Kat Lonsdorf

Ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran ends Tuesday

The ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran ends Tuesday. President Trump says a U.S. delegation is going to Pakistan for talks, but Iran hasn't confirmed their attendance.

U.S.-Iran talks are uncertain as ceasefire is set to expire

Kat Lonsdorf

As the clock ticks down on the ceasefire, Iran says it may not attend fresh talks with the U.S. That's as a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be holding.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again, Israel-Lebanon ceasefire tenuously holds

Kat Lonsdorf, Rob Schmitz

Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.

Israel and Lebanon begin tense 10-day ceasefire

Kat Lonsdorf, A Martínez

Israel and Lebanon agreed to the 10-day ceasefire, but Israel vowed to keep its forces in southern Lebanon, saying it would attack if threatened by Hezbollah.

Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire

Kat Lonsdorf

A ceasefire in Lebanon was an Iranian condition for continuing talks with the U.S. to end that war.

One week after Israel's deadly strikes in Beirut, a family searches for their daughter

Kat Lonsdorf

A week after Israel struck more than 100 times in 10 minutes across Lebanon, killing over 350 people, we spend time with a family still searching for their daughter in the rubble in central Beirut.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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Israel and Lebanon agree to start peace negotiations after rare talks in D.C.

Kat Lonsdorf, Daniel Estrin, Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the talks were meant to lay out a framework for lasting peace and to bring an end to Hezbollah's influence in the region.