Iran has made a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, and restart shipping through the Strait…
DUBAI — Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon , underscoring complications facing an Iran has made a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, andSmoke rises after an Israel i strike in central Beirut’s Bachoura neighborhood, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel , in Beirut, Lebanon , on March 12, 2026.
A woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in support of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. A woman holds an image of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and a Hezbollah flag during a rally in Tehran, Iran, on June 1, 2026. only when it ends in Lebanon as well,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Lebanese TV station Al Mayadeen late on Thursday.
Hezbollah said on Friday it had carried out two attacks on Israeli troops in south Lebanon, including near the recently captured, said Hezbollah had “made great sacrifices in the recent war and it is our ally. Therefore, we support Hezbollah and remain firmly committed to our obligations toward it. ”A photograph taken from the southern area of Nabatieh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Kfar Tebnit on June 4, 2026.
The IDF announced the launch of a ground operation in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas, aimed at dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure and eliminating militants allegedly operating under Iranian direction.
“Today we again warn this sinister regime to leave Lebanon. They should know that Lebanon will be an inseparable part of any agreement and any cease-fire. ” Lebanon’s parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group from southern Lebanon if Israeli troops simultaneously left territory they occupy in the country.
Smoke rises from a vehicle targeted by an Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 5, 2026.to counter “maritime mischief and harassment and the hijacking of commercial vessels and oil tankers. ” Earlier, US forces said they hadwar against Iran on February 28 , Iran fired missiles and drones against Gulf states hosting US bases and largely stopped shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trade remains at a fraction of its former levels through the waterway, which previously carried about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies. People with the flags of Iran and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group attend a street festival celebrating the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. to secure an interim deal to halt the war that would leave issues, including Iran’s nuclear program, to further negotiations.
As part of any agreement, Tehran wants access to billions of dollars in oil revenue, waivers on sanctions on crude exports, a lifting of awas Iran’s right, and that Trump had failed to understand that Iran’s “most powerful atomic bomb” was the Strait of Hormuz. Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in central Beirut's Bachoura neighborhood, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 12, 2026.
A woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a rally in support of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026. A woman holds an image of Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and a Hezbollah flag during a rally in Tehran, Iran, on June 1, 2026. A photograph taken from the southern area of Nabatieh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Kfar Tebnit on June 4, 2026.
The IDF announced the launch of a ground operation in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas, aimed at dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure and eliminating militants allegedly operating under Iranian direction. Smoke rises from a vehicle targeted by an Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 5, 2026.
People with the flags of Iran and Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group attend a street festival celebrating the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, on June 4, 2026.
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