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Iran live updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for 45 days

This comes after two days of negotiations in Washington, D.C.

Last Updated: May 16, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

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IDF confirms death of Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad

The IDF said that they have killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’ military wing and "one of the last senior Hamas leaders involved in planning the October 7th massacre."

"Haddad assumed his role following the elimination of Mohammed Sinwar, and over the recent period, worked to rebuild the capabilities of the terrorist organization's military wing and to plan numerous terror attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops," the IDF said in their statement.

The IDF said that Haddad was "involved in the holding of many Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity. Haddad managed Hamas’ hostage captivity system and surrounded himself with hostages in an attempt to prevent his elimination."

"Haddad is one of the longest-serving commanders in Hamas, having joined the terrorist organization during its early establishment, and maintained close ties with Hamas leadership," the IDF said. "Haddad played a central role in Hamas’ terrorist rule and held a number of senior positions, such as the commander of the Gaza City Brigade and commander of additional units."

-ABC News' Rashid Haddou

May 15, 2026, 2:44 PM EDT

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended for 45 days, State Department says

After two days of talks in Washington, D.C., Israel and Lebanon have extended their ceasefire for 45 days "to enable future progress" in negotiations, the State Department announced Friday.

The talks were “highly productive” and the next round of political negotiations would reconvene on June 2 and 3, spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.

He also announced that a second, security focused track for the talks would be launched through the Pentagon, starting on May 29 and featuring military delegations from both countries.

On May 14 and 15, the United States hosted two days of talks between Israel and Lebanon.
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"We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border,” Pigott said.

-ABC News' Shannon K. Kingston

May 15, 2026, 12:23 PM EDT

Iran says it has not agreed on uranium enrichment terms with US

Iran said it has not reached an agreement with the U.S. on terms for its enrichment of uranium.

"The subject of our enriched material is a very complicated one, and we have now come to the conclusion with Americans that, since it is very difficult -- we are almost in a deadlock on this particular question -- let's postpone this to the later stages of our negotiations," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a press conference Friday.

"So for the time being, it is not under discussion, it's not under negotiation, but we will come to that subject in later stages," Araghchi said.

May 14, 2026, 11:40 PM EDT

Trump says Iran can strike deal or 'get annihilated'

President Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity in China that aired Thursday night, said the options for Iran are either they "make a deal or they get annihilated."

Trump added, "I don't want to do that, but we have the greatest military."

In the interview Trump acknowledged that Iran has been able to rebuild some of its capabilities.

"They built it up a little bit. We'll take it out in one day. It'll all be gone," Trump said.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before walking to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, May 12, 2026.
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Trump later said that he is not going to be “much more patient” with Iran amid the ongoing negotiations.

"They should make a deal. Any sane person would make a deal, but they might be crazy," Trump said.

Trump added that the U.S. has nine cameras trained on the three targeted nuclear sites and if Iran tried to access the enriched uranium there, the U.S. would "hit them with a couple of bombs."

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Michelle Stoddart, Meg Mistry and Nicholas Kerr

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