US-Iran deal raises questions over Lebanon and Israel fighting

It is not clear whether the agreement means Israeli forces will pause their offensive in Lebanon, BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen reports.

President Trump told the BBC that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not defy him during a phone call in which the BBC’s Sarah Smith asked about the war in Iran and Trump’s relationship with the Israeli leader.

Bowen said the Middle East is in turmoil as Iran and Israel attack each other. He added that the public is right to be worried because the consequences of the war will be felt for generations.

New footage shows the moment an Iranian drone struck Kuwait airport on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring more than 60.

BBC’s Sarah Smith examines why the United States and Iran remain in a tense cycle of negotiations despite the progress President Trump has claimed.

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants marched through Jerusalem’s Old City, the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane spoke to civilians inside Iran who are struggling with the impact of the war and government repression.

Thousands of people took part in the Palestine Marathon, which returned to Bethlehem after a two-year pause caused by the Gaza war.

President Trump has suspended an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. BBC Verify explains the timeline of the move, called Project Freedom.

BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026 in Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by an Israeli ten-minute bombing raid, one of the deadliest episodes in the country’s recent history.

Captain Raman Kapoor, whose ship is stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, told the BBC of the pressure on vessels caught in the power struggle between the United States and Iran.

Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago.

The United Arab Emirates is quitting the oil cartel OPEC after nearly 60 years of membership.

President Trump says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

Three hundred couples selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people were married at one time in Gaza, bringing a moment of hope amid the conflict.

The rival US and Iranian blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a test of wills, says Lyse Doucet.

Analysis indicates that parts of a video showing masked Iranian forces seizing ships appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly taken.