Saudi Arabia called on Tuesday to de-escalate the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded fire, rattling a fragile ceasefire. The UN Security Council is set to hold a closed-door meeting on Lebanon later in the day. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Middle East war live: Saudi Arabia calls for de-escalation after US-Iran clashes
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Thu 14:55 - El Mundo (ES)
Macron, after Trump said that "he is being mistreated by his wife": "It is not elegant, it does not deserve a response"
Thu 22:49 - El Mundo (ES)
The chief of staff of the US Army is dismissed in the middle of the Iran war
Fri 00:20 - El Pais
The head of the Pentagon forces the top command of the Army to resign
Fri 11:38 - El Mundo (ES)
Trump attacks Iran's infrastructure and bombs an important bridge, causing eight deaths and dozens of injuries
Fri 20:44 - El Mundo (ES)
US military shaken amid Iran quagmire
Fri 21:57 - El Pais
The United States rescues a pilot from the first plane shot down by Iran in the war
Sat 07:06 - El Mundo (ES)
The US searches for its downed pilot behind enemy lines in Iran
Sun 03:30 - El Pais
Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense at war against the Pentagon
Sun 06:44 - El Mundo (ES)
The US rescues the second crew member in a mission that involved hundreds of soldiers on the ground
Sun 12:23 - El Pais
Trump announces the rescue of the second pilot of the fighter shot down by Iran
Sun 14:57 - El Mundo (ES)
This was the rescue of the US pilot in Iran, "one of the most complex special operations": "We have it"
Mon 09:35 - El Mundo (ES)
The head of Intelligence of the Revolutionary Guard dies in an attack by the US and Israel
Tue 12:07 - El Mundo (ES)
One dead and four wounded in a shooting outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul
Tue 13:39 - El Pais
Breaking news on the war between the United States and Israel against Iran, live | Trump increases pressure on Iran: “Tonight an entire civilization will die”
Tue 22:59 - El Mundo (ES)
The US and Iran reach an agreement for a ceasefire and Trump suspends "bombings and attacks" for two weeks
Wed 05:07 - France 24
Iran portraying ceasefire as 'victory against the United States and Israel'
Wed 13:48 - El Mundo (ES)
"Dozens dead and hundreds injured" in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Thu 02:26 - Al Jazeera English
Turkish convoy condemns ‘lawless aggression’ of the US and Israel
Thu 07:42 - NRK (NO)
Israel says it has killed Hezbollah chief's nephew
Thu 12:12 - Middle East Eye
Israel kills Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza after incitement campaign
Fri 14:49 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Top
Israel and Lebanon: They are talking to each other again - for the first time since 1983
Fri 16:16 - El Mundo (ES)
Sánchez responds to Netanyahu's criticism by asking the EU to break the association agreement with Israel to "not turn Lebanon into a new Gaza"
Sat 03:30 - El Pais
'Mosaic defense', the strategy with which Iran resists the onslaught of the United States and Israel
Sat 11:23 - Middle East Eye
Israeli attacks kill 10 in southern Lebanon
Sat 16:44 - Middle East Eye
Five more killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
Sat 20:25 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli strikes kill at least 18 people across southern Lebanon
Sun 08:25 - Middle East Eye
Israel launches fresh attacks on Lebanon
Sun 09:36 - Al-Monitor
Gaza aid flotilla aims to break Israeli blockade
Sun 10:13 - Middle East Eye
Israeli energy minister calls for bombing Lebanese civilian infrastructure
Sun 11:36 - Al-Monitor
Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral
Sun 11:40 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli army raids across the occupied West Bank overnight
Sun 21:36 - The Hill
Israeli ambassador to US points to 'potential' for 'continued talks' with Iran
Sun 22:00 - Al-Monitor
Lebanon PM says working to get Israeli troop withdrawal
Mon 00:47 - Middle East Eye
Israel kills Red Cross paramedic in air strike in south Lebanon
Mon 03:40 - Middle East Eye
Over 6,500 wounded in Lebanon, death toll climbs amid relentless Israeli attacks
Mon 09:30 - France 24
War in the Mideast: Israel, Lebanon gear up for talks
Mon 09:50 - France 24
Netanyahu in southern Lebanon: A first since the start of the war
Mon 10:01 - Al-Monitor
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza following new ceasefire talks
Mon 10:15 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike kills three in Gaza
Mon 12:39 - Al Jazeera English
At least six killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon
Mon 13:19 - Euronews
Lebanon: Red Cross teams inspect wreckage after Israeli airstrikes damage ambulances
Mon 13:47 - Middle East Eye
Gaza ‘heading towards famine’ as bread shortages deepen amid Israeli curbs
Mon 14:02 - Al-Monitor
Red Cross calls consecutive strikes in Lebanon 'gravely concerning'
Mon 15:41 - Al Jazeera English
Lebanon Latest: Talks scheduled as Israeli strikes continue
Mon 18:13 - Al-Monitor
Uncertainty shrouds Lebanon-Israel talks as Israeli bombardment continues
