Despite Talk of an Iran Peace Deal, Lebanon’s War Grinds On NYT - Top Stories By: Euan Ward and Abdi Latif Dahir 12 June 2026 at 17:17 Israeli strikes on Friday left Lebanon out of sync with a cautious optimism taking hold elsewhere in the Middle East. © Mohammed Zaatari/Associated PressResidents survey damage following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre on Friday.
A Dangerous Limbo Leaves Iran, and the World, Between Peace and War NYT - Top Stories By: Mark Landler and Anton Troianovski 12 June 2026 at 13:30 Since announcing a nominal cease-fire two months ago, Iran, Israel and the U.S. have remained locked in low-intensity violence that has become a new normal. © Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York TimesIn Tehran on Monday, a billboard featuring the Iran theocracy’s first two supreme leaders loomed over passers-by.
The Roar of ‘Cease-Fire’ in a Once-Thriving City NYT - Top Stories By: Christina Goldbaum · Hwaida Saad and Daniel Berehulak 9 June 2026 at 10:03 The city of Nabatieh once spoke to the changing fortunes of Lebanon. Now, amid unending war, it speaks to the country’s worst fears. © Daniel Berehulak/The New York TimesAn empty road to Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, last week.