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• Status of talks: Iran has suspended talks with the US in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, which Tehran said “violated” the ceasefire, according to semi-official Iranian state media. US President Donald Trump contradicted this, saying that talks continue at a “rapid pace.”
• In Lebanon: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah. Trump said no Israeli troops will be going to Beirut after he held a call with Netanyahu. The US president also said he spoke with Hezbollah leadership, “and they agreed that all shooting will stop.”
• Threat on another strait: Iranian media also reported that Iran and its allies are considering the “activation of other fronts,” including the Bab al-Mandab strait, in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon. Closure of the waterway, at the southern end of the Red Sea and a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, could significantly disrupt global trade.
Iran warns of retaliation if Israel attacks Beirut
The Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned residents of northern Israel and military settlements on Monday that they should leave the area if Israel carries out a threatened attack on Beirut and its southern suburbs.
In a statemen, the headquarters accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of threatening to bomb Beirut’s Dahieh district and the Lebanese capital and of issuing evacuation warnings to residents.
“In light of the regime’s repeated violations of the ceasefire, we warn residents of the northern areas and military settlements in the occupied territories that, should this threat be carried out, they should leave the area if they do not wish to be harmed,” the statement said.
Earlier Monday, Netanyahu said, “There will not be a situation in which Hezbollah attacks our cities and citizens while the terrorist headquarters in Dahieh remains out of bounds.”
“We are continuing to deepen our operational activity on the ground in southern Lebanon and are eliminating Hezbollah strongholds,” he added in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that “a ceasefire between Iran and the United States constitutes, without any ambiguity, a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon.”
“Any violation of this ceasefire on one front shall be considered a violation of it across all fronts. The United States and Israel bear responsibility for the consequences of any breach of the truce,” Araghchi added.
US officials, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, have maintained that Lebanon was never included in the US–Iran ceasefire agreement.
Trump says peace talks "continuing," contradicting Iran state media claims
President Donald Trump said Monday that talks are continuing with Iran, despite Iranian state media claiming earlier in the day that Tehran had suspended talks over Israel’s attacks in Lebanon.
“Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Previously, Trump and the administration have said they commonly receive conflicting messages from Iran publicly and privately.
Shortly before his promise that talks were continuing, Trump had also posted on Truth Social that he had a productive conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the Israeli prime minister said he would not be sending troops to Beirut.
Trump says no Israeli troops going to Beirut after call with Netanyahu
President Donald Trump said Monday he concluded a “very productive call” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose expanding operation in Lebanon is threatening to upend ongoing peace talks with Iran.
“There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also revealed he’d held — “through highly placed Representatives” — a call with Hezbollah leadership, “and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.”
Before his call with Trump, Netanyahu on Monday had ordered Israel’s military to strike in Beirut’s Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold.
The order came amid a broadening wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon after Netanyahu said Israel would deepen its offensive against Hezbollah. Iran media said Monday that the country’s officials were suspending peace talks with the US due to Netanyahu’s actions in Lebanon.
UN "deeply alarmed" by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, warns of “humanitarian emergency”
The United Nations said Monday it was “deeply alarmed” by Israel’s increased strikes in Lebanon, and the World Food Program warned of a “deepening humanitarian emergency” in the country.
“We are deeply alarmed by the escalation in military activities across southern Lebanon and beyond,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said Monday. “We urge all actors to respect the cessation of hostilities and avoid further escalation.”
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said millions of people in Lebanon are facing a “critical combination” of mass displacement and soaring food prices.
“More than one million people remain displaced, while soaring prices, lost incomes and strained markets are pushing food further out of reach for vulnerable families,” the WFP said in a statement Monday. “WFP has rapidly scaled up its response nationwide, but the situation remains highly fragile.”
The WFP said it is helping an average of almost 150,000 people per day with hot meals, ready-to-eat rations and food parcels for families sheltering in displacement sites.
The humanitarian organization said its latest food security analysis shows some 1.24 million people — nearly one in four of the total Lebanese population — face acute food insecurity. “Displacement, rising food and fuel prices, market disruptions, and broader economic shocks are driving the crisis,” it warned.
Trump says Iran "going silent would be very good"
President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran hasn’t yet informed the US it is cutting off talks, but suggested he had no problem waiting out Tehran until it agrees to an acceptable deal.
“I think we’ve been talking too much, if you want to know the truth. I think going silent would be very good,” he told NBC News in a phone interview.
He said the development did not mean the US would restart full-scale military operations.
