Israel

Trump criticises Israel’s tactics in Lebanon, says it is killing civilians

The US president complaint comes at a moment of rising tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

A gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – while talks begin over Iran’s nuclear programme – leaves a lot of room for disputes and misunderstandings.

A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors

Trump’s deal reflects the failure of the military option in Iran

Trump said US Vice-President JD Vance could sign the deal for the United States.

Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger

Trump says he understands that Iran’s supreme leader has approved the deal

USS Michael Murphy launches missiles from an unknown location, as the US struck multiple targets overnight in Iran on Jun 10.

US, Iran trade attacks for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire; Teheran says it closed Hormuz

Strikes were complete about four hours after they began, soon after midnight in Teheran, says the US

Iran’s state media cited a military source as saying that no offensive air military operations had been conducted in the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours.

US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed

Oil prices climb about 1% in early Asian trade on Jun 10 following the escalation in hostilities

It was not clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem as it went down near Hormuz.

US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine, says Trump

He could have “an idea” for an Iran deal within a few days, says the US president without elaborating

Smoke from an explosion in the sky in Jerusalem on June 8 after Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted an Iranian missile.

Iran and Israel trade missile attacks, straining peace talks

The strikes risk leading to further escalation across the region 

The threatened redirection of Iranian assets could create a new irritant to a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.

US eyes Iranian assets for Gulf allies’ reconstruction, source says

An Iranian official said a peace deal hinged on the release of US$24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the US

Israeli strikes killed at least six people in southern Lebanon and US and Iranian forces traded attacks in the Gulf on Jun 3.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire raises hopes of progress for deal between US and Iran

The Lebanese president says the ceasefire would come into force within 24 hours of all concerned parties approving it

A ceasefire has largely held since early April, but Iran and the US have exchanged strikes several times over the past week.

Iran studying deal to halt war as stalemate persists

Trump says talks for a deal are continuing; sources say Teheran is pushing for a limited interim agreement