The ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon is good news not just because it promises to bring the terrible bloodshed of the past few months to an end. It also represents a major setback for Iran,

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran backs the “resistance” in Lebanon during a phone call with an Iranian official. Iran is talking up the “resistance” ahead of a possible ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah,

Araghchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday's ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it could lead to a permanent ceasefire. The ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah came into effect on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by the United States and France.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

Questions remain over whether a truce can bring lasting stability to the volatile Lebanon-Israel border, writes Firas Maksad.

President Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon. Meanwhile, in the U.S., President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on two election promises: Deportations and tariffs.

GazaIsrael and Lebanon reached a ceasefire agreement to end the devastating conflict with Hezbollah, after more than a year of cross-border clashes escalated into full-scale war over the past three months.