Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran has launched multiple drones towards the Strait of Hormuz: Report

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran chief negotiator says any US-Israeli attack will face 'decisive' response

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu says Iran 'playing with fire' after attack on Kuwait

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran FM warns any attack on Beirut will trigger 'full-scale resumption of war'

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says he wants to separate Lebanon, Iran talks

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran FM says 'no tangible progress' in talks but Trump says deal close

Iran's foreign minister that "no tangible progress" has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war as fresh US and Iranian strikes strained a fragile ceasefire.

Trump voiced optimism again, telling reporters at the White House "it could happen...over the weekend."

"I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," he said.

(AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump tells aides he will look to end Iran ceasefire if Tehran kills US troops: Report

Trump has ⁠told aides ‌privately ​that he would consider ​ending ⁠the ceasefire with Iran if ⁠Tehran ‌kills American troops, ‌the ⁠Wall Street Journal reported , citing ‌US ‌officials.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US House votes for measure that would end Iran war, in blow to Trump

The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to block Trump from continuing the war against Iran, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-old conflict.

The House voted 215 to ⁠208, as four Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the war powers resolution, which directs Trump to withdraw US troops from Iran unless ⁠Congress declares war or authorizes the use of military force.

For now, the vote is largely symbolic, as legislation must pass the Senate as well as the House to become effective, and there is debate over whether war powers resolutions would be constitutional even if they are approved by Congress.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli military says air raid alarms sounded in northern Israel

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in the area of Kfar Yuval, a suspicious aerial target was identified. The incident has concluded. No injuries were reported," the Israeli military informed, adding that another alert in the Arab al-Aramshe area was a "false identification".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli, Lebanese armies to agree on 'pilot zones' with no Hezbollah presence

Axios reported that Israel and Lebanon agreed to create "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control and make sure there is no Hezbollah presence.

In return, the Israel Defense Forces will withdraw from the area.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel far-right minister slams ceasefire with Lebanon as 'serious mistake'

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called the ceasefire deal with Lebanon mediated by Washington a "serious mistake", saying the dreams of advisers are dragging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "wrong decisions."

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Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel to continue operations in Lebanon for now despite ceasefire, defence minister says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon reports Israeli strikes after truce announcement

Lebanese official media reported Israeli airstrikes in the country's south on Thursday, hours after an announcement that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to implement a conditional ceasefire following talks in Washington.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported drone strikes along roads at several southern locations, saying at least one caused casualties.

(AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Netanyahu faces plunging support in north Israel as voters demand tougher Lebanon stance: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces plunging support in the electorally vital north where Hezbollah rocket fire has been heaviest, Reuters cited a a new poll, putting pressure on him to take a more hawkish stance as elections loom.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Khamenei says US, Israel aim to sow 'division' after war defeat

Mojtaba Khamenei said, in a written message, that "the malicious enemy" was seeking to "plant the seeds of doubt, despair, fear, mistrust and division" among the public.

"In confronting these ill intentions, everyone must, through steadfastness, insight, preserving unity and cohesion... neutralise their sinister plot," his message said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN force says peacekeeper killed in south Lebanon

A United Nations peacekeeper died on Thursday from wounds sustained the night before when shelling hit his base in southern Lebanon, the force said, reported AFP.

The Israeli military accused Hezbollah of launching the mortar rounds that struck the UNIFIL position and killed the man -- the seventh peacekeeper to die in Lebanon since the latest conflict erupted in March.

"A UNIFIL peacekeeper died early this morning from critical injuries sustained when mortar shells struck his position," a statement from the force said, adding that two others were wounded in the incident on Wednesday night.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanese President says ceasefire may come into effect within a day of parties' approval

​Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told local outlets on ⁠Thursday that a ⁠U.S.-brokered ceasefire ‌agreed the previous ​evening between Lebanon and Israel could come into force ​within ⁠24 hours of all concerned parties approving it.