Mon 19:17 - France 24
Lebanon will need '1 billion dollars just to keep humanitarian situation afloat', minister says
Mon 21:29 - BBC Headlines
BBC joins paramedics on duty in Lebanon after Israeli strikes
Tue 01:02 - Middle East Eye
Report: Israel to propose long-term troop presence in south Lebanon
Tue 04:03 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike damages hospital in south Lebanon, casualties reported
Tue 05:30 - Al-Monitor
Lebanon, Israel to meet for tough talks in Washington
Tue 05:40 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike hits south Lebanon homes as sirens sound in northern Israel
Tue 07:32 - Middle East Eye
Israeli envoy to Italy calls magazine antisemitic over settler violence coverage
Tue 11:24 - Middle East Eye
Smotrich refers to Nazis as he brands Germany 'hypocrites' over Israeli settler criticism
Tue 13:02 - Al-Monitor
Israeli strike hits police car in Gaza, killing four, medics say
Tue 13:13 - Al Jazeera English
Israel ‘wants to reach peace and normalisation with Lebanon’
Tue 13:30 - Al-Monitor
Gaza civil defence says toddler among 4 dead in Israeli strike
Tue 13:32 - Middle East Eye
Toddler among four killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
Tue 19:22 - Euronews
Israeli ambassador hails 'wonderful exchange' following talks with Lebanon
Tue 20:35 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli attack kills several people in Gaza refugee camp
Tue 22:55 - PBS Newshour
Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue as U.S. hosts historic diplomatic talks
Wed 01:01 - Al-Monitor
Canada, UK and other nations condemn killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Wed 01:16 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza
Wed 01:40 - France 24
Israeli strikes kill 10 in northern Gaza, including toddler, civil defence says
Wed 06:11 - Middle East Eye
Israeli air attacks kill at least nine in southern Lebanon
Wed 06:42 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strike hits vehicle near Beirut
Wed 07:34 - France 24
Alon-Lee Green: 'There are millions of Palestinians living under Israeli military rule for decades'
Wed 08:29 - Middle East Eye
Israeli drone strike kills two in Lebanon's Tyre
Wed 09:14 - Middle East Eye
Israeli military attacks kill at least eight people in Gaza in one day
Wed 10:01 - France 24
Toddler among 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Wed 14:12 - DW All
What's behind Israeli attacks along Lebanon's Litani River?
Wed 14:12 - DW World
What's behind Israeli attacks along Lebanon's Litani River?
Wed 14:12 - DW Top
What's behind Israeli attacks along Lebanon's Litani River?
Wed 16:20 - Middle East Eye
Israeli strikes kill three paramedics in Lebanon
Wed 18:48 - BBC Headlines
Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say
Wed 20:01 - Middle East Eye
Israeli military chief says plans approved for continued strikes in Iran, Lebanon
Thu 05:56 - Al Jazeera English
Israel’s military kills four Lebanese paramedics in consecutive strikes
Thu 07:05 - Middle East Eye
Israel continues to pummel Lebanon
Thu 07:43 - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu to speak to Lebanon's Aoun, Israeli minister claims
Thu 08:55 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli air attack destroys buildings around south Lebanon hospital
Thu 09:00 - Al-Monitor
Israel minister says Netanyahu to talk to Lebanon leader Thursday
Thu 09:51 - Middle East Eye
Last bridge to southern Lebanon destroyed in Israeli strike
Thu 10:01 - Al-Monitor
Israeli strike severs last bridge linking southern Lebanon to rest of country, Lebanese security official says
Thu 10:44 - France 24
Netanyahu will speak with Lebanese president Aoun, Israeli minister says
Thu 12:06 - Al-Monitor
Rubio speaks to Lebanon's president amid push for Aoun-Netanyahu call
Thu 12:21 - Al Jazeera English
Israeli strike destroys last working bridge over Lebanon’s Litani River
Thu 12:35 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon's Aoun will not hold a call with Israel's Netanyahu in the near future: officials
Thu 13:40 - France 24
Lebanon's Aoun will not hold call with Netanyahu in near future, Lebanese officials say
Thu 14:40 - Middle East Eye
Lebanon's Aoun rejects call with Netanyahu as Israel severs last bridge to the south
Thu 15:15 - Fox News
Trump predicted Israel-Lebanon leaders would speak ‘tomorrow’ — Beirut shut it down as ceasefire emerges
Thu 15:50 - DW All
Israel, Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
Thu 15:50 - DW Top
Israel, Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
Thu 15:50 - DW All
10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon goes into effect
Thu 15:50 - DW Top
10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon goes into effect
Thu 15:58 - France 24
Lebanon president had phone call with Trump, thanked him for 'efforts' towards ceasefire
Thu 16:25 - Middle East Eye
Apple TV accused of whitewashing genocide after announcing new Israeli series
Thu 22:50 - PBS Newshour
Why the Israeli and Lebanese governments accepted a ceasefire – and will Hezbollah abide?
