US-Iran talks stall as strikes widen and Lebanon truce frays
Why it matters: The impasse clouds a 2-month extension tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and wider nuclear talks.
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Why it matters: The impasse clouds a 2-month extension tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and wider nuclear talks.
What's new: The US-backed deal would bar Hezbollah fighters from areas between the border and the Litani River.
What's new: Iran reported no tangible progress, while fresh attacks killed at least 8 in Lebanon and hit Kuwait and Bahrain.
Why it matters: The blast damaged Jabal Amel Hospital and cut power to its intensive care unit amid wider talks on ending the war in Lebanon.
What's new: Rockets, airstrikes and evacuation warnings continued after the deal, complicating wider U.S.-Iran truce talks.
Israeli forces captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, marking their deepest advance in decades despite a ceasefire.
Series: Israel Lebanon Beaufort Castle Offensive · Cross-Border Conflict Escalation · 2 chapters since May 31Why it matters: A Hormuz reopening would ease a major threat to nearly a fifth of global crude flows and inflation fears.