The ⁠comments ‌appeared to refer to Lebanese ‌armed group Hezbollah, ⁠which has yet to comment on ‌the ‌ceasefire announced after talks ‌between Lebanon ‌and Israel in Washington. Hezbollah is opposed to ⁠the ⁠direct talks and has continued firing at Israeli troops in Lebanon. Israel has ​kept up strikes. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's Guards say Israel must withdraw to pre-war positions in Lebanon

The head of the Quds Force, the foreign arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards, said Thursday that Israel must pull back from its current front lines in Lebanon, where it is fighting Tehran's ally Hezbollah, reported AFP.

"Supporting the resistance in Lebanon is the duty of all of us, and removing Israel from the region is an attainable goal for Muslims," Esmail Qaani said in a post on a domestic social media platform. "The minimum demand of the resistance is the withdrawal of the usurping regime (Israel) to the position it held before the start of the 40-day war."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Family's dreams shattered as Iran strike kills Madhya Pradesh man in Kuwait

For nearly 30 years, Manzoor Ahmed worked as a tailor in Kuwait to support his family in Madhya Pradesh. He was looking forward to joining them for his nephew's wedding back home when an Iranian strike at Kuwait airport killed him, shattering those plans.

Manzoor's family members said on Thursday that government officials informed them about his death and shared more details about the arrival of his mortal remains.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump slams 'unpatriotic' US House vote to end Iran war

, reported AFP.

The largely symbolic vote came "right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.

"Who would do such an unpatriotic thing. They know where the negotiations stand."

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon president says deal announced in Washington 'last chance' for comprehensive Israel truce

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that an agreement on implementing a ceasefire announced in Washington after talks with Israel was the "last chance" to reach a comprehensive truce, reported AFP.

Envoys from Israel and Lebanon held a fourth round of US-brokered talks in Washington on Wednesday, agreeing to implement a ceasefire hinged on Hezbollah halting its attacks.

"The results of the fourth round of negotiations, and the statement issued from it, which included very important points in Lebanon's favour, represent the last chance to enter into a final, comprehensive ceasefire," Aoun said, according to a statement from his office.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Pak rejects reports of Dar sharing info about Iran's nuclear prog with Rubio

Pakistan on Thursday rejected reports that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar shared any information about Iran's nuclear programme with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during their recent meeting in Washington.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi was asked about reports that Dar, who is also the foreign minister, shared Iran's nuclear information with Rubio during their meeting on May 29.

(PTI)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah chief says north Israel not safe as long as Lebanon villages not safe

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel strikes in Lebanon despite ceasefire deal

Israel will continue to strike Lebanon for the time being and ⁠won't be withdrawing from the south, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday, after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks.

The United ⁠States announced Lebanon and Israel had agreed to implement a ceasefire after a meeting in Washington between Lebanese and ‌Israeli officials. But Iran-backed Hezbollah is not a party ​to the talks, and has yet to comment on the agreement.

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force - which established Hezbollah in 1982 - said "the minimum demand of the resistance" is Israel's withdrawal to positions it held before the war began and Israeli forces invaded the south.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah rejects ceasefire plan declared in Washington

Hezbollah ⁠rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in US-mediated talks, ⁠as Israel kept up strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday ‌and said it wouldn't be ​withdrawing from the south.

The United States announced on Wednesday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed to implement a ceasefire contingent on Iran-backed Hezbollah ceasing fire and evacuating its fighters from areas of southern Lebanon near the border.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, ​whose Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group ⁠is not a party to the talks, said the negotiations were shameless, rejecting the Washington declaration as "a roadmap for the annihilation of a section of the Lebanese people and the enslavement of the rest."

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Sirens regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in the northern area of Hanita, says Israel Military

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Hezbollah chief demands 'comprehensive' ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Thursday demanded a comprehensive ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon, urging authorities to abandon direct talks with Israel after a truce agreement was announced, reported AFP.

"The ceasefire must be comprehensive... without the Israeli enemy having the freedom to kill," Qassem said in a televised message, urging the government to halt "the farce and humiliation called direct talks" with Israel.

He also vowed that "as long as our villages are unsafe -- being bombed, destroyed and our people killed -- the settlements (north Israel) are unsafe".

