Trump tells BBC Netanyahu did not defy him

The BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith spoke with President Donald Trump in a brief phone call on Monday about his conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leading up to strikes on Iran.

When asked if Netanyahu defied him by firing at Iran on Sunday, Trump said the missiles were “already on their way” when he spoke with the Israeli prime minister. He added: “If I tell him to do something, he does it.” The call lasted just under a minute.

The BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen, said the public are "right to be worried" as the consequences of the war will be felt for generations.

BBC correspondent John Sudworth reports from the Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah support, Dahieh.

One person was killed and more than 60 injured in the Iranian drone strike on Wednesday.

Verified videos show strikes on densely populated neighbourhoods in southern Lebanon.

Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through the area captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

Thousands of people have taken part in the Palestine Marathon, which returns to Bethlehem after a two-year pause over the Gaza War.

President Trump has suspended anoperation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz - BBC Verify explains the timeline.

The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Capt Raman Kapoor's ship is one of several to be stranded in the strait in the midst of the power struggle between the US and Iran.

Israel and Hezbollah are still fighting in Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire that began 12 days ago.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is quitting oil cartel Opec after nearly 60 years of membership.

The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

The 300 couples were selected in a draw of nearly 2,000 people to be a part of the joint celebration.

The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says Lyse Doucet.

Analysis indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly seized.

BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove thro