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Former American president Barack Obama says the U.S. may be worse off than it was before the war on Iran. Obama struck a deal with Iran in 2015 to limit its nuclear program – an agreement President Donald Trump tore up. Still, the U.S. and Iran are due to sit down for talks on nuclear...

Hopes that another ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon would be enough to end the war in Iran were dashed on Thursday, when Hezbollah leaders disrupted the negotiations, firing rockets into Northern Israel. Meanwhile, concerns are mounting that a war U.S. President Donald Trump started may be impossible to end, as more members of his...

The U.S. Department of State announced Friday that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 45-day extension of their existing ceasefire. According to a spokesperson, negotiations will continue next month for a permanent peace deal. However, Hezbollah and Israel continue to exchange strikes amid the peace talks, with Israel striking southern Lebanon, killing 6 people...

Efforts to resume negotiations are underway as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon threatens to derail a proposed ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. Alan Eyre, Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss latest developments in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has a great relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but that he must be more responsible with respect to Lebanon. Speaking at the G7 summit, Trump said he told Israel’s President that he did not like its attack on Beirut, and suggested that perhaps Syria...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, after announcing a 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, that leaders of the two countries could meet over the next week or two. “I had a great talk with both of them today. They’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah,” Trump said.

According to U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Iran that will see a toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade. The signing of the new accord is set to take place on Friday...

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, but Hezbollah is not a part of the agreement. Redmond Shannon reports on the terms of the deal, what Israel refuses to do, and what it all means for a potential end to the Iran war...

As Israel and the U.S. continue their war on Iran, Israel is also taking bold steps to occupy southern Lebanon. Israel says it’s targetting Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based paramilitary group and ally of Iran. And as Redmond Shannon reports, it’s sparking fears of long-term Israeli occupation.

Three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have been killed in the last two days, and preliminary UN investigations show that roadside bombs are more-than-likely responsible. As suspicion circles the IDF, Israeli UN Ambassaor Danny Danon pointed the finger to Hezbollah, noting that the Israeli government “made clear” to the UN...

Canada has not committed any military assets to the United States’ and Israel’s war with Iran. But the U.S. Treasury Department has accused a Vancouver business of funneling money to one of Iran’s partners. Global asked the federal government why the company has been able to operate in Canada. Nathaniel Dove reports on what they...

Amid the war in Iran, Israel’s government says it now intends to seize parts of southern Lebanon. Israel’s military has been bombarding the country, hitting targets it says are associated with Hezbollah – Iran’s proxy in that country. Since the onslaught, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says over 1,000 people have been killed – and as much...

Residents displaced by the Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon returned Sunday to find their homes reduced to rubble amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

Amid a fragile 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, displaced families are returning to Southern Lebanon with their homes reduced to rubble. Global’s Jazan Grewal is joined by Nora Ingdal, Country Director for Lebanon with Save the Children, to discuss the impact the war has had on hundreds of thousands of children.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The talks come as the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict is proving to be a hurdle in a wider ceasefire with Iran, which says any peace negotiations must include both Hezbollah and Lebanon. As Global’s Reggie Cecchini...

After six weeks of renewed hostilities between Israel and Lebanon, U.S. President Donald Trump said the two have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire in a Truth Social post shared Thursday. The deal will reportedly take effect at 5 p.m. ET, though it is unclear if the Iran-backed militant ground Hezbollah will abide by the terms...

Israel is intent on dismantling Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based paramilitary group and Iran’s most powerful proxy. Redmond Shannon reports on Israel’s ferocious bombing campaign, how it’s disrupting civilian lives in Lebanon, and what the violence might lead to.

Lebanon told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it was “trapped” in a war that “it did not choose” between Israel and Hezbollah, as Beirut pushed for a truce. Hostilities have escalated in the region since the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei with at least 600 killed and over 800,000 displaced...

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz sent a message to Lebanese President Michel Aoun Saturday, threatening further military strikes across Lebanon if he does not “uphold [an] agreement” and ensure the militant group Hezbollah is disarmed. “The one who will pay the full price is the Lebanese government and Lebanon as a whole,” Kats said, noting...

Israel is intensifying its efforts to eliminate Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based paramilitary group backed by the Iranian regime. Heidi Petracek looks at how Israel’s military is pushing forward with its ground invasion of Lebanon, how airstrikes are expanding on the country’s capital, and how it’s all putting civilians in the crossfire.