Lebanon

US President Donald Trump said he was not ready for a deal with Tehran to end the war which has shut off the vital Strait of Hormuz and caused chaos in global energy markets.

Two security officials say the embassy complex in Baghdad was struck in the attack, though the exact cause was not clear.

Aftermath of a drone strike targeting a car in Ramlet al-Baida in Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel.

Donald Trump warns Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz after US media reports explosives have been placed in the vital shipping lane.

The price of global benchmark Brent crude has surged 5 per cent and European share markets are also down sharply after several major incidents were reported in the Strait of Hormuz. 

The Lebanese government says more than 500,000 people have been displaced since the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for villages in the country's south.

Israeli forces expand their bombardment of Iran, striking fuel depots near Tehran as the country moves closer to naming a new supreme leader.

A majority consensus on who will be the successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reached, according to members of the Assembly of Experts.

More than 200 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched heavy airstrikes on its neighbour.

Donald Trump says there will be no US-Israeli deal with Iran that does not involve Tehran's "unconditional surrender" just hours after Iran's president claimed mediation efforts were underway. 

Finding criticism of the Islamist militant group and political party — an organisation once seemingly untouchable — is much easier than it used to be on the streets of Beirut. 

Impact and aftermath of strike in Beirut's southern suburbs.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US is advancing its operation inside Iran, saying the "amount of firepower" over the country is about to "surge dramatically". 

Several people dead and nearly 150 missing after Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka. The sinking comes as the first repatriation flight from Dubai lands in Sydney.

Smoke and damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

Large explosions break out in Beirut’s southern suburbs during an Israeli attack on Hezbollah facilities and officials. 

Speaking at his first White House appearance since the joint US-Israeli attack began, the US president says he seized "our last, best chance" to strike Iran's "sick and sinister regime".

The United States and Israel are continuing to launch strikes at Iran, as Donald Trump tells Tehran's remaining power brokers it is "too late" to negotiate.

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire as conflict widens in the Middle East.

The Australian government is urging Australians to consider leaving Israel and Lebanon, as the prospect of US strikes on Iran puts the region on high alert.