Iran rejected a 15-point proposal from the U.S. to reach a ceasefire in the war. Iran issued its own proposal calling for reparations and sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

One of the main fronts in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is in Lebanon, an intricately related conflict that could be decided in negotiations with Tehran, or continue well beyond it. Hezbollah entered the war on March 2 with a barrage of missiles against Israel,

By Samia Nakhoul, Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 25 (Reuters) - Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran's position said,

Iran dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.

Iran does not want a momentary pause in the fighting, fearing that Israel and the United States would use that opportunity to beef up their forces before resuming strikes.

Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.

Israel has launched a new wave of strikes on Iran ahead of a planned U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure