One-week ceasefire in Lebanon expected to take effect as US-Iran truce efforts continue
Donald Trump says war, which began after US and Israel attacked Iran in February, is ‘very close to being over’
Binyamin Netanyahu
Once a friend of Israel, Keir Starmer now faces open hostility from Jerusalem
UK prime minister’s once-warm relationship with Binyamin Netanyahu turned sour long ago
At war with Iran again, some Israelis fear conflict is becoming routine
Most Israelis support the war with Iran, but many doubt it will solve Israel’s long-term security problems
Iran threatens to resume rocket attacks as US blockades the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors set to begin peace talks while fighting continues between Israel and Tehran-backed Hizbullah
US and Iran peace talks ‘progressing well’, Pakistan reports
Trump claims US has begun clearing mines in strait of Hormuz
An end to the war would suit both Trump and Iranian leadership. But not Netanyahu
There are some grounds for cautious optimism
US and Iran prepare for peace talks as huge gaps in demands remain
Even before US and Iranian delegations departed for Pakistan, issue of Lebanon threatened to derail entire process
Trump renews demand for opening of Strait of Hormuz as Israel and Hizbullah trade fire
Oil prices climbed in early trade due to anxiety as tanker traffic through the strait remained largely frozen
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Following a series of meetings in the White House Situation Room, the US president approved Operation Epic Fury
Netanyahu orders negotiations with Lebanon after Israeli attacks kill hundreds of people
Continued strikes by Israel against militant group threaten to derail US-Iran ceasefire agreement negotiations
Hundreds killed as Israel launches fresh wave of air strikes across Lebanon amid dashed hopes of a ceasefire
Israeli military says it hit more than 100 sites including ‘headquarters and military infrastructure belonging to Hizbullah’
Hamas to discuss disarmament with Board of Peace members in bid to advance Gaza ceasefire
Militant group has argued the board unfairly prioritises disarmament over other ceasefire issues
Trump threatens to escalate strikes on Iran unless it opens Strait of Hormuz
US president says ‘Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day’ in post on social media
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal or open the Hormuz Strait before ‘all hell’ will rain down
Search under way for missing crew member after US fighter jet shot down over Iran
Search under way for crew member after US fighter jet shot down over Iran
Separately, a US A-10 attack aircraft crashed after being struck by Iranian defence forces, Tehran says
Iran’s president rejects perception that country is a threat in open letter
Updates as the war in the Middle East continues: As it happened
‘Go get your own oil’, Trump tells European allies as war against Iran continues
Iranian Revolutionary Guards pledge to target US companies in region; Israel to demolish homes in Lebanon
‘We will die or stay’: Families in south Lebanon confront threat of renewed Israeli occupation
As tensions escalate along the frontier, residents brace for what many fear could become the region’s next protracted occupation
Israel allows access to Jerusalem church after blocking a Catholic leader
Decision to block cardinal from Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday sparked outcry
Iran war: Regional powers hold talks in Pakistan as Unifil peacekeeper dies
Neither Iranian nor US diplomats present – an indication of divide remaining between opposing sides
Talks between Iran and US to be hosted in Pakistan in ‘coming days’ says foreign minister
Israeli police block Catholic figures from Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem
Israeli strike kills three journalists in Lebanon; Ukraine denies claims Iran destroyed Dubai depot
Two journalists reportedly killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon; Yemen’s Houthis confirm attack on Israel
Atomic agency reports no increase in radiation following attack on nuclear facility
UN urges US to conclude investigation into deadly Iran school strike; Sinn Féin TD defends party stance on fuel cuts
Marco Rubio says US expects to finish Iran war in ‘next couple of weeks’
US military may have only destroyed up to one third of Iran’s vast missile arsenal
Michael McDowell allows his obvious disdain for Binyamin Netanyahu to colour his judgment
Israel is not engaged in a ‘war of expansion’ in Lebanon
Trump extends deadline to strike Iran energy sites; Israel says it has killed Iranian commander
Tehran ‘begging’ for deal, says Trump, as US and Iran harden positions
Blaming Israel for US war on Iran lets Trump off the hook for reckless decision
Trump’s decision to go to war against Iran is fulfilment of an ambition cherished for decades in both parties on Capitol Hill
Iran rejects US peace plan, offers its own conditions to end war
Tehran determined to continue defending itself and will deliver ‘severe blows’ until demands are met, official says
US and Israel have inflicted long-term damage on themselves in their war with Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu seems intent on obliterating Israel’s international standing
US claims progress in Iran talks, but it’s business as usual for Israel
Netanyahu has a history of sabotaging potential deals that he believes are contrary to his country’s interests
Oil and gas prices volatile as International Energy Agency warns of severe energy crisis
US futures steady after finishing Thursday down 0.3%
Israel’s strategic aims, rather than America’s, are shaping the war with Iran
Worldview: Netanyahu’s primordial Zionism and Trump’s National Security Strategy have a lot in common
Tucker Carlson’s interview of former US counterterrorism official adds new dimension for Trump
White House accuses its own counterintelligence head of repeating ‘false claim’ aired by Democrats
Israel says it has killed Iran’s de facto leader Ali Larijani
Iranian supreme leader rejects de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, says senior Iranian official
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