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attacking Beirut in his pursuit of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah), a red line for Iran in terms of what it considered a violation of the broader regional ceasefire. Trump routinely uses public humiliation in response
Iranian ports in response, and Trump this week abandoned a short-lived US naval operation to reopen the strait to commercial shipping. ## Fighting on Lebanon front A parallel ceasefire on the war’s Lebanon front
response to these attacks near Beirut. ## War diplomacy - **Israel defends attacks on Iran:** The Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, defended the attacks on Iran, saying “no self-respecting country” would tolerate Iran
Beirut on Sunday – despite [US assurances](/news/2026/6/4/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-conditional-ceasefire) last week that Israel would not attack the Lebanese capital as long as Hezbollah refrained from strikes on northern Israel – Iran launched missiles at Israel overnight in retaliation
attack on Beirut would trigger a “full-scale resumption” of war. Araghchi also said on Wednesday that lines of communication with the US were still open but “no tangible progress” has been made in negotiations
response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on Israeli civilians and other violations of a ceasefire announced in April that has failed to end the fighting. Separately, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran
Beirut** in response to fire on Israeli communities and territory”. The IDF also issued a warning this morning saying **fighting will continue in southern Lebanon** as it urged people to “refrain from heading south
response to an Iranian barrage against northern Israel, which caused no injuries. Iranian media reported that several explosions were heard in the capital Tehran, as well as in Tabriz and Isfahan. In Yemen, the Iran
Iranian-backed Hezbollah firing at northern Israel earlier in the day. Israel's attack on Beirut came a few days after the Lebanese and Israeli governments agreed to a ceasefire in U.S.-hosted talks, though
Beirut. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said the military launched the strikes in response to Hezbollah firing projectiles towards northern Israel. In his post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the justification. “Israel
response to the strike on Qeshm, a claim the US military’s Central Command (Centcom) denied. - Centcom said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait “fell short or broke apart enroute”, and that three missiles targeting
Iranian attackers and several small boats had been “completely destroyed” during the confrontation. - **Tit-for-tat exchanges continue amid diplomacy push:** Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, DC, said the US and Iran
attack:** An Israeli security source told AFP on Thursday that airstrikes were not being carried out in Iran, following Iranian state media reports that air defence systems had been activated over the capital Tehran. - ****Hezbollah
Beirut, Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett said terms released by the US State Department appeared to allow Israel to act in what it defines as self-defence. “And Israel defines that fairly broadly
attacks" across Lebanon and "no freedom of movement for Israeli forces". The Iran-backed group, while deeply embedded in Lebanon, is not part of the Lebanese government's security apparatus. Iran's foreign ministry welcomed
response to rocket and drone attacks on Israeli civilians and other violations of the April ceasefire agreement. US [news outlet Axios](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump-netanyahu-israel-lebanon-call) cited two US officials as saying that Trump later "lashed
Iranian oil sales to China, hours after similar UK measures. ## In the US - Trump dismissed Tehran’s response to the latest US peace proposal as “stupid” and “garbage”, amid fears the conflict could further disrupt
Israeli attacks. Rami Khouri, a distinguished public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, told Al Jazeera that Hezbollah is at the “centre of the ceasefire, but behind a curtain”. “The Hezbollah and Lebanese
Beirut. Despite the apparent disagreement over Lebanon, Trump lauded the Israeli prime minister on Wednesday, saying that he “works well” with him. “I like Bibi a lot,” he said, using Netanyahu’s nickname
Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in [Kuwait](https://www.theguardian.com/world/kuwait) late on Sunday**, the US military said on Monday. It added that no American personnel were harmed. Cars sit in traffic