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Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire

Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire

Strikes on Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a "gross violation" of a ‌tenuous ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks, Tehran says.

Iran deal could drag on as US launches fresh strikes

Iran deal could drag on as US launches fresh strikes

Iran deal could drag on as US launches fresh strikes

Iran deal could drag on as US launches fresh strikes

Hopes for a quick end to ‌the Iran war have been dashed after the US carried out 'self-defence' strikes on missile launch sites and boats placing mines.

Israeli strike kills girl, woman in Gaza Strip: medics

Israeli strike kills girl, woman in Gaza Strip: medics

Israeli strike kills girl, woman in Gaza Strip: medics

Israeli strike kills girl, woman in Gaza Strip: medics

Witnesses say an attack by two Israeli helicopters has killed a woman and a six-year-old girl in the south of the Gaza Strip.

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Rubio says US will find another way if Iran talks fail

Rubio says US will find another way if Iran talks fail

US President Donald Trump is hosing down expectations of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war with Iran.

Israel free to act against threats Netanyahu told Trump

Israel free to act against threats Netanyahu told Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump that Israel would remain free to act against threats ‌in Lebanon.

Trump says Iran peace deal 'largely negotiated'

Trump says Iran peace deal 'largely negotiated'

The US ‌and Iran are ‌reportedly close to signing ‌a deal involving a 60-day ceasefire extension, ‌during which ‌the ⁠Strait of Hormuz would be reopened.

Freed Gazan flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse

Freed Gazan flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse

Global Sumud Flotilla activists have alleged beatings, abuse and sexual assault by Israeli authorities after their boats were intercepted.

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Pakistan military chief arrives in Iran for talks

Pakistan military chief arrives in Iran for talks

Pakistan military chief arrives in Iran for talks

Pakistan military chief arrives in Iran for talks

Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Iran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal to end the conflict.

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed cautious optimism about diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, saying there are signs of progress.

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Hundreds of activists from an aid flotilla intercepted en route to the Gaza Strip have been leaving Israel after being released.

Activists deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Activists deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Activists deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Activists deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Israel is deporting hundreds of activists who attempted to breach a naval blockade of Gaza, including those jeered on video by the Israeli police minister.

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Mediators are trying to speed up US-Iran peace talks as Tehran weighs a response from Washington and President Donald Trump says he's willing to resume attacks.

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

President Donald Trump claims he came within an hour of restarting the US war with Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten a wider war if it's attacked again.

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

Latest Gaza aid flotilla 'has come to an end'

More than 400 activists who were part of a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza are now en route to Israel after being intercepted in the Mediterranean.

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Iran peace proposal includes reparations, US troop exit

US President Donald Trump claims he's held off a strike on Iran after Tehran issued a new peace proposal, saying there's "very good chance" of a nuclear deal.

Pakistan hands US revised Iran proposal for ending war

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant, while Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones overnight.

Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza Strip: medics

Medics say eight people have been killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip as the prime minister says its forces control 60 per cent of the territory.

Israel-US preparing to resume hostilities with Iran

There have been multiple reports that Israel and the US are preparing to resume strikes on Iran, with Donald Trump soon to make a decision.

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Israel kills Hamas military leader Haddad in air strike

The Israeli military and Hamas have confirmed the death of the militant group's commander in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas military leader killed in Gaza air strike: Israel

Hamas military leader Izz ad-Din al-Haddad has been killed, Israel's ‌military says.

Iran would talk with US 'only if it is serious'

Iran's foreign minister says a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the United States.

Iran's military 'no longer a threat to neighbours': US

The head of US Central Command says Iran's military - after being targeted by US-Israeli air strikes - no longer poses a threat to its neighbours.

Israeli nationalists hold parade in East Jerusalem

Authorities have deployed thousands of police officers as thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's ‌walled Old City.

Attacks on ship near strait as Trump, Xi discuss Iran

A ship near the Strait of Hormuz has come under attack as President Donald Trump seeks help from China's Xi Jinping to help break the deadlock over the war.

Iran war looms over Trump's China visit

US President Donald Trump is expected to ask for China's help to resolve the costly and unpopular conflict with Iran, which he launched in late February.

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