Negotiations to end the Middle East war face uncertainty as Iran reportedly suspends contact with Washington, despite US President Trump's claims of brokering a halt to Israel-Hezbollah fighting. Conflicting accounts highlight the fragility of the peace process.

Efforts to negotiate an end to the Middle East war appeared mired in uncertainty on Monday, with Iran-linked media reporting that Tehran had suspended contact with Washington over Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon even as US President Donald Trump insisted talks were continuing “at a rapid pace” and claimed to have helped broker a halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The conflicting accounts highlighted the fragile state of negotiations aimed at ending more than three months of.....