Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said the proposed deal with the U.S., which is still being negotiated, declares "the end of the war across all fronts, including Lebanon."

Jerusalem is living with the visible and emotional scars of the Israel-Iran conflict. The city's guarded calm reflects both lingering hope for de-escalation and deep public fatigue.

Washington: The US military said Monday, May 25, that it carried out “self-defence” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding nicely.

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have continued to trade blows despite a 16 April 16 aimed at halting the ⁠deadliest spillover of the US-Israeli joint war on Iran. Tehran has demanded a halt to Israeli attacks in Lebanon as a condition in talks with the U.S. aimed at ending the broader war.

The U.S. military announced strikes against Iranian positions just hours after President Trump says more countries should normalize ties with Israel in any Iran deal, tempering expectations of peace.

"Iraq is not outside the war. It is already part of its geography," a former adviser to the Iraqi prime minister told Newsweek.

Around 400,000 children have been displaced in Lebanon due to Israel’s bombardment and invasion. As a shaky ceasefire is extended for 45 days, they show the toys they brought with them, and share their dreams to one day return home.

Iran has ⁠said ending Israel's war in Lebanon is one of its demands for a deal over the wider conflict. Hezbollah objects to Beirut's talks with Israel.

Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may strike an agreement with Iran before addressing some of the key issues that drove the two countries to launch the war in the first place, multiple Israeli sources have told CNN.

Iran talks, the reportedly heated Senate meeting involving Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and more on ‘Sunday Morning Futures.’