Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the agreement allows Israeli forces to continue to occupy southern Lebanon if Hezbollah does not disarm.
The U.S. did not immediately respond to Iran's report of striking American targets, a tactic that has sought to undermine U.S. allies in the region during...
Earlier, US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could consider military action if Iran continues to support Hezbollah.
The development may signal that both sides intend to begin technical negotiations aimed at securing a permanent truce.
The 14-point agreement extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days, including in Lebanon, to allow the two sides to negotiate a final truce.
Israel has kept up strikes in southern Lebanon, and has said its forces would not withdraw or halt operations in the country amid increasing friction with...
Trump said that parties were working to separate the issue of reopening the strait from the conflict in Lebanon.
Rubio told reporters in New Delhi earlier that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before considering whether to deal with Iran in "another...
Tehran also wants compensation for war damage, an end to the U.S. naval blockade, a guarantee of no further attacks, and resumption of Iranian oil sales.
The U.S. State Department released a statement after the meeting saying the two sides had "productive discussions on steps toward launching direct negotiations."
While Israel has reportedly halted direct strikes on Iran, it continues operations against Iran-aligned groups in neighbouring areas.
"This is a good time to declare victory and get out," Sacks, Trump's crypto and AI czar, said in an appearance on the "All-In Podcast."
Trump told reporters on Friday the U.S. Navy will "soon" start escorting tankers through the waterway.
Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in 2024 after more than a year of fighting that left Hezbollah severely weakened.
Iran says its nuclear activities are for peaceful purposes, while the U.S. and Israel have accused it of past efforts to develop nuclear weapons.
Israel has indicated that if Hamas is not disarmed peacefully, it will resume military action to make it do so.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces this week as they push to disarm the once powerful armed group Hezbollah, sources...
An Israeli airstrike killed four people including a Hezbollah official in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday, a Lebanese security source said, further testing a shaky ceasefire...
Syrian troops exchanged fire with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups in northeast Lebanon overnight and into Monday in a new round of clashes along the border....
Tens of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut on Sunday, nearly five months after he...