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The ceasefire, reached after talks between the two nations' ambassadors in Washington, was set to expire on Sunday

The president’s conduct is grounded in centuries of American experience

Veteran senator says Republican members of the Senate walk around with their eyes ‘glued to the floor all the time‘ because they know they cannot explain or justify the conflict

The conflict has already cost the United States more than $25 billion, according to a study conducted by the American Enterprise Institute

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire for three weeks, according to the White House, which hosted ambassadors from both countries, but fighting persists as Hezbollah, absent from the talks, has launched new waves of rockets and drones, while Israeli forces continue operations in southern Lebanon and strike Hezbollah targets, as Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson reported earlier.

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Stopping the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia in Lebanon, could be crucial to ending the war in Iran.

Trump has repeatedly insulted Keir Starmer, calling him cowardly because of his unwillingness to join the war

Trump dismissed the idea that he could use a nuclear weapon against Iran, branding the question ‘****’

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailersBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales in Great Britain rose last month due to motorists stocking up on fuel as they watched prices at the pump escalate rapidly because of the Iran war.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the volume of retail sales rose 0.

Israel has carved out a military zone inside southern Lebanon, raising fears it is replicating the “Yellow Line” in Gaza

Message on Telegram account has sparked alarm among diaspora groups, with one calling for the embassy to be closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTehran’s embassy in Canberra is promoting a recruitment drive for a paramilitary campaign to defend Iran from US forces, with the Australian federal police now looking into the matter.

Trump is obliged under War Powers Act to limit the war after 60 days with congressional approval.

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is extended by three weeks after White House talks with Israeli and Lebanese envoys.

Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire by three weeks on Thursday following a meeting of officials from both sides at the White House. US President Donald Trump said he believed there was a "great chance" the two countries would agree on a peace deal, even though Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of multiple violations of the original truce.

US president claims ‘total control’ of strait of Hormuz despite Iranian seizure of two ships and report warning it could take months to clear waterway of minesTrump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container shipsAnalysis: Trump may talk of regime infighting, but Iran seems united by strategy born of warHello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East.

Trump dismissed the idea that he could use a nuclear weapon against Iran, branding the question ‘****’

‘He was very clearly reporting this through the lens of Israel,’ one correspondent said of the network’s Iran war coverage

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and said that he expected Israeli and Lebanese leaders to meet with him over the next couple of weeks, voicing hope for a permanent peace deal this year. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Death toll from Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Gaza has reached 72,568 with 172,338 injured: Gaza's Health Ministry.

Commanders are concerned about the Pentagon’s shift of long-range precision weapons from the Asia-Pacific region to the Middle East, congressional officials say.

Phelan’s dismissal marks the second major leadership shake-up at the Pentagon during the Iran war

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump.

US president says meeting between Israel’s and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the United States went ‘very well’The Pentagon abruptly announced that the secretary of the US navy, John Phelan, would be leaving his job yesterday.

Trump dismissed the idea that he could use a nuclear weapon against Iran, branding the question ‘****’

The president said the pause in fighting in Lebanon would last three more weeks. The ****-for-tat attacks between Israel and Hezbollah threatened to undermine efforts to settle the Iran war.

The developer-in-chief launched into a 10-minute rant about renovating the century-old water feature after posting a Truth Social video on the same subject

The war has empowered the Revolutionary Guards and seems to be shifting the theocratic republic toward something more like a military regime.

Central Command said it has intercepted 33 vessels since imposing a blockade on ships coming to and from Iran.

President has gone on several social media rampages against Pope Leo XIV, after the pontiff spoke out against the war in Iran

Tensions around US negotiations may reflect mistake of assassinating more pragmatic and experienced figuresMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has claimed that the infighting between moderates and hardliners in Iran’s leadership is so intense that Iranians have “no idea who their leader is”, but many experts questioned his analysis, saying, given the mass assassinations of senior commanders, the country had shown remarkable institutional cohesion.

From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war on Iran.

Lebanon's president and prime minister accused Israel on Thursday of a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, where Israeli forces occupy several areas. Rescuers and the reporter's employer on Wednesday confirmed the death of Amal Khalil, a 42-year-old journalist who worked for the Lebanese daily Al-Akbar.

The Malaysian company Karex, which produces about five billion condoms a year, said it was raising prices by 30 percent because of higher raw material prices and global shipping disruptions.

Defence minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was "prepared to resume the war against Iran", adding that his country was awaiting a green light from the United States to return Iran to "the Stone Age". FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Thursday to destroy any Iranian boat caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, putting more pressure on a fraying ceasefire as disruption from the Gulf stand-off battered the world economy. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.

Battle of the blockades may still have more time to run as the US and Iran try to assert control over the strait of HormuzDonald Trump’s decision to extend the naval blockade of Iran indefinitely may do nothing to reduce world oil prices – but it could amount to a recognition that further US military escalation in breach of the nominal ceasefire comes with greater risk against a regime disinclined...

How to mediate between Iran and the United States when one side wants revenge for the killing of its leader and the other’s erratic messaging seems ratings driven?Donald Trump’s unilateral ceasefire declaration bringing neither side back to the bargaining table, what with more ships seized in Strait of Hormuz and lockdown mode relaxed in Pakistan’s capital, this for talks that may or may not resume.

Lebanon remains divided over the best way to end the conflict with Israel, with some backing Hezbollah's armed response.

Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by FranceMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.

Since the start of the war in Iran on February 28, the average price of a gallon of diesel has gone up by around 45 percent

Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of ‘war crimes’ and said its targeting of journalists is now an ‘established approach’

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a Kuwaiti-American journalist, is expected to be released soon, after 52 days in detention, a lawyer for two of his family members said.

Lebanese PM calls attack that killed Amal Khalil a ‘war crime’, with rescuers attempting to free her also targetedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s killing of a prominent Lebanese journalist in a double-tap strike has been greeted with international outrage as Lebanon’s prime minister described the attack as a “war crime”.Amal Khalil, 43, who worked for al-Akhbar newspaper, was buried on Thursday.

Sarah Smith asked the president about King Charles's upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship and the war with Iran.

The US and Israel’s war with Iran has sent shockwaves across the global economy, and created the largest energy crisis in decades. But China, the world’s second-largest economy, has by many measures appeared insulated from the worst of the fallout.

Disruption to fuel and fertiliser supplies due to the Strait of Hormuz closure will hit crop yields, UNDP chief warns.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.

Many European airlines are preparing for a challenging few months thanks to rising fuel costs