The cease-fire between the United States and Iran entered its second day on Thursday despite confusion over the status of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that Iran has effectively blockaded, and over Lebanon, where Israel continued attacks against the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah.

As Israel attacks on Beirut continue, Abbas Araghchi points to announcement that says ceasefire includes Lebanon while JD Vance says US never promised that

Pakistan said Lebanon was included in the agreement, but Israel said it was not.

Iran’s negotiators will arrive in Islamabad Thursday night for “serious talks” with the U.S. despite Israel’s continued ground operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran’s envoy to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam,

AMMAN, Jordan — Even as a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to hold on Wednesday, Israel insisted it would continue operations against Hezbollah, while its warplanes carried out the largest wave of strikes across Lebanon since the current round of hostilities began with the Lebanese Shiite militant group.

After Lebanon ordered Iran's ambassador to leave the country, a clip circulated on social media with a false claim it showed him being dragged to a car. The video was in fact filmed in 2022 and

The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz was halted as a consequence of Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.