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significant escalation and raising new questions about the future of US-Iran talks and the fragile ceasefire. - **Explosions reported across key locations near the Strait of Hormuz**: Iranian state media reported attacks on Qeshm Island
ceasefire in Lebanon as part of a broader Iran-U.S. deal. Last night, Israel targeted an apartment building, killing two people. Arraf, who is in Beirut, says that apartment buildings in the areas
ceasefire and loosening the Islamic Republic's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and the oil, gas and other commodities that normally pass through it. Trump then could potentially push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
ceasefire” extension. As the US-Israeli war on Iran continues for its 80th day, here is what we know: ## In Iran
significant concessions he wants before a deal can be struck to end the Middle East war. The US president said he had called off [a fresh wave of strikes](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/iran-new-proposal-deal-to-end-war-us-israel), which would have
Lebanon, and “a new mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz”. Iran, which was also attacked by the US and Israel last June, wants a guarantee against future aggression. Israel has previously targeted Iranian nuclear scientists
significant”, signalling that major obstacles still stand in the way of a formal agreement. Meanwhile, outrage is growing over Israel’s treatment of Gaza aid flotilla activists after organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said
significant shift in Lebanon. The fall of the al-Assad regime cut off Hezbollah’s land route to receive funding and weapons from its benefactor Iran. Both al-Assad and Hezbollah were seen as part
Lebanon; it wants the first stage of negotiations to focus on ending hostilities before moving to a second step to discuss its nuclear programme and support for proxy groups. It rejects the dismantling
ceasefire took effect in early April, as negotiations aimed at a more durable agreement drag on. A similar exchange occurred last Thursday. The war launched by the US and Israel on 28 February has killed
Israel had been conducting devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia. Trump said on social media that the truce was agreed after he held separate “excellent conversations” with Lebanon’s president
ceasefire deal, has heightened tensions. The US and Iran have also been continuing to attack, capture and intercept ships, while countries in the Gulf region have also come under attack again. So what’s Iran
ceasefire deal focused on opening the strait of Hormuz, setting aside discussions on nuclear weapons, missiles, sanctions and other issues for later, according to officials in the region. Under a bill being prepared by Iran
ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping from the Gulf for more than two months, after the US and Israel attacked Iran two months ago, disrupting global energy supplies. “We have told these