What We Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Talks in Pakistan
Vice President JD Vance will lead the United States delegation which is set to meet with Iranian officials in Pakistan on Saturday.
War and Armed Conflicts
How Iranians Feel Now
The fragile cease-fire has brought relief. But hope for change seems farther away than ever.
3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says
John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Middle East.”
Lebanon Mourns After Israeli Onslaught Kills More Than 300 People
The Mediterranean nation is reeling after Israel struck more than 100 targets in 10 minutes, heightening fears that the tenuous cease-fire with Iran could unravel.
Trump Finds Himself With Fragile Iran Cease-Fire After the Scramble to Make a Deal
After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying.
Disagreement Over Lebanon’s Inclusion in Cease-Fire Threatens to Unravel It
The U.S. says the deal didn’t include the country, but Iran says it did. Israel is bombarding Lebanon, and Iran wants to show it supports its allies.
Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Wednesday.
The first day of a tentative cease-fire had the region on edge.
Vance Says Lebanon Was Never Part of U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Deal
The vice president sought to downplay Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon, which he insisted had “nothing to do with” Iran.
A Shaky Truce
Even if the Iran cease-fire holds and the war ends, many believe the world will be worse off than it was before the conflict.
Uncertainty Clouds Cease-Fire as Lebanon and Gulf States Are Struck
A day after a pause in fighting was announced between the United States and Iran, many questions remained, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz.