Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt heavy fighting in southern Lebanon.

Iranian officials did not travel to Switzerland as planned for high-stakes talks with the U.S., insisting that Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon must stop first.

United States President Donald Trump defended a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran, while US Vice President JD Vance cancelled a planned trip to Switzerland for negotiations, and a new ceasefire was agreed in Lebanon.

US-Iran talks in Switzerland were postponed after US Vice President JD Vance canceled his trip, with Iran seeking guarantees that hostilities in Lebanon would end following Israeli strikes that killed 21 people and a Hezbollah attack that killed four Israeli soldiers.

US Vice President JD Vance canceled his trip to Switzerland, postponing negotiations with Iran, after Israeli strikes killed 21 people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim agreement between the United States and Iran to end their war.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt heavy fighting in southern Lebanon, though Israeli artillery fire was still heard hours after the reported truce.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt heavy fighting in southern Lebanon, but neither side immediately confirmed the truce and fighting continued.