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."
US conducts 'self-defense' strikes in Iran over the weekend
U.S. Central Command announced it had conducted "self-defense" strikes over the weekend, targeting Iranian radar and drone command and control sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island.
CENTCOM said a post on X that the strikes were conducted in response to aggressive Iranian actions, including the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 "Predator" drone. The U.S. responded with fighter aircraft, striking Iranian military assets, according to the post.
CENTCOM said that no U.S. servicemembers were harmed in the strikes.
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.
AP Photo
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
May 31, 2026, 4:21 AM EDT
IDF advances north of Litani River, approaches city of Nabatieh
The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday that its troops operating in southern Lebanon had advanced north of the Litani River and secured the Beaufort Ridge -- a strategic position south of the Lebanese city of Nabatieh.
"The IDF crossed the Litani River and expanded the strikes on Hezbollah north of the river. The activity is expanding to additional areas at this moment," the IDF said in a post to X.
"The IDF is operating near Nabatieh, which constitutes a significant power center of the Hezbollah terror organization in southern Lebanon, and is prepared and ready to expand the attack as required," the force added.
Israeli soldiers operate at Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, in this handout image released on May 31, 2026.
Israeli Military/via Reuters
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the advance was made "at the direction" of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The campaign is not yet over. The IDF is strong, and we are all determined to crush Hezbollah's power and complete the mission: ensuring security for the residents of the North," Katz wrote on X.
Also on Sunday, IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation order for all residents of southern Lebanon, particularly those south of the Zahleh River.
The Israeli offensive in southern Lebanon -- and airstrike campaign in the south and east of the country, plus in the capital Beirut -- is ongoing despite a ceasefire agreed between Israeli and Lebanese leaders in April.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health said that as of Saturday, 3,371 people had been killed and 10,129 people wounded by Israeli strikes since March 2.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Saturday accused Israel of adopting a "scorched-earth policy" in its campaign against Hezbollah. Salam said the IDF was engaged in "collective punishment" of southern Lebanese communities by "destroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile."
Hezbollah, meanwhile, continues its attacks on Israeli soldiers deployed in the south of Lebanon and its long-range strikes on northern Israel.