“It doesn’t mean we’re going to go and start dropping bombs all over there,” he told NBC. “We’ll just go silent. We’ll keep the blockade. Blockade is a piece of steel.”
Trump, who has insisted he feels no pressure to reach a deal quickly, maintained he had leverage over Tehran.
“I think I can wait as long as they want,” he said.
What to know about Iran-backed Hezbollah, the group fighting Israel in Lebanon
Despite its ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel has continued to strike what it has said are Hezbollah targets in the country during the truce, while the militant group has said it is attacking Israeli forces in response to continued attacks.
Last week, an Israeli source told CNN that the Israeli military is expanding its operations in Lebanon, including renewing strikes in the capital Beirut, to counter threats by the Iran-backed militant group.
Here’s what to know about Hezbollah:
Origins: Hezbollah emerged from the rubble of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, when Israeli forces took almost half of Lebanon’s territory, including Beirut. Israel’s operation resulted in more than 17,000 deaths, according to contemporary reports and an Israeli inquiry into a massacre at the Beirut refugee camp of Sabra and Shatila, one of the bloodiest events in the region’s recent history.
Rise to prominence: A band of Shia Islamist fighters trained by Iran burst onto Lebanon’s fractious political landscape. Eventually, in 1985, militants coalesced more formally around a newly founded organization: Hezbollah. The group made no secret about its ideological allegiance to Tehran and received a steady flow of funds from the Islamic Republic. It became a participant in Lebanon’s civil war, which ended in 1990, and led a fight against Israeli forces occupying southern Lebanon, ultimately driving them out in 2000.
Terror designation: In Lebanon, Hezbollah is officially considered a “resistance” group tasked with confronting Israel, which Beirut classifies as an enemy state. Much of the Western world has designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
Battered condition today: Hezbollah, once seen as a potent deterrent against a direct confrontation with Iran, now appears barely a shadow of the force it once was. Battered by years of relentless Israeli assaults, it has seen its most senior leaders assassinated, its southern Lebanese strongholds overrun and its fearsome missile arsenal depleted.
CNN’s Eugenia Yosef and Tim Lister contributed to this reporting.
Middle Eastern and European countries condemn Israel's military actions in Lebanon
As Israel escalated its attacks in Lebanon over recent days, several Middle Eastern and European countries have condemned the military action, calling instead for diplomacy and an end to the bloodshed.
Israel says it has increased its strikes on Lebanon in response to ceasefire violations by Hezbollah, while the Iran-backed militant group has said it is attacking Israeli forces in response to continued Israeli attacks.
Here’s a round-up of some of the recent reaction:
- Lebanon: Earlier today, before Iranian media reported that Iran was suspending talks with the US, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Israel has “continued its military operations and the shelling of villages under the pretext of self-defense.” He said Lebanon was committed to diplomacy, adding: “it will not solve the problem in a matter of moments; rather, it is a process that requires time, and we have no other choice.”
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned today what it called “Israeli aggression” against Lebanon and rejected the “assault” on Lebanon’s sovereignty. It called on the international community to “shoulder its responsibilities in stopping this aggression and putting an end to Israeli military movements aimed at expanding” into Lebanon.
- Qatar: In a post yesterday, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned “persistent Israeli assaults on Lebanon,” the expansion of Israel’s ground incursion, and “the targeting of civilians.” It called Israel’s actions a “dangerous escalation,” an “egregious violation” of Lebanon’s sovereignty, and “an open breach of international humanitarian rules-based order.”
- Jordan: The Jordanian Foreign Ministry also accused Israel of targeting civilians and violating Lebanon’s sovereignty. It stressed its “absolute support for Lebanon, its security, stability, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens,” and called for “concerted efforts to provide humanitarian aid.”
- Turkey: In a statement today, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said that it “condemn(s) in the strongest terms Israel’s expanding occupation in Lebanon” and called on the international community to “take immediate and concrete steps to bring an end to Israel’s attacks and occupation.”
- United Kingdom: British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Israel’s military escalation in Lebanon “has killed and displaced civilians, destroyed infrastructure, and eroded space for diplomacy. It must end.” She called for Hezbollah to end its attacks on Israel and disarm, and for all sides to “respect the ceasefire and engage with negotiations in good faith.”
- Portugal: The Portuguese Foreign Ministry condemned Israel’s actions in Lebanon, saying it is “essential to put an end to the attacks and ensure respect for the ceasefire.” It said it “encourages that the ongoing negotiations continue and lead to full respect for the ceasefire.”
