A prominent Lebanese lawmaker says the Beirut government’s direct talks with Israel will bring nothing other than successive concessions.

A spokesman for Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed that the group is committed to the Gaza ceasefire agreement and the roadmap for its implementation, urging the US to exert pressure on the Israeli regime to abide by the deal.

Here are .Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on August 5, 2026.

Despite repeatedly issuing maximalist military ultimatums against Iran, US President Donald Trump has always retreated at the last moment when met with Iranian resilience, a pattern that has undermined American credibility and demonstrated the effectiveness of Tehran's strategic deterrence.

Israeli occupation forces have sharply intensified their attacks across southern Lebanon, employing white phosphorus and incendiary munitions.

Sa'd Nimr argues that fears of regional retaliation, economic disruption, and devastating consequences for the Israeli regime and US interests make a wider war with Iran unlikely.

An Iranian official has dismissed as "completely misleading" the New York Times report about a 10-day US ceasefire proposal presented by Iraq’s prime minister, stressing that the Islamic Republic has always been committed to diplomacy.