Israel carries out air strikes on Lebanon, state media says, as Iran claims deal with US near

What happened

The strikes come as Iran's foreign minister says a deal to end fighting with the US is close

What is at stake

The implications of israel carries out air strikes on lebanon, state media says, as iran claims deal with us near will become clearer as more details emerge from BBC.

The background

What precedes israel carries out air strikes on lebanon, state media says, as iran claims deal with us near, according to BBC, is a sequence of decisions that narrowed the range of possible outcomes.

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