The US, Iran, Israel and Hezbollah all have reasons to avoid full-scale war. But none yet has a serious route to peace.

The fighting in Lebanon showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed — again — to de-escalate.

De-escalation, rather than lasting peace, is still important.

In Gaza, Lebanon and the Persian Gulf, strikes, skirmishes and military operations keep the region on edge. | World News

The US said the ceasefire was contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia

Lebanon and Israel agree a conditional ceasefire after US-brokered talks in Washington, as wider US-Iran tensions, drone strikes and war powers clashes intensify.

The countries said that they will continue to negotiate a broader peace deal.

Clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militias in southern Lebanon continued unabated after the United States announced a new cease-fire.

"US President Donald Trump is no closer to Iran peace and is being held to ransom over war, as Lebanon proposals demand the impossible - Iran to accept Beirut government's control…

The current ceasefire has held just enough to prevent a return to all-out war, but neither side is close to achieving peace, says Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and…

A joint statement drawing a road map for a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel has already been rejected by Hezbollah — and may not appease Iran.

Three truces the Trump administration negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare. But while major fighting has greatly reduced, munitions are still falling and people still…

Trump's ceasefires in West Asia are failing, with ongoing violence despite efforts to broker peace in the region.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah group rejected a new cease-fire proposal in Lebanon on Thursday, while Israel signaled it would keep troops in the country,...

The US, Iran, Israel and Hezbollah all have reasons to avoid full-scale war. But none yet has a serious route to peace.

In another development, a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran hinges on US President Donald Trump's administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian…

For a lasting truce in Lebanon, Israel has to end its illegal occupation of the south and pull back its troops

Against its wishes, the entire Middle East has become embroiled in the US-Israeli-Iranian triangle of conflict. Since a ceasefire was agreed at the beginning of April, the region…