- Germany: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Israel’s advance into Lebanon “gives cause for serious concern,” but called it a “reaction to continued attacks by Hezbollah on the north of Israel that must finally stop.” He called for “a sustainable diplomatic solution with a view to protecting civilians on both sides of the Blue Line.”
CNN’s Eyad Kourdi and Sarah Tamimi contributed to this reporting.
Israel working to "tighten the noose" around Hezbollah, spokesperson says
Israel’s military is launching “targeted strikes” deeper into Lebanon, seeking to damage the capabilities of the Iran-backed para-military group Hezbollah, a spokesperson said.
“We are working to tighten the noose around Hezbollah’s capabilities and continue to deepen targeted strikes,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ella Waweya said in a post on X on Monday.
She said the historic fortress of Shqif, or Beaufort Castle, which the IDF captured over the weekend, was of “major operational importance” in the campaign to weaken Hezbollah.
“It is considered a key Hezbollah hub,” she said, adding that more than 400 launches are believed to have originated from the southern Lebanon location since the war began.
The update followed the Israeli military’s evacuation order to residents of Dahieh, a southern suburb in the capital of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of strikes on the neighborhood if Hezbollah continue to launch rockets into Israel.
Iran has since suspended all peace-focused communication with the United States over Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Iranian media has reported.
CNN’s Tim Lister contributed to this reporting.
US gas prices fall to one-month lows — but that might not last
The good news is that US gas prices have fallen surprisingly quickly in the past few weeks. The bad news is that relief at the pump may not last.
The national average for regular gas dropped by another two cents on Monday to $4.32 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s the lowest level since April 29.
While gas prices remain well above the pre-war level of $2.98 a gallon, there has been a significant drop since the recent peak of $4.56 on May 21.
The declines mostly reflect a recent plunge in oil futures as traders priced in a potential US-Iran deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
However, the gas price drop could prove to be short-lived.
Oil futures rose Monday after Iranian state media reported that Tehran has suspended talks with the United States in protest of Israel’s military action in Lebanon.
Even before Monday’s oil spike, analysts and oil industry executives were warning the energy system’s shock absorbers — vast stockpiles of oil and petroleum products — are disappearing fast.
RBC analyst Helima Croft argues the oil market has amnesia, marked by a “‘Memento’ mindset” among traders treating headlines about diplomatic progress as breaking news.
“Time is running out to reopen the strait and stave off a hard landing,” Croft wrote in a report to clients late last week.
In other words, while the financial market focuses on Truth Social posts about an imminent deal, the physical market is approaching critical levels.
Israel has continued strikes on Lebanon despite negotiating a ceasefire
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) briefly suspended strikes on Lebanon after agreeing a ceasefire on April 16. However, it soon re-started attacks on what it said were Hezbollah targets, claiming they were “defensive operations” which were allowed under the US-brokered truce.
The number of attacks has been building over recent weeks.
In the week to May 31, the IDF carried out 514 waves of airstrikes in Lebanon, according to the Alma Research and Education Center, an independent non-profit specializing in security challenges on Israel’s northern border. That continued the upward trend from 328 waves of strikes the previous week, a 57% increase.
The Israeli military has struck the Lebanese capital, Beirut, twice since the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into force on April 16. The most recent strike occurred last Thursday.
The number of Hezbollah attacks against Israel and IDF forces have also been increasing. In the week to May 31, Hezbollah carried out 227 waves of attacks against Israel and IDF forces, according to Alma Research. That was a 41% increase on the previous week.
The latest round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, when Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel after the US and Israel began the war against Iran. Hezbollah is Iran’s most powerful regional proxy.
More than 3,400 people in Lebanon have been killed in the latest conflict, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Its figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. More than 1.2 million people have been displaced.
Israel says 24 of its soldiers and four Israeli civilians have been killed over the same period on both sides of the border.
A previous ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah had been in place since 27 November, and was mostly well observed by both sides.
Iran is threatening another crucial strait. Here's why that matters
Iran and its allies are considering the “activation of other fronts,” including the Bab al-Mandeb strait, in response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Iranian media reported Monday.
The closure of the strategic waterway could significantly disrupt global trade and further roil oil markets. Oil prices rose sharply after the news.
Bab al-Mandeb is located at the southern end of the Red Sea and is a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. Just 29 kilometers (18 miles) across at its narrowest point, it is where ships have previously come under attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
In late 2023, Houthi militants began attacking commercial vessels passing through the strait in retaliation for Israel’s war in Gaza. The attacks prompted shipping companies to use a longer route, adding weeks onto journeys and forcing them to spend more on fuel, insurance, and seafarers’ wages.
