First Thing: Middle East ceasefire in peril as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers

Iran and mediator Pakistan say ceasefire includes Lebanon but Israel and US disagree. Plus, how Korean fried chicken took over the world Good morning. The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked in peril as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers because of an alleged Israeli ceasefire breach. What has Iran said? In a sharply worded statement, Iran’s parliament ...

By Nicola Slawson