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Iran live updates: IRGC claims airbase attack after US 'self-defense' strikes

The IRGC said U.S. forces attacked Sirik island.

ByDavid Brennan
Last Updated: June 1, 2026, 2:59 AM EDT

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

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May 31, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT

Death toll in Lebanon now 3,412 from Israeli attacks, health ministry says

Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says the death toll from Israel’s military campaign has risen to 3,412 people, with another 10,269 injured.

In a statement released Sunday, the health ministry also said 127 healthcare workers are among those killed since March 2.

A man checks the site of destroyed buildings that were hit in Israeli airstrikes in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, May 28, 2026.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday accused Israel of adopting a "scorched-earth policy" in its campaign against Hezbollah. Hezbollah, meanwhile, continues its attacks on Israeli soldiers deployed in the south of Lebanon and its long-range strikes on northern Israel.

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz

May 31, 2026, 6:54 AM EDT

Any deal with US must secure 'rights of the Iranian people,' Ghalibaf says

The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Sunday that leaders in Tehran "do not trust the enemy's words and promises" amid ongoing peace talks with the U.S., as quoted by the official Islamic Republic News Agency.

Ghalibaf -- a senior figure within the regime who led Iran's delegation at peace talks in Pakistan in April -- said that leaders in Tehran "will not approve any agreement until we are sure that we have secured the rights of the Iranian people," IRNA reported.

-ABC News' Rashid Haddou-Riffi

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