Middle East

Israel says Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire the US agreed to halt the war with Iran. BBC News

Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Israeli strikes on Lebanon are a ‘grave violation’ of the deal. BBC News

A US 15-point plan and an Iranian 10-point variant are oceans apart, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent. BBC News

The Israeli prime minister’s response to the ceasefire has been muted, in contrast to the triumphal statements from the US and Iran. BBC News

BBC correspondent Frank Gardner explains the current situation as both sides claim victory – Iran says it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and that its “victory in the field would also be consolidated” in upcoming talks. BBC News

Now Iran says that during the ceasefire it will once again allow ships to use the Strait, as long as their movements are coordinated with the Iranian military. It will want that arrangement to continue, and may also demand tolls from shippers, of the kind they pay to transit the …

The two-week truce opens up the prospect of direct talks with the US but has angered Iran’s hardliners, writes BBC News Persian’s Kasra Naji. BBC News

The US and Iran have made a two-week ceasefire agreement, which includes Iran reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for ships to pass through safely. Brent crude oil prices dropped by nearly 15% to roughly $95 (£70.68) per barrel after the announcement, a significant decline from highs of nearly $120 …

The UN’s chief says he is “deeply troubled” by such statements, as the US president ramps up pressure on Iran to agree a deal to end the war. BBC News

Tehran had urged people to gather outside potential US and Israeli targets after Donald Trump threatened to attack civilian infrastructure. BBC News

At al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza, a colleague of Majdi Aslan told reporters the vehicle he was driving was clearly marked with the WHO’s logo on all sides, and that it had been at the front of a co-ordinated convoy transporting patients to the Rafah crossing when it came under …

A mother of newborn twins sheltering in a displacement centre in Lebanon said she was told to evacuate her home ahead of planned strikes by the Israeli army. “Our home was bombed, and everything I had prepared for the children was gone,” she told the BBC. Ghada is among more …

Iran is still hitting targets in Israel, weeks after the war began. BBC News

Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president’s threat to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz. BBC News

The BBC’s senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has travelled to the edge of the Strait of Hormuz in Oman, which Iran has put a stranglehold on since the war broke out. The critical artery is normally used for 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. By leaving ships …

On 27 March US President Donald Trump announced he was pausing attacks on energy plants for 10 days for Iran to “make a deal”, and on Saturday he reiterated his threat on Truth Social that “all Hell will reign down on them” if they failed to do this, or to …

US and Iranian forces have been searching for a missing American crew member after a US warplane was shot down. Iran claimed to have shot down two US warplanes, one F-15 flying over the southwest of the country and a second plane involved in a mission to rescue the F-15’s …

Iranian media reports a reward is being offered for finding a US crewmember thought to still be missing. BBC News

President Trump has warned Iran of strikes on bridges and electric power plants if its leaders do not agree to his terms to end the war. BBC News

The US-Israel war with Iran is into its second month – and there’s increased attention on how much money America is spending on the conflict. Recently, the Trump administration signalled it would be requesting further funds. But there are increasing demands for greater transparency over how much the war is …