Israel says its military will keep striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, with Iran warning of a "severe" response if it continues.

The pause in fighting began at 16:00 local time on Friday, a senior US official has confirmed to the BBC.

Iran's decision to risk jeopardising peace talks may reflect how its leaders view their current position, writes BBC Persian editor Amir Azimi.

Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country has not "asked for a ceasefire" after Trump said it had ...

Israel's tit-for-tat strikes with Iran over the weekend, despite US President Donald Trump's call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold fire, threatened to thrust the Middle East back into ...

Donald Trump’s “coercive” diplomatic efforts in the Middle East left Arab leaders in “stunned silence”, according to a BBC expert. The US president is trying to broker peace in the region after he and ...

US vice-president publicly rebukes Israel over Iran and Lebanon, arguing that military force alone cannot guarantee security and reminding Jerusalem that Washington remains its strongest ally ...

US and Brent crude prices jumped on fears of supply disruption from the Middle East as Iran has repeatedly threatened to close a key shipping route.

The start of U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland, which was scheduled for Friday, has been delayed, creating uncertainty over the timeline of reaching a permanent peace deal to end the three-month war in ...

The agreement followed two days of talks between Lebanese and Israeli representatives in Washington Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran and Israel say they have halted attacks on each other, after exchanging fire for the first time since April's truce. Israel's ...