A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

US President says he held 'very productive' talks with Israel's Netanyahu and leaders of Hezbollah

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir says 'time' to say 'no' to Trump and continue striking Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Tehran says Israel’s operation in Lebanon is violation of existing ceasefire with US, throwing wrench in planned peace talks – key US politics stories from Monday 1 June

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

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the country

Netanyahu agrees to halt operations near Beirut; Hezbollah to stop attacks on Israel under new truce arrangement.

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.

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning

Hezbollah rejects a US-brokered ceasefire as Israel launches fresh strikes and Washington warns Americans across the Middle East amid rising regional tensions.

Oman oil terminal blast halts exports as Israel-Hezbollah strikes resume and US issues security alerts for Americans across the Middle East.

A concise round-up of the region’s top news stories this morning