A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning
Oman oil terminal blast halts exports as Israel-Hezbollah strikes resume and US issues security alerts for Americans across the Middle East.
Trump prevails on Netanyahu to stop Israeli advance on Beirut, claims contact with Hezbollah "through intermediaries".
The apparent breakthrough followed a flurry of diplomatic contacts involving the US, Lebanon, Israel and Iran
Lebanon’s volatile front with Hezbollah and Israel threatens Donald Trump’s Iran diplomacy, exposing a key weakness in the White House’s Middle East strategy.