Middle East

The agreement comes with a major caveat — both Trump and his Iranian counterparts now need to agree.

US shares swung higher after reports of a potential new 60-day peace deal in the Middle East as Australian shares aim to avoid three straight days of losses.

Israel should expand its military control over the Gaza Strip to 70 per cent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

US and Iranian negotiators have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program, but it awaits Donald Trump’s approval.

Loud explosions have been heard in Bandar Abbas as the US carried out new strikes on southern Iran after President Donald Trump threatened to ‘finish the job’ if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal.

Ukraine’s President has penned a letter to Donald Trump asking for ammunition to counter Russian missiles as the UK signs a pact with a European ally citing ‘Russian aggression’ as Europe’s greatest challenge.

US President Donald Trump has put a US ally on notice, telling them they’re going to have to ‘behave’ if they want to survive.

The Israeli military has declared large parts of southern Lebanon a ‘combat zone’ and called on the population to flee.

Iranian TV reports have detailed how the country plans to bounce back from war, should a peace deal be secured with the US.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to launch ‘decisive reciprocal response’ to any attack, a day after the US struck targets in southern Iran.

The move came amid escalating cross-border hostilities despite the ceasefire declared weeks ago.

Strikes on Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a ‘gross violation’ of a ‌tenuous ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks, Tehran says.