The IRGC said on Monday its navy targeted the MSC Sariska V near Iraq's Umm Qasr port with a cruise missile in retaliation for a US military strike on the Iran-bound Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star in the Sea of Oman, describing the ship as owned by an “American-Israeli enemy.”
Donald Trump said talks with Iran are continuing rapidly after he unilaterally declared a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah following a phone call with Israel's prime minister.
Iran's negotiating team is stopping message exchanges with the United States through mediators over Israel's attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported, after Iran's Parliament Speaker said the US naval blockade and Israeli attacks in Lebanon showed US noncompliance with the ceasefire.
US President Donald Trump told critics of his Iran diplomacy to “sit back and relax,” saying Tehran really wants to reach a deal with the United States.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States covered “all fronts,” including Lebanon.
Two Iranian protesters were hanged on Monday after they were arrested during nationwide demonstrations in January, the judiciary’s Mizan News reported.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Monday accused Israel and the US of ceasefire violations in the region.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its Aerospace Force targeted the air base from which a recent US attack was launched after what it described as an American strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik in Hormozgan province.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it conducted strikes on Iranian radar installations and drone command-and-control sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend in response to what it described as aggressive Iranian actions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told US President Donald Trump that Israel would strike “terror targets” in Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop attacking Israeli cities and civilians, while the Israeli military will continue operations in southern Lebanon as planned.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday its navy targeted the MSC Sariska V near Iraq's Umm Qasr port with a cruise missile in retaliation for a US military strike on the Iran-bound Gambia-flagged bulk carrier Lian Star in the Sea of Oman, describing the ship as owned by an “American-Israeli enemy.”
Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Monday that Israel's threat to bomb Beirut's Dahiyeh district showed what he called the country's haste to end its own history.
"The bombing of Dahiyeh and the ceasefire violation only show the fake regime's haste to end its own ominous history," Velayati said in a post on X.
Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister held a phone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss Pakistani mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington and developments in Lebanon, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Monday.
IRGC Ground Force Commander Mohammad Karami said on Monday his forces were 100% ready to confront any threat or ground battle, claiming their preparedness now exceeds the level seen at the start of the US-Israeli war that started on February 28.
Two members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were killed on Sunday night after leftover projectiles from the war exploded while they were stationed on defensive fronts in the holy city of Qom in central Iran, the force's Qom branch said on Monday.
Israel is awaiting final authorization from US President Donald Trump before carrying out any military operation in Beirut’s southern suburbs, two Israeli sources told Reuters.
"Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran," US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday.
An initial assessment indicates that a second explosion on a cargo vessel in the Persian Gulf about 40 nautical miles southeast of Iraq's Umm Qasr was caused by a drone attack, Reuters reported citing Iraqi security officials.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah representatives, and that both sides had agreed to halt attacks.
"I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel," he added.
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