Israel strikes Beirut despite truce, prompting retaliation attempt from Iran

Israel struck the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday for the first time since the U.S. announced a truce plan for Lebanon last week, and Iran later fired missiles at Israeli targets, casting the talks to end the wider war into new jeopardy.

Iran has long said any peace deal with the United States would depend on a ceasefire also holding in Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters who fired across the border in solidarity with Tehran....