The Israeli strike, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeted a senior Hezbollah commander, is the first to hit Beirut's suburbs since the April ceasefire.

Mediators are pushing a short-term memo to guide a month of negotiations

The President provided a number of details about talks with Iran, including a possible deal ahead of King Charles III visiting the White House at the end of April

DUBAI/WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said the war he launched with Israel on Iran was close to over, as the army chief of mediator Pakistan arrived in Tehran to try to prevent a renewal of the conflict.

Trump threatens Iran with "higher level" strikes if it won't accept a peace deal, but says it's too soon for direct talks after reporting diplomatic progress.

By Ariba Shahid, Steve Holland and Nayera Abdallah ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran are edging toward a limited, temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and officials said on Thursday,

US Iran war LIVE: If the resolution were to pass, it could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorize force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks.

Iran-US war latest: Tehran and US ‘closer than ever to agreeing memo to end war’ after Trump pauses Operation Freedom - Trump said ‘Project Freedom’ would be paused ‘for a short period of time’