Live Updates: Trump says Iran agreed to stop funding Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran denies claims
IDF officers in southern Lebanon report they were not informed of ceasefire deal • Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements • Trump: Iran will hand over uranium
US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.(photo credit: Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
Ex-al Qaida member decries Iranian leadership, claims Israel-Lebanon ceasefire actually about Iran
“For days now, Tehran has been hiding behind the same excuse: no serious engagement... until there’s a ceasefire in Lebanon,” Aiman Dean claimed in a post on X/Twitter.
ByGOLDIE KATZWomen hold rifles in front of an Iranian flag during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration on April 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
IDF officers in southern Lebanon claim they were not informed of ceasefire deal - N12
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was announced by US President Donald Trump on Thursday and began at midnight (Israel time) on the night between Thursday and Friday.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAn Israeli flag hangs on a building in southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 17, 2026.(photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements
"Today, we negotiate and decide for ourselves. We are no longer a card in anyone's game, nor an arena for anyone's wars, and we never will be again," Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said.
ByREUTERSLebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/SARAH MEYSSONNIER)Go to the full article > >
Iran denies claim that US will retrieve enriched uranium, accuses Trump of lies
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf asserted that the US "did not win the war with these lies," adding that "they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.”
ByREUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Trump: Iran agrees to stop funding Hamas, Hezbollah, will hand over uranium
Trump says US to recover uranium from Iran, meet for further negotiations 'very soon'
Iran's nuclear program, believed to possess more than 900 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60%, is one of the thorniest issues in negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
ByARIELLA ROITMAN, REUTERSUS President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.(photo credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
IDF foils drug smuggling attempt on Jordan border, seizes drugs worth millions of shekels
Israel lifts wartime restrictions nationwide, authorizes Independence Day ceremonies
The IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the nationwide lifting of restrictions on Friday, with northern communities seeing them lifted on Saturday.
ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN People walk on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, during Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations, May 13, 2024.(photo credit: ARIE LIEB ABRAMS/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Without Chinese help, it will take years for Iran to have thousands of missiles
Iran lost hundreds of billions, which could destabilize vulnerable Mojtaba Khamenei; 60% uranium to be removed in US deal.
IDF to continue to attack Hezbollah in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire
The military views the Litani River as the new indefinite security line in case Lebanon can't guarantee Hezbollah's disarmament.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOBIDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, April 10, 2026.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • Eleven US soldiers
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
