PARIS, May 2 -- The latest developments in the Middle East war:

Trump says hostilities in Iran 'terminated'

US President Donald Trump told top US lawmakers that hostilities in Iran had ended, after coming under pressure from Congress to seek authorisation for the conflict as it headed into its third month.

"There has been no exchange of fire between United States Forces and Iran since April 7, 2026. The hostilities that began on February 28, 2026, have terminated," he wrote in letters to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate president pro tempore Chuck Grassley.

Lebanon says 12 dead in Israel strikes

Lebanon's health ministry said 12 people were killed yesterday in Israeli strikes on the country's south, including in a town where Isr...