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Iran live updates: Trump says more details on Iran to be announced 'in 48 hours'

Trump said on Monday that Iran has a "last chance" to make a deal.

Last Updated: August 5, 2026, 2:10 PM 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.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.

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Israel launches strikes in southern Lebanon, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it launched strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to an alleged ceasefire violation by the Iran-aligned group.

The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to residents of the village of Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon ahead of the strikes.

"Following the IDF's evacuation notice, the Al-Mansouri village is located within the Security Zone, where the military activities are still ongoing and can risk the lives of those in the area," the IDF said in a statement.

Addine, "The IDF issued an advanced warning to the civilians in the area in order to protect their safety. The civilians reached the area under the auspices of the Lebanese Armed Forces, which established a checkpoint in the area in violation of the understandings."

-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz and Jordana Miller

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Iran executed 56 people on national security charges since March, UN official says

Iran executed at least 56 people on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 individuals in cases linked to nationwide protests in January, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement on Wednesday.

More than 100 people are at risk of execution on similar charges, Turk said, adding that executions for drug-related offences are also continuing at "an alarming rate."

"Persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees are deeply troubling. Confessions have allegedly been obtained under torture and other ill-treatment," Turk said.

"Several executions have reportedly been carried out in public. Some have reportedly been carried out only weeks after arrest. Twelve defendants were reportedly sentenced to death following a single three-hour closed-door hearing," he added.

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian

7:19 AM EDT

8 ships cross Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, Kpler says

Eight ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, down from 10 on Monday and 11 on Sunday, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.

Most of the crossings were ships leaving the Persian Gulf and most of the ships used the route that passes through Iranian waters.

"Maritime risk remains elevated," Kpler said in its report.

A vessel is anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 3, 2026.
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-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

5:15 AM EDT

Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi oil tanker

Yahya Saree, the official spokesperson of the armed forces of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, claimed in a post to X on Wednesday that Houthi forces attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, a port city on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, using ballistic missiles.

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