacked by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday and a second container ship struck by an unknown projectile. Commercial shipping was once again at a standstill in the strait – after 20 ships had transited

Middle East crisis live: US targets Iranian boats amid tense push for control of strait of Hormuz

attack. - **International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warned that inflation was already picking up and the global economy could face a “much worse outcome”** if the war dragged into 2027 and oil prices hit about

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

Iran on Monday announced it was halting all communications with the U-S unless Israel stops its expanding military offensive in southern Lebanon, the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim said. Referring to Israel

Complex relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine Middle East ceasefire

warning Netanyahu against attacking Beirut in his pursuit of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah), a red line for Iran in terms of what it considered a violation of the broader regional ceasefire. Trump routinely uses public

Civilians or Hezbollah: Who did Israel hit on Lebanon’s ‘Black Wednesday’?

warning and when civilians were present shows recklessness in Israeli military conduct,” Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, told Al Jazeera. On March 2, Israel intensified its [war on Lebanon](/features/2024/9/24/voices-of-lebanon-people-fleeing-for-their-lives-as-israel-attacks

Hegseth says US blockade to continue, ready for new attacks on Iran energy

Israel’s invasion and ongoing bombardment of Lebanon is “as important” as the pause in fighting in Iran. A Lebanon ceasefire has emerged as one of the main sticking points in talks, which also include

Iran war: What’s happening on day 66 as Trump announces Hormuz mission?

Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. Despite Trump’s announcement, oil prices have [failed to ease](/economy/2026/5/4/oil-prices-flat-as-trumps-plan-for-strait-of-hormuz-fails-to-move-markets) as the international benchmark Brent crude was essentially flat on Monday morning. In response to Trump

US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive

warned of fresh attacks if they failed. It “will only be a Great Deal for all, or no Deal at all”, he wrote. Iran has insisted that a ceasefire in [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon)

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade strikes again, after Trump warns Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks

attack**. Kuwait’s directorate general of civil aviation said flights were being diverted to other airports, without elaborating. - **Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had fired ballistic missiles at a US command centre

Iran’s supreme leader appears more active as talks continue: US’s Rubio

warns of ‘direct confrontation’ if Israel continues Lebanon ‘aggression’ The US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28 has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon. It has caused global pain