Sharif said in a Tuesday night X post announcing the ceasefire, that it would be an “immediate ceasefire everywhere including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an X post Tuesday night that while Israel supports the U.

President Donald Trump said he was “optimistic” about a deal with Iran but later threatened Tehran over charging fees in the Strait of Hormuz, as Israeli strikes in Lebanon and the continued closure of the vital waterway jeopardized diplomatic talks.

The president says he will order large-scale attacks on the country if it doesn't comply, while Iran insists the U.S. and Israel are violating the terms of the ceasefire.

Confusion and disagreements are arising over the Hormuz Strait and if Lebanon was part of the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, the US and Iran are preparing for peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend.

President Donald Trump's search for an off-ramp from the war with Iran is getting bumpy inside his Republican Party. In the decade since Trump's “America First” movement rose to power by rejecting military intervention,

But most of the ceasefire work remains to be done, from disarming Hamas and ending its two-decade rule to deploying an international stabilization force and beginning vast reconstruction. Gaza residents are in limbo,

White House says the Strait of Hormuz must stay open, as the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say shipping there has stopped. Follow here for the latest.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors