US President Donald Trump reveals that negotiations for a peace deal to end the escalating Middle East conflict are nearing completion, following a temporary halt in attacks between Iran and Israel.

US President Donald Trump boosted hopes of a peace deal soon, giving the finalisation a window of two or three days. However, hours after Iran and Israel announced a halt in strikes, the IDF urged residents in Lebanon's Tyre city to evacuate ahead of likely strikes.

Mr Trump previously claimed a peace deal with Tehran was imminent several times but efforts stalled and strikes have continued despite a ceasefire beginning on April 8.

US President Donald Trump has said there was a "good chance" a peace deal in the Iran war could be reached in "two or three days." DW has the latest.

Two pilots were rescued after a US Army chopper crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. It was not immediately clear if the helicopter came down as a result of an Iranian fire, NYT reported.

President Trump early Monday morning demanded that Israel and Iran stop “shooting,” after a weekend that saw the sides trading strikes. Iran shortly thereafter announced an end to hostilities, which it says were resumed when Israel attacked Lebanon.

President Donald Trump says a deal to end the conflict between Iran and Israel could be reached within the next “two or three days”.

President Donald Trump moved to contain a new flare-up between Iran and Israel after Tehran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Sunday in response to an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that targeted Hezbollah,