US-Iran War News Live Updates: Iran Threatens To Attack Israel Over Lebanon Offensive, Says ISNA

Iran has threatened to attack Israel citing its offensive on Lebanon according to the ISNA. It has also warned the country not to escalate it's attack on Lebanon

A cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf was hit with a ballistic missile according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations organisations.

Brent Crude climbed 7% after Iran announced that the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz was on its agenda, along with ceasing message exchanges with the US.

Iran stated that the US and Israel had attempted to pressure the country via attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, according to Mehr News Agency.

Tasnim News Agency's 'X' account posted that Iran along with the 'Axis of Resistance' have included the determination to fully close the Strait of Hormuz in their agendas and added that there would be no negotiations until their viewpoints are met.

Iran says it would activate other fronts including Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
 

"تسنيم": لن تكون هناك أي محادثات ما لم يتم تلبية وجهة نظر إيران والمـ....قاومة في هذا الصدد

- أدرجت جبهة المـ...قاومة وإيران في جدول أعمالهما العزم على الإغلاق الكامل لمضيق هرمز وتفعيل الجبهات الأخرى بما في ذلك مضيق باب المندب وذلك من أجل معاقبة الصـ....هاينة وحماتهم

— وكالة تسنيم للأنباء (@Tasnimarabic) June 1, 2026

Brent Crude futures saw an uptick of 3.7% after Iran announced that it would halt its message exchange process with the US due to Israel's offensive on Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia expressed condemnation towards 'Israeli Aggression' towards Lebanon, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Iran will stop its exchange of messages with US over Israel's offensive on Lebanon, says Tasnim News Agency. Its stated that Iran's 'axis of resistance' will activate on all fronts. The country will halt exchanges with the US in protest over Israel's actions, the agency stated.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran would ensure Japan's ships passage via the Strait of Hormuz with "greater" ease, according to a post on Telegram where he mentioned his call with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The US Central Command stated in its 'X' post that the country intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting their forces in Kuwait at 11 p.m. ET. It stated that no American personnel were harmed. 

Last night at 11 p.m. ET, U.S. forces successfully intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in Kuwait. These missiles were immediately defeated and no American personnel were harmed.

U.S. Central Command remains vigilant and will continue to…

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 1, 2026

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Aragchi stated in an 'X' post, that the ceasefire between the Iran and the US, includes Lebanon and that a violation of the ceasefire on the country, would lead to the US and Israel bearing responsibility for the consequences.

For immediate attention:

The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts.

The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 1, 2026

Emmanuel Macron on X (formerly Twitter) said he spoke with President Trump last night about the Middle East. He praised Trump’s efforts to quickly reach a US-Iran agreement, calling it a chance to build a new regional security framework. Macron said France is ready to support implementation, including through an international mission with Britain and partners to secure Strait of Hormuz shipping once a deal is reached. He also offered French expertise for broader talks, especially on nuclear issues. Macron commended Trump’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty and stressed the need for a robust ceasefire and support for Lebanese authorities.

J’ai échangé hier soir avec le Président Trump au sujet de la situation au Moyen-Orient.

J’ai salué les efforts déterminés qu’il mène pour parvenir rapidement à un accord entre les États-Unis et l’Iran, qui constitue une opportunité unique de construire…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 1, 2026

Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar:

"What we are actually seeing is a drop in oil prices... It means that the international community has been able to cope with the situation... We hope to get a ceasefire as soon as possible that will bring back stability to the markets. I don't think we have to hesitate when it comes to putting pressure on this regime because if we don't, the prospects of crises, a much bigger one in the future, are going to be looming over our region and we don't want that."

#WATCH | Delhi | On West Asia conflict, Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, says, "We have to be stubborn because Iranians are trying to reverse the result of this military confrontation. They have been defeated... They must renounce the 2 existential threats they built… pic.twitter.com/5nWsKT3bvC

— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2026

Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, says, "We have to be stubborn because Iranians are trying to reverse the result of this military confrontation. They have been defeated... They must renounce the 2 existential threats they built against Israel and the region and US President is being stubborn about it. I don't think he is going to renounce his goals and Iran will continue facing pressure, including through the naval blockade, until it agrees to the terms that the United States has put forward."

Iran's FM Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei:

A ceasefire in Lebanon is an inseparable part of any ceasefire and any final agreement to end the war. It is not only the Zionist regime that is committing widespread violations of the ceasefire in this manner. America, too, in our region is committing violations of the ceasefire.

