US bombs Iran after soldiers killed; Tehran warns of ‘devastating’ response
US forces attack Iran for the eighth consecutive night as Iran says MoU ‘suspended’.

US forces attack Iran for the eighth consecutive night as Iran says MoU ‘suspended’.


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A US official said the two sides made progress on a plan for Israel to withdraw from ‘pilot zones’ in southern Lebanon.
What are the Israeli withdrawal ‘pilot zones’ in southern Lebanon?
Beirut is hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
Late US senator backed invasion of Iraq, war on Iran and approach of ‘more for Israel’ as he became a Trump confidant.

The Israeli military has released video showing huge explosions and detonations in villages in southern Lebanon.
Sources tell Al Jazeera that talks are focused on establishing mechanism for first of two so-called “pilot zones”.

Iranian leaders say they’ll never surrender and US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire is ‘over’.