Nearly 15% of global maritime trade passes Bab al-Mandeb. The previous disruptions to shipping between 2023 and 2025 probably cost some $20 billion a year, according to industry estimates.
The strait has, however, remained largely navigable throughout the current war, preserving a critical export route for Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, after Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen’s Houthis have yet to comment on the Iranian reports. But in March, Mohammed Mansour, deputy information minister in the Houthi rebel government, told CNN that closing Bab al-Mandeb “is a viable option, and the consequences will be borne by the American and Israeli aggressors.”
At least 3,433 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2, Health Ministry says
At least 3,433 people have been killed and 10,395 have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in an update today.
Of that total, at least 21 were killed in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
The Lebanese Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tolls. But it said on Saturday that at least 240 of those killed were children, 326 were women and an additional 127 were healthcare workers.
A US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect at midnight on April 17. That day, the total number of people killed by Israeli strikes in the country since March 2 was 2,294, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
More than 1,100 people have been killed since then, the ministry’s figures show.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has continued to strike what it has said are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon during the current truce, while the Lebanese Shiite militant group has said it is attacking Israeli forces in response to the IDF’s continued attacks.
Ship struck by "unknown" projectile in northern Gulf, naval monitor says
A cargo vessel traveling through the northern Persian Gulf has been struck by an unknown projectile, according to a British military-run maritime security organization.
The incident occurred some 40 miles south-east of the port of Umm Qasr in Iraq, said the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center (UKMTO), which monitors incidents worldwide.
“A cargo vessel was transiting in the Arabian Gulf when a large explosion following a hit from an unknown projectile on the starboard side,” it added, referring to the water body that is also known as the Persian Gulf.
“UKMTO is unaware of any environmental impact at this time. Authorities are investigating,” it said.
In the three months to May 26, UKMTO said it had received 52 reports of incidents affecting vessels operating in and around the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. Of those, 28 were reports of attacks and 22 reports of suspicious activity.
The sporadic attacks on shipping in the Gulf have caused most companies to suspend operations in the region.
A look at how Iran could respond if fighting resumes again
Now that Iranian state media has said Tehran has suspended talks with the US over Israel’s military action in Lebanon, questions are swirling about the next steps.
Iranian officials had previously used the negotiations to project confidence that they retain significant military options should diplomacy fail.
The country’s Revolutionary Guards said last month that any renewed conflict would spread “far beyond the region,” threatening “crushing blows” and “utter ruin” in places opponents “cannot even imagine.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has also previously warned that any future retaliation would “feature many more surprises,” while Iran’s military threatened to open “new fronts” using “new tools.”
Should war resume, here are some ways Iran could respond:
- A new blockade: Iran cannot prevail against the US and Israel via conventional military means, so it has pursued deterrence by inflicting global economic pain through a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint. Emboldened by its success, Tehran may now seek to disrupt another vital maritime corridor.
- Oil wells: If US President Donald Trump acts on his threat to target Iran’s oil refineries, infrastructure and electrical plants, Tehran could seek to widen the war across the Arab world, striking sensitive sites to sow global economic panic and inflict further damage on neighboring countries’ reputations as secure hubs for international business and reliable guarantors of global energy flows.
- European targets: Farzin Nadimi, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute, said if an emboldened Tehran decides to try its long-range missiles against Europe in a surprise attack, targets may include key US-operated air bases in the United Kingdom or the Ramstein logistical and telecommunication hub in Germany. “However, Iran would likely reserve that possibility to a very top level of escalation,” he said.
Read more about potential ways Iran could escalate the war in our full article here.
Israel issues evacuation order for Beirut suburb
The Israeli military ordered residents of Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold, to evacuate on Monday, warning that it would target the area if the group continues launching rockets into Israel.
The warning follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for the military to strike Dahieh. Iran later suspended talks with the US over Israeli strikes on Lebanon, Iranian media reported.
What the US and Iran said this past weekend about efforts to reach an agreement
Before Iranian media reported a short while ago that Tehran is suspending talks with the US in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, officials from the US and Iran spoke publicly this weekend about proposals aimed at coming to an agreement.
Here’s a look at how things developed over the weekend:
US
- On Friday, as he met with advisers in the White House Situation Room, US President Donald Trump said Iran “must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb,” that the “Hormuz Strait must be immediately open” without any tolls or restrictions, and that mines laid by Iran in the waterway must be “terminated” in order to end the conflict.
