Iran sees American demands as reaching far beyond what it achieved in war. Tehran is gambling that it can withstand further bombardment more than Washington is willing to sustain economic chaos, experts say.

In a televised address, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel sought to placate critics at home who say the war failed to achieve its goals.

Few expect the vote to resolve the political instability that has plagued the country for years. Three presidents have come and gone since 2021.

In Tyre, a city on Lebanon’s coast, near-daily bombardments by Israel have killed and injured civilians, and left many searching for shelter.

Our Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, reports from the city of Tyre in Lebanon amid widespread evacuation warnings and incoming Israeli strikes in Israel’s war with Hezbollah.

China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.

Hundreds of patients every year have trouble finding emergency care, even though the country has a world-class medical system. For some, the delays have been fatal.

The U.S. had demanded that Iran immediately reopen the strait to all maritime traffic, but Iran said it would do so only after a final peace deal, according to Iranian officials.

Vice President JD Vance said the Iranian delegation had not accepted American terms for ending the war after a marathon session in Pakistan.