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.
Bloomberg, The Straits Times
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Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire plan with pilot zones
What's new: The US-backed deal would bar Hezbollah fighters from areas between the border and the Litani River.
The New York Times, BBC News (World)
US-Iran talks stall as Hezbollah rejects Lebanon truce
What's new: Iran reported no tangible progress, while fresh attacks killed at least 8 in Lebanon and hit Kuwait and Bahrain.
Israel strike near Tyre hospital in Lebanon kills several, wounds 23
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.
Israel, Hezbollah accept partial ceasefire as clashes persist in Lebanon
What's new: Rockets, airstrikes and evacuation warnings continued after the deal, complicating wider U.S.-Iran truce talks.
BBC News (World), PBS NewsHour +1
Israeli troops seize Beaufort Castle in deeper push into Lebanon
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 31Oil drops more than 3% as Israel-Lebanon truce lifts Iran deal hopes
Why it matters: A Hormuz reopening would ease a major threat to nearly a fifth of global crude flows and inflation fears.