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.

Israel's Consul General in Mumbai, Yaniv Revach, expressed dissatisfaction with Pakistan's role as a mediator in the US-Iran talks, even as an agreement is reportedly close. Meanwhile, US forces intercepted Iranian missiles and drones in the region.

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

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.

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.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon have killed nine people, including three Lebanese military members, according to the Lebanese army and state media.

Iran on Monday suspended talks with the United States to protest Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon, according to government-aligned media.

President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah militants in

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire contingent on the cessation of Hezbollah fire and the removal of its operatives from southern Lebanon, according to a joint statement released after

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.