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actions. She argued that continued US military aid, diplomatic support and weapons transfers undermine the message, leaving little reason for Netanyahu to view the comments as a meaningful shift in US policy. ## In Lebanon - Hezbollah
military ships. Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee, told Al Jazeera that Iran’s actions during talks with the US are strictly guided by national interests and security. When
military says it has killed more than 2,500 Hezbollah operatives; and Israeli authorities say 30 Israeli soldiers and four civilians have been killed during the war on both sides of the border. One million
reason he cited for launching the war in February. In an interview with *The New York Times*, Trump said Iran would be permitted low-level nuclear enrichment. In the past, he has repeatedly called
military groups including Hezbollah and Hamas. He exits it with Iran’s word not to build a bomb and to hold further nuclear discussions, no mention in writing of the ballistic missiles programme and with
action, launching missiles at Israel when Beirut was [bombed again](/video/newsfeed/2026/6/7/israel-strikes-southern-suburbs-of-lebanons-capital-beirut) earlier this month. Israel has destroyed entire towns in Lebanon, killed thousands of people and displaced more than one million residents. After the recent
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that troops would continue operations against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran said that Israel's operations against Hezbollah prompted its missile strikes on Israel, first on Sunday
Israeli bombs began falling on Iran, both sides are claiming victory - a sign of how much each needed a way out. A deal has officially ended the fighting, but the harder negotiations are just beginning
action against the U.S. military for the seizure of that ship, without elaborating. Oil prices surged in reaction to these developments, rising more than 5.3 % at $95.62 a barrel on Monday from Friday's close
Lebanon. On Saturday, Trump spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the key original advocate of the war when it began in February, to try to reassure him on the ceasefire’s terms. Netanyahu
military impotence. Donald Trump’s [social media post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116713809450237814) urging Iran and Israel to stop firing at each other did not reek of a man in control of events. Iran’s decision
action without coordination with the United States,” he said. “The United States bears responsibility for the Israeli regime’s aggression, and it will also be responsible for the consequences of any escalation in tensions.” Israel
actions suggest Washington at least gave limited consent, but as the president would see it, proceeding with caution and pushing for one round only. As the veteran US negotiator Aaron David Miller told
reason for why the United States and Israel went to war with Iran. It creates a 60-day window — extendable by mutual agreement — for the two sides to resolve the enmity that goes back many
Lebanon, attend his funeral in Katzrin in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/683x683+171+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2F8c%2F72983dca4da382063a1af795768b%2Fgettyimages-2270825328.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786034/iran-middle-east-updates) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks
action as “defensive”. In Iran, the news website Tabnak, believed to be close to former Revolutionary Guard chief Mohsen Rezaei, identified four dead Guard troops it said had been killed in American strikes on boats
reasons while more moderate Israeli politicians have said the deal favours Israel. Opposition leader Yair Lapid, who helped pass the agreement, [said in 2022](https://x.com/yairlapid/status/1576486305504014339) that it “bolsters Israeli security and the Israeli
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
military offensive in Gaza that began in 2023 and has seen more than 72,000 people killed, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. Israel's offensive began after the militant group Hamas attacked
reasoning for the attack minutes before he left his hotel room to execute his plan. The letter stated he didn't want to be represented by someone he called "a pedophile, rapist, and traitor," [presumably