We will not hesitate to take any action we deem necessary to defend the national security of Iran, and to defend a situation that we believe provides and guarantees the security of Iran and the security of the region.

(Video: Clash report)

Iran's FM Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei:

A ceasefire in Lebanon is an inseparable part of any ceasefire and any final agreement to end the war.

It is not only the Zionist regime that is committing widespread violations of the ceasefire in this manner. America, too, in our region… pic.twitter.com/yWgmKplCfY

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 1, 2026

Jet sounds were reported over Tehran and blasts heard in Bandar Abbas on Monday as the US and Iran traded attacks during a fragile ceasefire. Iran International reported fighter jet sounds over western, eastern and northern Tehran around 9 am Monday, with three consecutive blasts also heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the military to strike targets in Beirut's southern suburbs, according to Reuters. The area, known as Dahiyeh, is a Hezbollah stronghold.

Kuwait said its air defences had opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency that US forces had targeted a telecommunications tower on an island.

The Guard said it responded with an attack without saying where, likely referring to the attack on Kuwait. The country is home to US Army Central, the Mideast forward command for the Army.

The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said on Monday.

Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it was intercepting incoming drone and missile fire.

The duelling attacks reflect the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war, which has seen repeated attacks even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it.

(Source: AP)

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the US and those that are with us. But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively “chirping,” at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever. Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does! President DJT"

Lebanon's people have been divided over the talks, whose announcement was met with protests. Many Lebanese are angry with Hezbollah for the destruction it has caused in the country, but also wary of Israel.

Lebanon's prime minister on Saturday called the direct negotiations “currently the least costly option,” adding that they don't mean a surrender and acknowledging they are not guaranteed to produce results.
 

Historic talks between senior officials from Israel and Lebanon began in April in Washington, the first in more than three decades between the countries that have no formal diplomatic relations. On Friday, the first direct military talks occurred in decades.

Issues to work out include an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, deployment of Lebanese forces there and the disarming of Hezbollah, which has refused to give up weapons while Israeli forces remain in the country.

The talks will continue this week. Hezbollah is not taking part and has said it would not accept any results. The group prefers that negotiations benefit from Iran's leverage and sees the Lebanese government as weak, a position shared by some others in the country.

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled southern Lebanon as Israeli forces carried out airstrikes and ground troops pushed into the country. Many people now shelter in the capital, Beirut, where hundreds have been killed, including in an intense, minutes-long bombardment in April.

Israeli forces now control large areas in southern Lebanon and have demolished homes and historical sites. Israel is trying to “uproot Lebanon's memory and erase the people's history,” Lebanon's prime minister, Salam, said Saturday.

Israeli forces seized a symbolic fort in southern Lebanon, Beaufort castle, perched at over 700 metres (3,000 feet) above sea level. It offers commanding views across Lebanon and into northern Israel. The site has been a military asset for close to a millennium.

Israel says it is targeting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, which has a strong political presence in southern Lebanon and has launched thousands of missiles and drones at Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon and at northern Israel.

Israel has warned Lebanese civilians across the south to evacuate or risk being in the line of fire. 

US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and command and control sites for drones in Goruk, Iran and Qeshm Island this weekend.

The measured and deliberate strikes occurred on Saturday and Sunday in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters. U.S. fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters.

No American service members were harmed. CENTCOM will continue to protect U.S. assets and interests in response to unwarranted Iranian aggression during the ongoing ceasefire.

Spokesperson of the Government of Iran Fatemeh Mohajerani's Response to the Rumour of the Iran President's Resignation on X:

The government of Dr. Pezeshkian has shown in difficult days that it stands with the people; today, too, with the same perspective, it is committed to resolving the country's issues and improving people's lives. Iran will move forward with empathy and national unity.

Iran's president has reportedly asked to resign, citing a loss of authority inside the country's ruling system. According to reports, Masoud Pezeshkian told the Supreme Leader's office that he and his government have been excluded from major decision-making, leaving him unable to fulfill his responsibilities.

The reported resignation comes amid growing signs of internal power struggles within the regime and as the US continues negotiations with Tehran.

President Trump has repeatedly pointed to divisions inside Iran's leadership, previously saying the regime is "seriously fractured."

Iran’s president has reportedly asked to resign, citing a loss of authority inside the country’s ruling system.

According to reports, Masoud Pezeshkian told the Supreme Leader’s office that he and his government have been excluded from major decision-making, leaving him unable… pic.twitter.com/ronp6oNvrI

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 31, 2026

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