Jun 19 Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after U.S. and Iran call off talks over fighting in Lebanon By ERIN CUNNINGHAM, Jon Gambrell, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The cancellation of talks raised questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Officials said Israel and the militant group later agreed to renew their ceasefire. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 6:27 Injured Israeli soldier recounts experience on frontlines against Hezbollah By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The deadly back-and-forth between Hezbollah and Israel has the potential to scuttle the U.S.-Iran agreement. Many of the Israeli soldiers are reservists, called up again to fight Israeli adversaries at great personal cost. Nick Schifrin met one Israeli officer on… Continue watching
Jun 18 Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the U.S.-Iran deal By Kareem Chehayeb, Malak Harb, Bilal Hussein, Associated Press The U.S.-Iran deal also calls for an end to the war in Lebanon, where Israel has been fighting Hezbollah, but it's unclear what that means in practice. Continue reading
Jun 16 Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The deal, which is between the U.S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 3:57 What the U.S. and Iran are demanding in the latest peace proposal By Liz Landers, Doug Adams The U.S. and Iran both say they are inching closer to a deal to end the war that started nearly four months ago. But as with previous announcements, there are few details on the timing and execution of any agreement. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 7:06 'Close doesn't count': Mideast experts assess potential U.S.-Iran agreement By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the motivations and potential outcomes of this latest attempt to end the war in Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Alan Eyre and Miad Maleki. Eyre was part of the Obama administration's negotiating team for the Iran nuclear deal… Continue watching
Jun 08 Israel and Iran appear to pause strikes after trading fire for the first time since April ceasefire By Jon Gambrell, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the U.S. struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Continue reading
Jun 03 Israel and Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones By Associated Press In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas… Continue reading
Jun 02 Iranian reports: Iran stops talking to mediators over Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon By Jon Gambrell, Samy Magdy, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The reports by the Fars and Tasnim news agencies, both believed to be close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, come as Iran insists the fighting in Lebanon is part of the wider ceasefire talks with the U.S. over the war. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 5:04 U.S. and Iran send mixed signals as Israel's invasion extends deeper into Lebanon By Ali Rogin, Daniel Okay, Veronica Vela There were conflicting signals Monday from the U.S. and Iran over the status of negotiations to extend the ceasefire and begin talks on ending the war. Meantime, the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been all but shattered as Israel… Continue watching