WSJ reported on August 9 that Trump privately floated ending the war without a nuclear agreement if Iran fully reopens Hormuz, as Tehran raised maximum reopening conditions.
An Israeli soldier was killed and six others wounded in an FPV drone attack in southern Lebanon on April 27, 2026. Hezbollah leader Naim Qasim rejected direct negotiations with Israel as ceasefire efforts stall.
Israeli air strikes hit Beirut and southern Lebanon this week even as both sides agreed to extend their ceasefire for three more weeks. Iran called the strikes a grave violation. Hezbollah claimed it shot down an Israeli drone. Lebanese officials said they would only join peace talks if the ceasefire holds.
A Palestinian teenager was shot dead during an Israeli settler attack on a West Bank village. Former Israeli security chiefs warn that government-backed settler violence is out of control. Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City. The network condemned the killing.
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez will formally propose ending the EU-Israel Association Agreement at Tuesday's foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. Three EU states accuse Israel of violating human rights. Germany is expected to block the move.
Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered 10-day ceasefire that took effect overnight. Trump invited Netanyahu and Aoun to the White House within two weeks.
Israel launched Operation Eternal Darkness on Lebanon hours after the US-Iran truce. Iran reclosed the Strait of Hormuz. Over 300 killed in Beirut strikes.
President Donald Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran's power plants and bridges if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by Tuesday evening, 8 PM Eastern Time. Iran rejected a US 48-hour ceasefire proposal and warned of wider retaliation.
Khuzestan Steel Company and Mobarakeh Steel Company — Iran's biggest steel producers — have ceased operations following multiple rounds of air strikes, with officials warning restart could take up to one year.
Iranian officials say the country's largest bridge will be 'built back stronger,' as Washington and Tel Aviv escalate attacks on Tehran's infrastructure.
Israel declares permanent security control over south Lebanon to the Litani River as airstrikes expand beyond Hezbollah areas into central Beirut.
Yemen's Houthi movement launches multiple waves of missiles and drones at Israeli military targets, opening a new front in the US-Iran war and raising fears of Red Sea shipping disruption.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis put fingers on the trigger ready to intervene as Red Sea shipping remains disrupted despite 2025 ceasefire
After two years of war, Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire and hostage release deal brokered by Trump administration in Sharm el-Sheikh
Hamas militants breach Gaza border in massive surprise attack on Israeli communities
Major Middle East crisis erupts as Palestinian militants launch unprecedented assault, potentially affecting Western military aid priorities
Israeli air force strikes PLO headquarters near Tunis in long-range raid, killing dozens in retaliation for yacht murders in Cyprus.
Israeli forces start pulling back from Beirut area as government faces mounting casualties and domestic opposition to the Lebanon occupation.
Israeli forces cross into Lebanon in 'Operation Peace for Galilee' aimed at expelling PLO forces from southern Lebanon.
Israeli F-16 fighters destroy Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad in Operation Opera, claiming it was developing nuclear weapons.