A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon early Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and possibly clearing one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war. But it remained unclear whether Israel would completely stop strikes on Hezbollah,
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium and that the two sides were "close" to a peace deal to end the war that has engulfed the Middle East. The United States had earlier threatened to resume airstrikes on the Islamic republic and maintain a naval blockade of its ports if Tehran refused
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said after speaking to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun. "These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST," Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak on Thursday, after they held a high-level face-to-face meeting in Washington on Tuesday - the first such negotiation since 1993. "Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon. It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years
Iran said Wednesday that exchanges with the United States via Pakistan had continued following failed negotiations over the weekend. "Since Sunday, when the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran, several messages have been exchanged through Pakistan," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing. "Today, we are very likely
Hopes rose for renewed talks between the United States and Iran on Wednesday, as the U.S. military said its blockade of Iranian ports was in full effect and Tehran threatened to retaliate by strike targets across the war-weary region. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a second round of talks could happen "over the next two days," telling
President Donald Trump said US-Iran peace talks could resume this week, while Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations , signalling movement on two key fronts in efforts to ease the Middle East conflict. The parallel diplomatic openings come even as violence persisted, underscoring both the fragility of the process and Washington's push
A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been agreed but much remains unclear. What will it entail? Will it last? Will it even materialise? Most importantly, where will it lead? The good news is that many of the pressures that brought about the ceasefire remain in place. None of the combatants’ interests would be served by the deployment
Direct talks between Israel and Lebanon concluded in Washington on Tuesday, with Israel's envoy hailing a "wonderful exchange" and saying the two countries are "on the same side" in opposing Iran-backed Hezbollah. "We enjoyed it together. We had a wonderful exchange of over two hours," Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter told reporters following the
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Tuesday for Israel and Lebanon to seize a "historic opportunity" for peace as the first direct talks in decades between the two countries got underway in Washington. "This is a historic opportunity. We understand we're working against decades of history and the complexities that have led us to this unique moment