'Be serious... don't speak every day': Macron criticises Trump approach to Iran war
The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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Trump: US 'on the cusp' of ending Iran war
US President Donald Trump says his core "objectives are nearing completion" in Iran, during a primetime televised speech from the White House.
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Trump leaves key questions unanswered as he seeks to calm nerves over Iran war
There were some glaring omissions in the president's primetime address, writes the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue.
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Trump says Iran war objectives 'nearing completion' in address to nation
Trump's first televised address of the conflict with Iran did little to quell uneasy markets.
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Israel's perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone
The war with Iran has not yet resolved any of Israel's regional conflicts in the way its prime minister suggested it would.
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Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control
Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon.
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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?
It's a turnaround for Beijing, whose official response has been muted so far. Why is China stepping in now?
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'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.
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'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US
Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history," a former defence official tells the BBC.
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Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.
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US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
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Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.
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How Pakistan won over Trump to become an unlikely mediator in the Iran war
Pakistan's role as intermediary in this conflict took many by surprise. But perhaps it shouldn't have.
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Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law
The new law, passed on Monday, was pushed hard by the far-right and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers killed in explosion in Lebanon
It is the second fatal incident in the last 24 hours, Unifil says, after Israel expanded its operation against Hezbollah.
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How the US could try to seize Iran's Kharg Island
Donald Trump has indicated he could send troops to take control of Iran's key oil export terminal.
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Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike
The BBC's Middle East correspondent reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack in southern Lebanon.
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Iran-backed Houthis join war with attack against Israel
There are fears the Iranian proxy may attack shipping in the Red Sea, adding to global economic woes.
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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters
The Israeli military confirms it killed Ali Shoeib from the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV.
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Potential Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping could further damage global economy
The Iran-backed group could bring a second crucial waterway to a standstill, writes Sebastian Usher.
