Iran says it is halting attacks on Israel Israel will also halt attacks on Iran, source says Trump told both sides to 'stop shooting' Israel hits petrochemical plant in Iran Explosions heard in Tehran DUBAI/JERUSALEM,

Iran also still has many cards in its pocket. These range from expanding the scope of energy and desalination targets it hits across the Gulf to activating the Houthis to block energy traffic in the Red Sea. The Houthis have announced a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea following the latest escalation.

The move to protect Hezbollah shows an appetite for risk that didn’t exist before the war.

Iran launches missiles at Israel after Beirut strikes Israeli defenses intercept Iranian projectiles Trump says he will tell Netanyahu not to retaliate, seeks to keep peace talks on track Hezbollah and Iran vow further response,

The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire.

“The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had failed to achieve “long-term peace."

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites. Delegations from the U.