Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and MATTHEW LEE, WASHINGTON (AP):- Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between..

Israel and Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

WASHINGTON, (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause in fighting between Israel and Lebanon starting on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, following “excellent” conversations he had with..

Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions and arrange more US-Iran talks

By SAMY MAGDY, SAM METZ, MUNIR AHMED and MIKE CORDER, CAIRO (AP):- Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East..

Analysis: Trump declares victory, no matter what, and the Iran war is the latest example

By WILL WEISSERT, WASHINGTON (AP):- In the January 2004 pilot of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump said something he would never admit today. “It wasn’t always so easy,” he intones via..

Israel and Lebanon hold rare direct talks as US and Iran deepen standoff

WASHINGTON, (AP):- Lebanon and Israel opened their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington, as fierce fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants rocks..

Trump says US military has blockaded Iranian ports to pressure Tehran

By SAMY MAGDY, JULIA FRANKEL and MIKE CORDER, CAIRO (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran..

Trump vows to ‘kill’ Iranian warships that get near US blockade of ports

WASHINGTON, (AP):- The U.S. military has begun a blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, tempering U.S. President Donald Trump’s earlier vow to entirely block the strategic..

At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn’t apply there

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL, BEIRUT (AP) Is:- raeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced..

US and Iran end ceasefire talks and Vance heads home without an agreement

By MUNIR AHMED, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, BEN FINLEY and COLLIN BINKLEY, ISLAMABAD (AP):- The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks after the..

US-Iran historic ceasefire talks in Pakistan continue after midnight

By MUNIR AHMED, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNA, ISLAMABAD (AP):- The United States and Iran continued historic face-to-face negotiations early Sunday in Pakistan, days after a..

Historic US-Iran direct talks begin in Pakistan as war’s fragile ceasefire holds

By MUNIR AHMED, SAM METZ, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and SAMY MAGDY, ISLAMABAD (AP):- The United States and Iran began historic face-to-face negotiations Saturday in Pakistan, days after a fragile,..

US and Iranian officials meet face-to-face in Islamabad ceasefire talks

ISLAMABAD, (AP):- Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks with the U.S., Iran and Pakistan started Saturday after a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and other Iran..

Artemis II’s record-breaking journey around the moon ends with dramatic splashdown

By MARCIA DUNN, HOUSTON (AP):- Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the..

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire

By JON GAMBRELL and SAM MEDNICK, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with..

US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire but much remains unclear and some attacks continue

By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ, TEHRAN, Iran (AP):- Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire in an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S...

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