Thu 22:55 - BBC Headlines
Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise
Fri 01:08 - Middle East Eye
Israeli envoy to UN: ‘If we feel threatened, we will react'
Fri 02:47 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah lawmaker demands end to Israeli attacks under ceasefire deal
Fri 03:24 - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu rejects demand by Hezbollah for full Israeli army withdrawal
Fri 03:50 - Euronews
US-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon goes into effect
Fri 05:02 - Le Monde
LIVE, war in the Middle East: Lebanese army accuses Israel of not respecting ceasefire, Hezbollah attacks Israeli soldiers in retaliation
Fri 10:23 - Middle East Eye
Hezbollah expresses caution about Israeli breaches of ceasefire in official statement
Sat 03:30 - El Pais
Return to southern Lebanon: “We will raise a new generation to fight against Israel”
Sat 10:07 - Al Jazeera English
Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state
Sat 11:54 - ANSA Top News
IDF, 'first raids against Hezbollah after the ceasefire in Lebanon
Sat 11:57 - ANSA Mondo
IDF, 'first raids against Hezbollah after the ceasefire in Lebanon
Sat 12:19 - La Repubblica (IT)
Hezbollah, the crux of the Israel-Lebanon negotiation: from the link with Iran to the difficulties of disarmament
Sat 12:59 - Al Jazeera English
Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel
Sat 13:52 - Tagesschau
Discussion about missile shortages in Israel
Sat 18:59 - Le Figaro
Middle East conflict: Hezbollah leader vows to respond to Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Sun 03:33 - Middle East Eye
Iran says fighting could restart 'any moment', Israel on high alert
Sun 03:40 - El Pais
The trace of destruction in the south of Beirut: “I fear that Israel will return to war”
Sun 05:08 - France 24
Middle East war live: Iran reports 'progress' in US talks but final deal still far off
Sun 10:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sun 23:16 - France 24
Middle East war live: Iran vows response after US destroyer fires on cargo ship
Mon 02:11 - Middle East Eye
Tehran warns conflict could resume at any moment
Mon 07:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Mon 12:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 08:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Wed 08:01 - France 24
IRGC asserting themselves as Iran 'responds to Trump’s method of conducting diplomacy in kind'
Wed 21:23 - BBC Headlines
China weathered Trump's tariffs - but the Iran war is taking a toll
Thu 05:00 - The Telegraph
Britain’s £8bn bet on the developing world
Thu 05:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Thu 09:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Thu 14:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Fri 09:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sat 06:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sun 00:57 - Middle East Eye
UAE and India discuss Middle East stability, energy security
Sun 13:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sun 16:59 - Euronews
El-Sisi warns Middle East faces ‘attempts to redraw map’, calls for Gulf role in any Iran deal
Mon 10:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 09:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 14:00 - Washington Examiner
Brazil’s digital power grab punishes America and helps China
Tue 16:00 - The Hill
We need AI, but the political backlash cannot be ignored
Wed 10:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Wed 14:57 - Euronews
EU loosens state aid rules as Middle East crisis hits energy costs
Wed 16:14 - Al Jazeera English
FOIP at 10: Bridging the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East
Thu 11:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Thu 11:36 - Middle East Eye
Iran's leader accuses US of driving Middle East insecurity, defends Iran’s military capabilities
Fri 03:13 - France 24
Middle East War Live: Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities
Fri 03:46 - Middle East Eye
UN Chief warns consequences of Middle East crisis 'grow dramatically worse'
Fri 12:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Fri 19:00 - Al-Monitor
Middle East war's impact on shipping hitting refugee aid: UNCHR
Fri 22:36 - Al-Monitor
US approves military sales of over $8.6 billion to Middle East allies
Sat 10:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Sat 12:22 - France 24
Sudan's medicine crisis worsens
Sat 22:38 - Washington Examiner
$8.6 billion in arms sales approved for Middle East allies
Sun 04:05 - Al Jazeera English
US approves $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies
Sun 08:30 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Mon 12:00 - Al-Monitor
War in the Middle East: latest developments
Tue 01:03 - France 24
Middle East war live: Saudi Arabia calls for de-escalation after US-Iran clashes