Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon exchange strikes as fragile US-Iran ceasefire under strain

Israel launches a large wave of strikes in Lebanon, killing at least 182 people and straining a conditional two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran - Hezbollah says it has fired rockets at Israel in response.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it will deliver a "regret-inducing response" if Israel continues to attack Lebanon. The US and Israel say Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire deal.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon raise questions about just how sustainable this wider ceasefire is.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Vice-President JD Vance will lead a negotiating team at peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday - here's what we know about the truce.

Iran warns ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz without permission will be "targeted and destroyed" - how open is the waterway?

The speaker of Iran's parliament says three ceasefire clauses have already been "openly and clearly violated" - Washington and Tehran appear to disagree about the content of Iran's 10-point plan.

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte says talks with US President Donald Trump were "frank". In a post on Truth Social, Trump says the military alliance "wasn't there when we needed them".

Trump says US forces to stay 'in place' until 'REAL agreement' complied with

US President Donald Trump has just written on Truth Social, warning Iran that the "'Shootin’ Starts,' bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before" if the "REAL AGREEMENT" is not fully complied with. This is his post in full:

All U.S. Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with. If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the “Shootin’ Starts,” bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary - NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE. In the meantime our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest. AMERICA IS BACK!

Military activity in Lebanon poses 'grave risk' to truce, UN chief says

UN Secretary General António Guterres "unequivocally condemns the massive strikes by Israel across Lebanon on 8 April" and urges "all parties to immediately cease hostilities", a statement from his spokesperson reads.

These strikes "resulted in hundreds of civilians being killed and injured, including children, as well as damage to civilian infrastructure", it reads.

Guterres continues that he is "deeply alarmed by the mounting toll on civilians" and has extended his condolences to the Lebanese government.

He warns that the military activity in Lebanon "poses a grave risk to the ceasefire and the efforts toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region", adding "there is no military solution to the conflict".

Strait of Hormuz is key to ceasefire deal

The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping route in the Gulf region, is one of the world's most important shipping routes and has been a sticking point of the conflict.

US President Donald Trump had repeatedly threatened to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure unless it ended its blockade of the global shipping channel, with a deal struck on Tuesday night to reopen the passage through the strait as part of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran.

However Iran warned on Wednesday that ships passing through the strait without the permission of the Revolutionary Guard Corps would be "would be targeted and destroyed".

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump expects for the strait to be opened "immediately", adding it has been relayed to him privately that is what is taking place and reports suggesting otherwise are false.