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN peacekeeper's death, skirmishes underscore tenuous ceasefire in Lebanon, EU's Kaja Kallas says

The death of a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon ⁠and continued skirmishes underscore ⁠the tenuous nature ‌of the ​agreed-upon ceasefire deal between the Lebanese and Israeli governments, EU's ​top diplomat ⁠Kaja Kallas said on Thursday.

Hezbollah has rejected the ceasefire plan.

"The ⁠best ‌way to reduce the threat ‌posed by Hezbollah ⁠is to strengthen the Lebanese state, empower ‌its institutions, ‌and restore its monopoly ‌on the ‌use of force," Kallas wrote in a post on ⁠social media ⁠platform X, adding that the EU has agreed to provide an additional €100 million to the ​Lebanese military. 

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | IAEA report calls on Iran to fully cooperate, let inspections resume

The UN nuclear watchdog sent a report ⁠to member states ⁠on Thursday ‌repeating its ​calls on Iran to urgently inform the agency of ​the ⁠fate of its enriched uranium since its atomic sites ⁠were ‌bombed a year ago and let ‌inspections resume fully.

"The (International ⁠Atomic Energy Agency) Director General has ‌emphasized to ‌Iran that it ‌is indispensable ‌and urgent to implement effectively the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) Safeguards ⁠Agreement ... ⁠and that its implementation cannot be suspended by Iran under any circumstances," the ​confidential report seen by ​Reuters said.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Ceasefire in Lebanon was Tehran’s initial condition to end war with US : IRGC

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Region will never be stable unless Israel withdraws from 'occupied areas' in Lebanon, says IRGC

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | EU signs off on new 100-million-euro in support for Lebanese army

The European Union signed off Thursday on a new 100-million-euro ($116 million) support package for the Lebanese army, as it seeks to bolster the military amid a fragile ceasefire in the country, reported AFP.

"The latest ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon offers a chance to prevent a return to full-scale hostilities," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas posted online.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon PM says army to start deploying in 'pilot zones' in south

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday that the army would begin deploying in "pilot zones" in the country's south, a day after Israel and Lebanon agreed in Washington to implement a ceasefire.

"The next step is practical and tangible: the deployment of the Lebanese army in pilot zones as a first phase," Salam said, according to remarks read out by Information Minister Paul Morcos after a cabinet meeting, adding that "this does not prejudice our right to a full (Israeli) withdrawal, but brings us closer to it".

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | India's IndiGo cuts six international routes amid rising costs, airspace restrictions

IndiGo, India's largest airline, ​on Thursday said it would suspend operations to six international destinations, including Hong Kong and Shanghai, starting July 1, ⁠citing higher operating costs and broader pressure from continued ⁠airspace restrictions.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | White House to replace National Security Council's Europe chief amid broader shake-up

The White House's top Europe expert is set to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some ⁠sources say could give Secretary of State Marco Rubio tighter day-to-day control over policymaking at the National Security Council.

Charles McLaughlin, senior director ⁠for European and Russian Affairs, is expected to depart as a series of personnel ‌moves effectively places more Rubio allies in key NSC ​roles, according to four people familiar with the changes who requested anonymity to discuss non-public personnel moves.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | IMF boosting financial support for four African nations over war impact

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced it was stepping up financial support for at least four African countries to help them manage the economic fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran, reported AFP.

IMF chief spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters in Washington that the multilateral lender would provide increased or accelerated access to funds to Ethiopia, The Gambia and Burkina Faso.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | 'In the queue': Busy with Iran, US has little energy for Kyiv

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced four different congressional panels this week on Washington's role in various global conflicts, but the war in Ukraine barely came up, reported AFP.

With the Trump administration consumed by the crisis in Iran, Ukraine has largely dropped off the radar, despite increasingly deadly attacks from Russia.

Speaking in Kyiv a day after 23 people were killed across Ukraine in the latest massive Russian aerial assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday lamented dwindling US attention.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Some pro-Iran factions in Iraq are disarming under US pressure

Two Iraqi factions announced this week that they would integrate their armed brigades into state institutions, following pressure from the United States for Baghdad to disarm groups backed by Iran.

