It's unclear how close the U.S. and Iran are to striking a deal, as an Iranian official says "the ball is in Trump's court," and Israel-Hezbollah hostilities continue.

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Baku called the reports attributed to anonymous sources and unconfirmed by either Azerbaijan or Israel "completely groundless," telling Euronews it had never provided its territory for any action against a third country,

Iran says there's been no progress in talks with the U.S. after tit-for-tat strikes, as Hezbollah rejects new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Israeli war against Iran by firing rockets and drones into Israel the day after the conflict began on Feb. 28, officials there saw in the crisis sweeping the region a chance to finally drive the militia,

Trumps says Israel and Hezbollah will stop fighting after Iran stops talks with U.S. over Israeli operations in southern Lebanon, Gaza

The renewed cease-fire in Lebanon appeared to be holding on Thursday morning, after Israel and Lebanon announced a U.S.-facilitated agreement to extend it. The agreement could help clear an obstacle to ending the war in Iran.

DUBAI — Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ​ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the US and Iran.

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites after shooting down four Iranian drones targeting maritime traffic near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by attacking U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain,

The report claimed the network extended across multiple countries and supported intelligence, drone and rescue operations, although Azerbaijan and Iraq have strongly denied allowing their territories to be used for Israeli military activities.