As Donald Trump crows about peace in the region, ominous signs are coming from Israel and Hezbollah, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

US and Iran appear close to signing the first stage of a peace deal, the two sides differ on when it will be signed.

"We are very close to a deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a striking public rebuke to Tel Aviv, US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged restraint after an Israeli strike on Beirut threatened to…