- On Saturday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that if Iran “doesn’t want to make a great deal that ensures they don’t get a nuclear weapon, they can deal with” the US military.
- Later in the day, Hegseth said the US military is ready to resume combat in the Gulf if required and is more strongly placed to do so than on day one of the conflict.
- In the early hours of this morning, US President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social urging critics to “sit back and relax,” and claiming “Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us.”
Iran
- After Trump listed his demands for an agreement on Friday, Mohsen Rezaie, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, accused the US leader on Saturday of “betraying diplomacy for the third time.”
- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that no agreement will be approved with the US until Tehran’s “rights” are secured, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
- The next day, Ghalibaf said that the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and Israel’s ongoing war in Lebanon “are clear evidence” of the United States’ “noncompliance with the ceasefire.”
- Also on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran and the US are continuing to exchange messages with “deep suspicion and skepticism.” He said there have been no negotiations about nuclear issues yet, adding that the “current focus is on ending the war.”
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Brad Lendon, Tim Lister, Billy Stockwell, Aida Karimi, Sarah Tamimi and Nadeen Ebrahim contributed to this reporting.
Oil prices extend gains after Iran suspends talks with the US
Oil prices are rising more sharply after Iranian state media reported Iran had suspended talks with the United States, dashing hopes that a deal towards ending the war could be agreed in the coming days.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, gained 6% to trade at $97.02 a barrel shortly before 10 a.m. ET. West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, climbed around 7.5% to $93.93 a barrel for delivery in July.
The latest moves come after hopes for a US-Iran deal had sent Brent crude down 19.3% in May, its biggest monthly decline since March 2020 when pandemic lockdowns began, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.
Brent is still well below the high of $114 a barrel at which it settled on April 5, but roughly 25% higher than it was just before the US and Israel attacked Iran.
“Anything under $100 (a barrel) is pricing a good outcome,” Neil Wilson, a strategist at investment bank Saxo wrote in a note.
Here's what to know now as Iranian media reports that Iran has suspended talks with US
Iranian state media has just reported that Iran has suspended talks with the United States in protest of Israel’s military action in Lebanon.
The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump this weekend sent back changes to a proposed deal to extend his country’s existing ceasefire with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Here’s the latest on developments in the region from this morning:
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his country’s military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold, he said today. The plans are coordinated with the US, an Israeli source told CNN.
- The US blockade of Iran’s ports and Israel’s war in Lebanon “are clear evidence” of the US’ “noncompliance with the ceasefire,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, said today, before the suspension of talks was reported.
- Yesterday, the Israeli military captured a strategic, Crusader-era castle in southern Lebanon, 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) from the Israeli border, after days of fierce fighting in the area.
- The US military conducted what it called “self-defense strikes” on Iranian military infrastructure over the weekend, US Central Command said yesterday.
- Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck a US air base used to launch an attack on a telecommunications tower, according to a statement carried by several Iranian state-run news outlets.
CNN’s Tal Shalev, Nadeen Ebrahim, Aida Karimi, Kareem El Damanhoury, Todd Symons, Kevin Liptak, Logan Schiciano and Kathleen Magramo contributed to this reporting.
US forces intercept 2 Iranian ballistic missiles, military says
The US military said Monday morning in a statement on X that it had “successfully intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in Kuwait.”
The interception occurred at 11 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, according to US Central Command.
The missiles were “immediately defeated” and no US personnel were harmed, the social media statement said.
The interception occurred during a weekend of back and forth military operations between Iran and the US. CENTCOM said Sunday that it had conducted “self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island” over the weekend.
Iran suspends talks with the US over Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, Iranian media reports
Iran has suspended talks with the United States in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Monday.
“Given the continuation of the Israeli regime’s attacks in Lebanon, and considering that Lebanon had been one of the preconditions for a ceasefire — which has now been violated on all fronts, including Lebanon — the Iranian negotiating team is suspending ‘talks and exchanges of texts through mediators,’” Tasnim reported.
Iran calls for the immediate halt of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, along with the Israeli army’s full withdrawal from Lebanon, Tasnim said, adding that “until Iran’s and the resistance’s position on these matters is satisfied, there will be no negotiations.”
Tasnim added that Tehran and allied militant groups in the region have placed on their agenda the “complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the activation of other fronts,” including the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, where Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have previously launched attacks on passing vessels.
CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, the city’s southern suburb that is a Hezbollah stronghold. An Israeli official told CNN that plans to strike Beirut were coordinated with the US.
