Lebanon

Iran and US reach outline ceasefire deal after latest attacks

Escalation in hostilities highlights threats ​to the tenuous ceasefire between the warring countries

Israel declares new swathe of Lebanon ‘a combat zone’, warns residents to leave

Military’s statement appears to signal further escalation despite April 16th ceasefire

Intensified IDF airstrikes in Lebanon follow surge in Hizbullah drone attacks

Northern Israeli communities and soldiers in south Lebanon ‘easy targets’ for fibreoptic drones immune to jamming

Returning Irish troops tell of ‘extremely challenging’ mission in Lebanon

About 160 troops from 127th Infantry Battalion return home from six-month deployment with Unifil

Iran says US strikes were ‘a gross violation’ of ceasefire deal

Israeli forces expand operations in southern ​Lebanon after warning of escalated attacks

Iran denies deal with US is imminent despite some progress

Tehran says ‘contradictory statements’ from US and Israeli interference hindering negotiations

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Fourteen Irish flotilla activists subjected to ‘shocking treatment’ by Israel arrive in Turkey

Taoiseach calls for EU ban on Israeli settlement products after ‘shocking treatment’ of Global Sumud Flotilla activists

Trump says talks with Iran in ‘final stages’ but warns of further attacks if no deal agreed

Tehran accuses US president of planning to restart war, threatens to retaliate for any strikes with attacks beyond Middle East

Trump says US may need to attack Iran within days if no agreement reached

US president says he was ‘an hour away from making the decision to go’ with fresh military offensive against Tehran

Trump says he has delayed planned attack on Iran to allow for further negotiations

Mediator Pakistan says both sides ‘keep changing their goalposts’ and ‘we don’t have much time’

Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill more than 3,000 since March

Further strikes by Israel against Hizbullah hit southern Lebanon despite extension of US-brokered ceasefire

‘The clock is ticking’: Trump issues fresh threat against Iran

Drone strike causes fire at UAE nuclear power plant as efforts to end war in Gulf stall

Israel says it has killed Hamas military chief in targeted strike on Gaza

Israeli forces continue strikes on southern Lebanon after six people, including three paramedics, killed on Friday

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Israel kills at least six in fresh strike on Lebanon after ceasefire extension agreed

Admiral Brad Cooper said a strike on an Iranian school may have been the only civilian casualty incident of the war

Hormuz deadlock pushes oil prices higher as hopes for peace deal dwindle

Iran signals continued resolve in face of US pressure

Cost of war in Iran has climbed to $29bn, says Pentagon

US president says while the ceasefire remains in place it is ‘unbelievably weak’

Iran ceasefire is on ‘life support’, Trump says

Tehran’s response to Washington’s proposal ‘unacceptable’ and ‘stupid’, says US president

‘I don’t like it’: Iran’s response to end war with US ‘totally unacceptable’, says Trump

Hostile drones detected over several Gulf countries as further strikes launched by Israel on southern Lebanon

How Hizbullah fought back against Israel’s northern offensive

The Lebanese militant group was sharply diminished by its 2024 war with Israel – but the latest conflict has shown it is not a spent force

Iran warns Strait of Hormuz could be closed ‘forever’ to countries who back US resolution

The latest news and analysis on the Middle East crisis

Washington waits on Iranian response to plan as exchanges continue in Gulf

Tehran still weighing its response, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says

Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire after new attacks. Trump calls strikes a ‘love tap’

Israel and Lebanon to hold fresh talks but Iranian officials sceptical over Washington’s plan to end wider regional conflict

Pakistan optimistic over possible US-Iran deal as Israel and Iran set for fresh talks

Latest updates on Middle East crisis as US and Iran close in on deal to end war

Israel strike hits Beirut’s ‌suburbs for first time since Lebanon ceasefire began last month

US attacks Iranian-flagged ship as France says maritime group ready to escort vessels in Hormuz

UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait; Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Spain and Italy

US says hostilities in Iran ‘terminated’; Trump hails ‘incredible’ blockade as oil prices surge

Iran will play World Cup matches; Hegseth ‘dangerously’ exaggerates US military triumph, says Democrat

Trump to be briefed on new wave of ‘short, powerful’ strikes on Iran; inflation surges in Europe

Trump’s $1.5 trillion request for Pentagon reflects ‘urgency of the moment’, Hegseth says

Iran says it needs ‘credible guarantees’ against more US-Israeli attacks before it can ensure security in the Gulf

Iran in ‘state of collapse’, Trump claims; Charles and Camilla arrive at White House

Donald Trump unhappy with Iran’s new proposals to resolve two-month ‌war

Trump, unhappy with latest peace proposal, says Iran trying to ‘figure out’ its leadership

Israel orders residents of 16 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as strikes continue despite ceasefire

Attacks on hospitals must not be normalised

Wartime strategy is designed to break morale and turn care into terror

Germany’s Merz says Iran is ‘humiliating’ US as talks stall

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says it’s too early to lift sanctions on Iran

Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally goes on trial in Stuttgart accused of anti-Israel actions

Five accused of trespass, damage, membership of criminal group and use of Hamas-linked symbols

Hegseth tells US allies ‘time for free-riding is over’; White House confirms fresh talks with Iran to take place

IDF and Hizbullah accuse each other of violating Israel-Lebanon ceasefire which Trump says will be extended

Talks between US and Iran set to resume in Pakistan

UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon

‘We are preparing for the last battle’: life along Israel’s new yellow line in southern Lebanon

Israeli military has ‘no mercy for the children, for the people and for the buildings’, says one civic leader

US troop numbers passing through Shannon soar 80%

More than 3,000 US troops passed through airport during March after Iran conflict started

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks, says Trump

US president rules out use of nuclear weapon against Iran after issuing ‘shoot and kill’ order on boats in Strait of Hormuz

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