4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (407+ words) President Trump says a deal with Iran is "largely negotiated" after weekend talks with Gulf leaders and Israel. The preliminary agreement is expected to gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz while leaving the nuclear program for a later round of…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (77+ words) NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U. S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro about the Trump administration's pending agreement with Iran to wind down the war in the Middle East. Former U. S. ambassador to Israel on pending deal to end Iran war NPR's…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1109+ words) The father of Hussein Jaber, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on May 12, cries during the funeral ceremony in Sidon the following day. Diego Ibarra S'nchez/for NPR hide caption SIDON, Lebanon " In this…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (369+ words) Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip " An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeted the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (182+ words) Israel's far-right coalition at risk as ultra-Orthodox party says it has lost trust in Prime Minister Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government may be on the verge of collapsing. A vote to dissolve parliament has been called for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (166+ words) As the ceasefire with Iran comes under strain in the Gulf, the ceasefire in southern Lebanon is also fraying. An Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire is officially in place, but fighting between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah has significantly escalated in Southern…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1123+ words) NPR Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted Tension In Two Ceasefires, Navy Secretary Out, Trump's Slumping Approval Tensions are rising in the two ceasefires in the Middle East. Iran has not officially…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is holding at the same time Iran announced it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon holds A fragile ceasefire between Israel…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (781+ words) Joseph Elias Issa, 56, was displaced from Kfar Houneh where he lived with his family in southern Lebanon following the Israeli invasion. A farmer, he took two mules and is now staying in a a shepherd's hut in Jezzine, about 5 miles…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (141+ words) Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place. Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tenuously holds Iran's military says it has closed…...