Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon - reuters.com

Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon  reuters.com

Israel backs US-Iran ceasefire but Netanyahu's war goals remain unfulfilled

The Israeli prime minister's response to the ceasefire has been muted, in contrast to the triumphal statements from the US and Iran.

War Decimated Iran’s Leadership and Pushed Up a New Generation

Since the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, authority has shifted to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Younger military leaders have come to the fore.

By Yeganeh Torbati

After 40 days, Trump's shifting Iran strategy ends in uncertainty and a fragile ceasefire

The goals of the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran have changed repeatedly over the weeks. While both allies initially counted on regime change in Tehran, for now, they have to settle for merely weakening Iran's offensive capabilities.

Hegseth, Caine strike different tones on Iran ceasefire

The defense secretary described the state of hostilities mostly in past tense. The Joint Chiefs chairman took a more cautious approach.

By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp

The Guardian view on Trump, Iran and the ceasefire: a devastating war has only losers | Editorial

The Middle East’s best hope may be that the US president continues to rebadge strategic defeat as success Both the US and Iran claimed victory on Wednesday morning. Both were lying. The two-week ceasefire announced by Donald Trump the night before is not the triumph that he declared. It may not be an end to the war, as welcome as the pause is, or even last the fortnight. Mr Trump said that Iran has gone through regime change. It has not. If anything, less experienced, less readable but more h...

By Editorial

Leavitt rebukes media outlets running with Iranian narratives on 10 demands

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt rebuked media outlets for reporting Iran's publicly released 10-point plan as acceptable to the US.

‘A lot of work to do’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said more work is needed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know - CNN

The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know  CNN

Israel's attacks on Beirut 'much bigger than anything we've seen in this war or the previous one'

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Rania Abouzeid, Lebanese Australian independent journalist and veteran war reporter. Ms. Abouzeid describes "chaotic scenes" in the Lebanese capital. Israel's attacks on Beirut have been extensive and they are now targeting areas well beyond the southern suburbs: "crowded, mixed sectarian residential areas that are full of the displaced". Women and parentless children are flooding hospitals. Amid the "simultaneous boom, boom, boom, strike after strike" there...

By FRANCE24

New attacks in Middle East lay bare the fragility of US-Iran ceasefire

Israel is complying with the truce brokered by Trump, but has intensified its airstrikes on Lebanon. Tehran has struck infrastructure in Gulf countries and remains ambiguous about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

By Macarena Vidal Liy,Juan Carlos Sanz

Livestream captures moment Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes

A livestream captured the moment Israel hit Lebanon with what the Israeli military said was the heaviest wave of airstrikes since the war began.

By Holly Bishop

'Israel ready to resume war on Iran': Netanyahu reiterates Lebanon not part of truce deal

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu declared a fragile two-week ceasefire with Iran, emphasizing readiness to resume military action if objectives aren't met. Despite cooperation with the US-Iran truce, Israel will continue striking Hezbollah. Meanwhile, 254 deaths were reported in Lebanon from Israeli strikes.

By TOI NEWS DESK

‘US must choose ceasefire or continue war via Israel’: Iran's Araghchi slams Israel attack on Lebanon

Araghchi was reacting to the Israeli attack in and around Beirut that killed dozens. Israeli PM Netanyahu said Lebanon strikes were not part of the ceasefire.

US dispatching negotiating team for Iran talks, Tehran signals willingness to hand over uranium

US Vice President JD Vance, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will be involved in the talks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest airstrikes of war as Hezbollah pauses attacks

Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the Iran-aligned group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire. Consecutive explosions shook Beirut, sending smoke billowing across the capital, as Israel’s military said it had launched the largest coordinated strike of the war. More than 100 Hezbollah command centres and military sites were targeted in Beirut, the Bekaa...

By none@none.com (ReutersNews Desk)

Kombos urges Israeli FM to ensure ceasefire including Lebanon

Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos urged full implementation of the US-Iran ceasefire on Wednesday in a call with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, warning that continued hostilities risk undermining fragile efforts to stabilise the region. Their talks centred on the scope of the truce and the need for restraint, particularly as fighting in Lebanon continues. “The […]

Shippers seek clarity on Hormuz passage

Shippers said they needed more clarity on the terms of the US-Iran ceasefire before resuming transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel strikes Beirut without warning, killing dozens in major escalation

Lebanon’s government said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds across the country, with the capital Beirut enduring its most intense bombardment since the start of the war with Hezbollah.

By RFI

Oil prices plunge, stocks surge on US-Iran ceasefire

Markets surged and oil prices fell after the United States and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire.

Strait of Hormuz oil tanker traffic blocked after Israeli strikes, Iranian media says

What does the Iran ceasefire mean for KiwiSaver?

Sharemarkets lifted on the announcement that US President Donald Trump was willing to enter a ceasefire agreement with Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was opened.

More than 85 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon as Trump dismisses attacks as ‘separate skirmish’

Lebanese officials said that hundreds were also injured in the Israeli attacks.

‘It could be the first step toward a giant leap’

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By Justin Klawans, The Week US

Vance to lead US delegation to Islamabad for Iran talks on Saturday

Iran’s delegation is expected to be led by Parliament Speaker Baqer Qalibaf with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

By Reuters

Coffee Break: Fake Ceasefire, Cognitive Dissonance, & Conflicting Agendas

Reactions to yesterday's news of a ceasefire in the US-Iran Ramadan War have varied due to cognitive dissonance and conflicting agendas among key players including POTUS Trump, Israel, Iran's Supreme Leader, the IRGC, the UAE, the Saudis, China, and Pakistan.

By Nat Wilson Turner

Factors that contributed to Trump accepting ceasefire with Iran

With the United States midterm election campaign intensifying, Mr Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to their lowest recorded levels. The post Factors that contributed to Trump accepting ceasefire with Iran appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Kabir Yusuf

Watch Live: White House Addresses Fragile Iran Truce

Watch Live: White House Addresses Fragile Iran Truce All eyes are on the very shaky Iran ceasefire, at a moment Tehran is already threatening to pull out due to heavy Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Iran says it has again halted Hormuz oil transit, and there's much that's still up in the air and uncertain. The briefing with press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to begin at 1300ET: Washington and Tehran have just entered a two-week ceasefire, brokered by Pakistani mediation, ...

By Tyler Durden

Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last long

In a day, Donald Trump went from threatening that Iran's civilisation "will die tonight" to declaring that Iran's ten-point plan was a "workable" basis for negotiation in Pakistan.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Kuwait says has been dealing with 'intense wave of Iranian attacks' for hours - Naharnet

Kuwait says has been dealing with 'intense wave of Iranian attacks' for hours  Naharnet