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."
Israeli military orders evacuation of Beirut's southern suburbs
The Israeli military has warned residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, to flee their homes amid potential impending strikes.
The Israeli military said it will target locations in the suburb of Dahiyeh if Hezbollah “continues launching rockets towards Israeli cities and towns.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier instructed the military to strike “terrorist targets" in Dahiyeh.
People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, May 28, 2026.
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-ABC News’ Jordana Miller
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Iran walks away from talks, blocks Strait: Tasnim
Iran is stopping "dialogue and exchange of texts through mediation” due to Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, Iran’s semi-official news agency, Tasnim, reported.
Iran is also blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reported.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1, 2026.
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US intercepts Iranian attack in Kuwait
CENTCOM said it intercepted two Iranian missiles targeting U.S. troops in Kuwait on Sunday night.
“These missiles were immediately defeated and no American personnel were harmed,” CENTCOM said.
-ABC News’ Steven Beynon
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US proposes de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, official says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding ongoing negotiations between the two countries, a U.S. official told ABC News, and as Israel expanded its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.
The U.S., the official said, proposed that Israel would refrain from escalation in the Lebanese capital Beirut in exchange for Hezbollah's halt of all attacks on Israel. That step, the official said, "would create space for gradual de-escalation and an effective cessation of hostilities."
Aoun "tried to advance this proposal and secure an agreement," the U.S. official said, but was stymied by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri -- the head of the Shiite Amal Movement and a longtime political ally of Hezbollah.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 31, 2026.
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The official described Berri's response as "evasive and disappointing," and "placed the burden on Israel to stop shooting first."
"Hezbollah is following Tehran's lead. It clearly has no interest in the welfare of the Lebanese people. Iran wants to prolong the conflict in Lebanon so it can claim credit for 'saving the day,'" the U.S. official said.
"The United States does not expect Israel to absorb ongoing attacks on its civilians by a terrorist organization. The fastest way to de-escalate and protect civilians on all sides is for Hezbollah to stop firing immediately," the official added.