Other groups though, in particular those closer to Tehran, are refusing, reports AFP.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Saudi energy minister visits Russia, calls for stable energy sector

⁠Saudi Arabia’s energy minister met his Russian counterpart on Thursday and called for stabilization in the energy sector, as the Iran ⁠and Ukraine wars cut oil output from the two top OPEC+ producers and send prices soaring. OPEC+ ‌is facing an unprecedented challenge in 2026 ​as the two wars force oil export cuts and render their output policy agreements symbolic. Added to that, the United Arab Emirates, an OPEC member for almost 60 years, shocked its fellow members in April by quitting the group.

(Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Russia could help resolve the Iranian crisis, Putin says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Oman suspends crude oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal following explosion, reports Reuters citing sources

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | UN nuclear watchdog says it's been unable to inspect Iranian facilities

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump could meet Iran Supreme Leader of deal is reached

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Oman’s Mina Al Fahal oil terminal resumes operations after blast, Bloomberg reports

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israeli strikes kill 7 in south Lebanon's Tyre

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel army warns of attacking 3 villages north of Lebanon's Litani River

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel warns of imminent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon's Sarafand

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Israel strikes Lebanese village after warning to several areas

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon’s speaker of parliament says he would agree to Hezbollah withdrawal from southern Lebanon in parallel with Israeli withdrawal (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanon sentences activists in absentia for inciting Israeli attacks

Lebanon's judiciary has charged two anti-Hezbollah activists in absentia with inciting Israeli attacks against the Iran-backed group and sentenced them to 15 years in prison, a judicial official told AFP on Friday.

It is the harshest sentence yet against activists expressing support for Israel, which has officially been at war with Lebanon for decades.

The official, who requested anonymity, said the two individuals, Ahmed Yassine and Joumana Gebara, both living outside Lebanon, were charged with "collaborating with Israel and inciting it to continue its military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon" by the military tribunal in a trial that began in November 2024. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Iran has ⁠made a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, ⁠and restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

"This war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Lebanese TV station Al Mayadeen late on Thursday.

"The end of the war on Lebanon must be accompanied by the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they have occupied," he said. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran's navy says it fired warning shots at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman, Reuters report citing state media

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Lebanese president says Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ⁠told CNN that ⁠Iran ‌was using ​Lebanon as a bargaining ​chip ⁠in its negotiations with the United ⁠States.

Aoun ‌has repeatedly sought to ‌distance ⁠Lebanon from regional conflicts and ‌has ‌said decisions ‌concerning ‌the country's sovereignty and security ⁠must ⁠be made by the Lebanese state alone. (Reuters)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed the idea of his country's supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the prospect.

On Wednesday, Trump told the New York Post: "Yeah, I'd like to meet him," when he was asked about a possible encounter, adding that "we probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out".

Iran's top diplomat however played down the chances in an interview with Lebanese media aired on Thursday night, suggesting it was not realistic.

"I saw a report which apparently said that he (Trump) had stated that he was ready for a meeting or that he wanted to hold a meeting," Araghchi told Al Mayadeen television channel.

"I think we should be realistic and think and live in the real world," he said. (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | American military rejects Iran's claim of firing on warships

"Iranian forces did not attack or fire at U.S. Navy warships. Doing so would be a gross violation of the ceasefire. U.S. forces continue to operate freely in regional waters while fully enforcing the ongoing blockade against Iran," US Central Command posted on X.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US says it has issued new Iran-related sanctions (Reuters)

The United ⁠States imposed ⁠new Iran-related sanctions ‌on Friday, ​targeting several entities, individuals and LPG ​tankers, the ⁠U.S. Treasury Department's website showed.

Among 12 entities ⁠designated ‌are five that are ‌based ⁠in the Marshall Islands, four in ‌the ‌UAE, and ‌one ‌in China, according to details posted to ⁠the ⁠department's website.Six vessels were targeted, including four Panama-flagged tankers.

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US to add 40 million barrels to strategic petroleum reserve after Iran conflict ends, energy secretary says per Reuters

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Potential US-Iran deal hinges on releasing frozen assets, Iran official tells CNN

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader (AFP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | US military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz (AP)

Iran, US-Israel War Live Updates | Trump says Iran has '22 percent' of missiles left (AFP)