Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on tanker after Tehran says it is closing waterway until US lifts its blockade.
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Ozturk says she made the decision to avoid ‘losing more time to the state-imposed violence and hostility’ under Trump.
In rapid-fire posts, Trump says Iran will give up nuclear material and ‘never close’ Hormuz, but questions remain.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the Lebanon ceasefire.
Trump envoy Morgan Ortagus says Antoun Sehnaoui is a committed Zionist, even as Israel attacked Lebanon.
US President Donald Trump announced the 10-day ceasefire between the two countries.
Celebrations in Lebanon as a 10-day ceasefire begins, opening the door to talks on a longer-term Israel-Lebanon deal.
Abed Abou Shhadeh, a political commentator in Israel, says the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is ‘problematic’.
The proposed 76-metre arch would tower over other iconic landmarks in Washington, DC, and has attracted scrutiny.
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has gone into effect. It began at midnight local time (21:00 GMT).
