The World in Brief from The Economist

Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel would begin talks with Lebanon to establish “peaceful relations”. Also, Mr Trump warned Iran not to charge ships for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel would begin talks with Lebanon.

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, said Israel would begin talks with Lebanon, but said he would continue striking it.

The ceasefire in the Middle East teetered as Iran threatened to withdraw from the agreement. Also, the White House said J.D. Vance would lead America’s talks with Iran in Pakistan at the weekend.

The speaker of Iran’s parliament said the two-week ceasefire with America had already been breached three times, rendering further talks “unreasonable”.

Iran said the two-week ceasefire with America had already been breached three times, rendering further talks “unreasonable"; International pressure on Israel intensified over its offensive in Lebanon.

Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the Islamic Republic agreeing to the “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to the Islamic Republic agreeing to the “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Donald Trump wrote on social media that a “whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again” unless Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz with America by 8pm Eastern Time; America attacked Kharg Island, the site of Iran’s main oil-export terminal. Missiles hit an airport, a dock and a base belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.