Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire and hold expanded talks on a political settlement, the United States announced Friday, even as Israel carried out new strikes that it insists are not subject to the truce.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Friday, May 15, 2026.

U.S. war on Iran and the West Asia crisis, with Lebanon and Israel extending ceasefire and the world facing the economic consequences of the war.

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Iran-US war latest: Lebanon and Israel ceasefire extended as Trump says he threw away Tehran’s peace proposal - US president suggests he didn’t read the rest of Tehran’s response after reading the wor

Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.

US-Iran War Live News Updates: Israel and US have cut short two previous rounds of talks with Tehran in the past 13 months by launching campaigns of air strikes on Iran.

Despite the ceasefire, the Israeli military has launched new air attacks on southern Lebanon while issuing forced displacement orders for two more towns. Hezbollah, meanwhile, has reported several attacks targeting Israeli forces in the region.