Israel insists that the two-week ceasefire agreement between US and Iran "does not include Lebanon".

US President Donald Trump met with NATO chief Mark Rutte to address the alliance's support over the Iran conflict and potential troop withdrawals.

The day started with a social media post that sent shockwaves around the world. Here was a sitting president of the most powerful country on earth threatening to wipe out Iran.

Israel pounded Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation from Iran.

US President Donald Trump vented his frustration with allies during a private meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, as relations in the military alliance reached a crisis ⁠point over the Iran war.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, April 8 - President Donald Trump welcomes NATO chief Mark Rutte to the White House on Wednesday, as the war with Iran has pushed U.S. relations with other members of the military alliance to a crisis point. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump met with NATO chief Mark Rutte to address the alliance's support over the Iran conflict and potential troop withdrawals.

US President Donald Trump met with NATO chief Mark Rutte to address the alliance's support over the Iran conflict and potential troop withdrawals.

The US-Iran ceasefire is in doubt as Israel pounds Lebanon, drawing threats and complicating Middle East peace talks. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel hit Lebanon with its heaviest strikes yet, killing hundreds of people and drawing a threat of retaliation ⁠from Iran, which suggested it would be "unreasonable" to proceed with talks to forge a permanent peace deal with the United States.

The points include disagreements between Iran and the US that have existed since before the war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

sraeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran

President Donald Trump hit out at NATO for its failure to intervene in the war in Iran , even as Secretary General Mark Rutte praised the president for reaching a two-week ceasefire.

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified President Trump's proposal that would let Iran accept tolls of ships going through the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan's prime minister said a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US included Lebanon, but Israel later denied this.

Iran has accused the United States and Israel of violating the terms of the agreement for the two-week temporary ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. In a post

Lebanon's government said Wednesday Israeli strikes killed dozens and wounded hundreds across the country, with the capital Beirut hit by the most violent bombardment since the start of the war with militant group Hezbollah. It came despite a deal for a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Hezbollah's backer Iran.

The strikes on UAE and Kuwait on Wednesday (Apr 8) were in retaliation for airstrikes against Iran’s oil facilities, state media said.

Iran War: Lebanon said at least 182 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, making it the deadliest day in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

April 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday morning that any country supplying weapons to Iran will get a 50% tariff on goods sold to the United States.

Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire. Tehran accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with deadly strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

Trump has been a longtime critic of NATO and in his first term had suggested he had the authority on his own to leave the alliance.

Israel and the US have said Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire with Iran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US President Donald Trump held talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday, the White House said, as he weighed possibly leaving the alliance after it did not join the Iran war. The Wall Street Journal…

Following the two-hour meeting, Rutte acknowledged strains within the alliance, describing the exchange as candid but constructive, even as divisions over the conflict with Iran came into clearer focus.

US President Donald Trump held talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday, the White House said, as he weighed possibly leaving the alliance after it did not join the Iran war. The Wall Street Journal…

A fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States hung in the balance on Wednesday as Tehran threatened renewed hostilities and Israel launched heavy strikes on Lebanon. Both sides claimed…

A two-week agreement to halt U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran was under threat from multiple directions on Wednesday. Iran accused the United States of violating the ceasefire. Israel carried out widespread strikes in Lebanon. Iran conducted retaliatory attacks in the Persian Gulf region. And traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained at a standstill. Iran might withdraw from talks if violations of the ceasefire continued, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a statement Wednesday, which detailed apparent breaches of the agreement, including Israeli attacks in Lebanon, a drone intercepted in Iran and what he said was President Donald Trump’s denial of Iran’s right to enrich uranium. Less than 24 hours since Trump announced the ceasefire, its future remains tenuous, with the two sides slated to begin talks in Pakistan on Friday. After nearly six weeks of fighting that has destabilized the region and upended the global economy, the agreement raised the prospect of respite. But some of the ceasefire’s…

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The fresh violence threatened to scuttle what U.S. Vice President JD Vance called a “fragile” deal.

Pakistan cast itself as an unlikely diplomatic broker on Wednesday, saying it had helped secure a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also…

U.S. Vice-President Vance clarifies that the Iran ceasefire does not include Lebanon, contrary to Iranian negotiators' beliefs.

US President Donald Trump would not say whether he would go back to his original threats to lay waste to Iran's civilian power plants and bridges if the deal fell apart.

Iran said Israel had already violated several conditions of that ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israel says the ceasefire agreement with Iran does not cover its operations against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists of Lebanon.

The US President says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.

The US President says Nato "wasn't there when we needed them" during the Iran war.

The two-week ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran appeared at risk of unraveling less than a day after it was announced.

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez has decried Israel's latest military action in Lebanon, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of violating

Iran calls US talks unreasonable after alleging ceasefire breaches, as tensions rise with Israel continuing strikes and both sides clash over terms ahead of planned negotiations in Pakistan.

Iran and the US have laid out sharply contrasting agendas for the upcoming peace talks set to start on Saturday, but it was unclear if the two-week ceasefire would hold until then.

April 8 - The United Nations on Wednesday condemned a massive wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, saying reports that hundreds of people, including civilians had been killed and injured were \"appalling\" just hours after the Iran ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The US position was that the ceasefire would focus on Iran and US allies, Mr Vance said, in Budapest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary between Iran and the United States to secure a temporary ceasefire and host negotiations to end the war in the Middle East.On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the US and...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a temporary two-week pause in military action, just hours before his 8 pm EST deadline for launching a large-scale bombing campaign targeting Iranian infrastructure.

The Netherlands and several major allies will help protect the Strait of Hormuz following the ceasefire. The agreement includes the United States, Iran, and Israel, while a separate supporting statement was signed by the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, Denmark, and Spain, along with EU leadership. Earlier in the day, The Royal Association of Dutch Shipowners (KVNR) said they were "relieved" by the ceasefire.

Iran wants to charge ships for safe passage. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.