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Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJaroslav LukivReutersMany families have been fleeing Beirut's southern suburbs after the Israeli military warned residents to leaveIran has warned that Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon could threaten Tehran's ceasefire with the US, after Israel's prime minister ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the agreement with the US was “unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon” and that “its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts”.
Earlier Benjamin Netanyahu said “terror targets” in Beirut's Dahieh would be hit in response to rocket and drone attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah.
In subsequent social media posts, Donald Trump insisted that talks with Iran were continuing at a “rapid pace” and said he had spoken to both Netanyahu and representatives from Hezbol..

Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJeremy BowenInternational editorGetty ImagesTalks between Iran and the US continue but Tehran has publicly refused to cede groundThe United States and Iran have both signalled that they would prefer not to go back to the war that has been on hold since the ceasefire was announced on 8 April.
Neither side has allowed the steady drumbeat of military exchanges between them to end the talks being mediated by Pakistan, Qatar and others.
The US still has powerful naval and air forces within striking distance of Iran.
It is safe to assume that the Iranian regime will have kept its forces on high alert and will be using the ceasefire to re-organise and repair damage done by the US and Israel.
Armed tension in the area in and around the Gulf opens up a clear risk for both sides of miscalculation and misperception.
The US is trying to keep the pressure on the Tehran regime to make conce..

Israel seizes castle in Lebanon as it expands ground offensive28 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSebastian Usher,JerusalemandRobert GreenallReutersIsrael's military says it captured Beaufort Castle, a strategic fort in southern Lebanon The Israeli military has captured the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “decisive shift” in its offensive against Hezbollah.
It comes as ground troops move ever deeper into Lebanese territory beyond their original demarcation line of the Litani river.
Meanwhile the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) increased the zone in southern Lebanon that it has warned residents to evacuate from.
Lebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of carrying out “collective punishment”.
Perched over the Litani valley, Beaufort Castle has been key to controlling the region around it since the Crusaders built it some 900 years ago. The Israeli army captured it 44 years ago in what&..

Hundreds arrested and dozens of police injured after Champions League riots in France3 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaulin KolaWatch: Paris police fire tear gas in clashes with triumphant PSG fansA total of 219 people have been injured in clashes between football fans and police across France after Paris St-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League final against Arsenal.
Eight were in a serious condition, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus, train and rail services in the capital, Paris. Fifty-seven of them were injured.
Nuñez said 780 people had been arrested over the violence – with more than 450 in custody. A person was found dead after an accident on Paris's ring road, which rioters tried to block overnight.
Some 6,000 police have been mobilised for Sunday's victory celebrations, which began at the Eiffel Tower.
Scenes around the Paris landmark appeared jubilant and peaceful as the parade..