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."
The internet blackout in Iran has been partially lifted after 87 days of a nationwide blackout.
"Following the mission of the esteemed President and in line with the government's promise, the first step towards free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken," Mohammad Reza Aref, the first vice president of Iran, said in a statement Tuesday.
Adding, "With the reopening of the internet, smart services will be facilitated, the demands of the people who stood by the system and Iran will be met, and the obstacles to knowledge-based development and scientific authority will be removed."
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IDF urges more evacuations in Lebanon as strikes continue
Israel continues to target Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon and the Beqqa Valley in the east, saying it hit over 100 sites overnight, the Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday.
The military issued a warning to residents in the village of Mashghara, in the Beqaa Valley, urging them to evacuate to the north.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been in place since mid-April, but Israel has continued to target Hezbollah in several regions.
Hezbollah has continued to target Israeli forces in the southern Lebanon and repeatedly fired projectiles at northern Israel.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
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Khamenei says US will no longer have 'safe haven' in Middle East
A statement posted to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's official X account and read out on Iranian state television on Tuesday said that the countries of the Middle East "will no longer serve as shields for American bases" as a result of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
"The hand of time does not turn back," the statement attributed to Khamenei said. "America will no longer have a safe haven for mischief and the establishment of military bases in the region."
Khamenei has not been seen in public since being elected as the successor to his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 by airstrikes targeting his office in Tehran in the opening hours of the U.S.-Israeli campaign.
A man rides his motorbike past a banner depicting Iranian leaders in Tehran on May 25, 2026.
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-ABC News' Othon Leyva
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Strait of Hormuz 'going to be open, one way or the other,' Rubio says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressed for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as soon as an agreement with Iran is reached, saying the strait will be open, "one way or the other."
During a gaggle with reporters during his multi-nation diplomatic tour, Rubio said that there is not a country in the world that favors Iran's self-imposed "tolling system," calling it, "unacceptable," and "unsustainable for the world."
"What's happening there is unlawful. It's illegal. It's unsustainable for the world. It's unacceptable," Rubio said, adding: "The Russians are not in favor of a tolling system. The Chinese are not in favor of a tolling system. I mean, there's no country in the world that's in favor of a tolling system, except the regime in Iran."
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters on board his plane at Jaipur International Airport in Jaipur, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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Regarding the emerging potential deal between the U.S. and Iran, Rubio said that while there is support for a preliminary draft from a "number" of regional leaders, it will take a "couple of days," to come to an agreement.
"The president had a very important, I think, historic call just a couple days ago with a number of leaders from the region. I think there's strong alignment and agreement on what a preliminary draft should look like," Rubio said. "I think, like anything with something like this, it's going to take a couple days to settle on … If there's going to be a deal, we're going to have to work through that, but this is, you know, it's either going to be a good deal or there isn't going to be one."