Syrian authorities have intercepted a weapons-laden truck near the border with Iraq, with state media reporting the shipment was likely headed to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, according to a Thursday report.
After two days of negotiations in Rome, Lebanon and Israel agreed on a framework for pilot withdrawal zones in southern Lebanon, marking a potential step toward de-escalation amid a fragile cease-fire and deep-seated tensions over Hezbollah's role.
In a congratulatory note to President Trump on America’s 250th Independence Day, Joseph Aoun expresses hope that Lebanon can ‘open a new page of hope, peace and stability’ after a landmark but fragile US-brokered deal with Israel.
This year’s Ashoura observances in Lebanon and Iran were deeply marked by ongoing conflict, grief, and the memory of the dead. In Beirut’s southern suburbs, massive processions mourned both the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and loved ones lost in recent hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. In Nabatiyeh, scars from Israeli airstrikes loomed over smaller gatherings, while in Tehran, ritual reenactments and torch-lit ceremonies drew thousands. The Associated Press curated this photo essay.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a Singapore-flagged cargo ship near Oman, while Hezbollah’s leader insisted on a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, underscoring the fragile state of U.S.-brokered negotiations.
Iran says it has shut the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon, but the U.S. military disputes the closure, insisting traffic continues. Direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran open in Switzerland on Sunday.
At least 18 killed in Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon, while Israel reports four soldiers killed by Hezbollah fire — hours after the US and Iran signed a landmark agreement aimed at ending hostilities across the region.
Tehran insists any Israeli troops remaining in southern Lebanon after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal would violate the memorandum of understanding, with a previously undisclosed 'mechanism' ready to be activated. The warning comes as President Trump criticizes Israel’s handling of its parallel conflict with Hezbollah, threatening to overshadow the broader diplomatic breakthrough.
Israel’s military launched precision airstrikes on two apartment buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, hours after intercepting rockets fired by Hezbollah into northern Israel. The rare strike on the densely populated area, a Hezbollah stronghold, escalates a monthslong conflict that has drawn in Iran and complicated ceasefire efforts.
China, Iran and Israel have emerged as relative beneficiaries in a conflict that has rattled energy markets, devastated Lebanon and eroded U.S. influence in the Middle East.
Iran’s foreign minister acknowledged stalled negotiations with the U.S., while Hezbollah dismissed a new Lebanon-Israel truce, raising fears of a broader conflict.
The Iran-backed militant group's refusal to accept the truce—coupled with continued cross-border fire—threatens to derail broader U.S.-Iran negotiations and deepen Lebanon's humanitarian crisis.
The U.S.-brokered agreement, announced by the State Department, requires a full cessation of fire from Hezbollah and the withdrawal of its operatives from southern Lebanon. Both sides are set to resume talks in June.
Lebanon’s civil aviation authority has conducted a safety audit of national carrier Middle East Airlines after pilot groups alleged crews were being directed to fly near airstrikes and penalized for reporting safety concerns, according to letters reviewed by Reuters.
The Israeli military on Wednesday designated a vast new area of southern Lebanon as an active combat zone, warning civilians to flee north of the Zahrani River or face intense operations against Hezbollah. The order, the broadest evacuation directive since the April ceasefire, signals a further escalation even as diplomatic efforts to contain the conflict remain fragile.
The latest escalation, according to regional analysts, is driven by concerns that a potential US-Iran agreement could limit Israel's ability to target its adversaries.
Israel issued a sweeping evacuation order for Nabatieh on Tuesday, pushing deeper into southern Lebanon. What makes this city a strategic and symbolic target?
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that a return to war with the United States is unlikely due to U.S. weakness, but cautioned that Tehran remains fully prepared to respond to any aggression, as ceasefire strains and regional tensions persist.
An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers on Saturday, the Lebanese military said, as the country's army chief traveled to Pakistan to meet a key mediator in U.S.-Iran talks. The attack threatens to derail fragile cease-fire efforts and deepens tensions between Hezbollah and the Lebanese state.
As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues, Tehran insists on a halt to those hostilities before any US-Iran peace deal can move forward. The situation remains fluid, with rejected truces, rising casualties, and competing narratives from all sides.
