"Iran's deterrence is way stronger than when the war started," says Iranian regional expert
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• Strikes reported: The US military conducted “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to US Central Command, amid a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war.

• What we know: Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US and Iran are working toward a “memorandum of understanding.” But disputes over language concerning Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions have held up finalization of a deal to end the war, according to US officials.

• Israel’s posture: Meanwhile, Israel is preparing to expand its operations in Lebanon in the near future, an Israeli source said, adding that the moves are being “coordinated” with the US.
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US targets Iranian missile launch sites and boats in "self-defense" strikes as negotiations continue

By Zachary Cohen


The US military conducted “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz on Monday amid a ceasefire between the two countries and ongoing negotiations to end the war, according to US Central Command.

“U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” CENTCOM spokesman Timothy Hawkins told CNN in a statement when asked about explosions reported around the Strait of Hormuz.

“Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” he added.

Some background: US and Iranian forces have previously exchanged fire during the ceasefire. In early May, US forces targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for launching a series of “unprovoked” missile, drone and small boat attacks against American warships transiting the strait.

President Donald Trump previously authorized US forces to respond to Iranian provocations around the key waterway.
1 HR 40 MIN AGO


Trump: Enriched uranium will be destroyed in US, on-site or at "another acceptable location"

By Kit Maher


President Donald Trump laid out his plans for destroying Iran’s enriched uranium, saying it will either be transported to the United States, dealt with on-site or taken to another location.


“The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!) will either be immediately turned over to the United States to be brought home and destroyed or, preferably, in conjunction and coordination with the Islamic Republic of Iran, destroyed in place or, at another acceptable location, with the Atomic Energy Commission, or its equivalent, being witness to this process and event,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office last week that the United States would not bend on recovering Iran’s enriched uranium, but this statement expresses openness to Tehran’s involvement in the process.

“We’ll probably destroy it after we get it, but we’re not going to let them have it,” Trump said Thursday.

Some context: The refrain American officials began using this weekend is “No dust, no dollars,” referring to the cache of nearly 1,000 pounds of highly enriched uranium the White House insists must be disposed of before Iran will see financial benefit from the proposed deal to end the war.
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Iran reports explosions at sites along Strait of Hormuz, activates air defenses

By Mohammed Tawfeeq


Three explosions were heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a short statement early Tuesday local time citing “sources,” but there was no immediate official confirmation of the cause of the blasts.

In a later statement, the IRGC said the sound of an explosion has been heard near Bandar Abbas airport. Iran’s air defense system in Bandar Abbas “has been activated to counter hostile targets,” the IRGC added.

Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) also reported that the “sound of several consecutive explosions was heard around midnight … in Bandar Abbas city, the cause of which has not yet been announced by official sources.”

Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency, citing witnesses, said similar sounds were also reported in the Persian Gulf near Sirik and Jask.

Earlier, Iran’s armed forces said they had destroyed a hostile drone in the Persian Gulf area, the reports said.

Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, the site of a key Iranian naval and air base, is strategically located along the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran delegation continuing talks in Qatar, as Israel prepares to expand Lebanon operations

By Catherine Nicholls

A ceremony to commemorate those killed in US-Israeli military operations takes place at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in Tehran on Sunday. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/AP

After both Iran and the US signaled this weekend that talks aimed at reaching a peace agreement are progressing, US officials told CNN earlier today that a deal to end the war has been held up by disputes over language on Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions.

Here’s what else has been going on in the region today:
Iranian officials arrived in Qatar this morning for talks on diplomatic efforts to end the war, a diplomat briefed on the visit told CNN. A short while ago, a diplomatic source said these “intense talks” are continuing.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing to expand its operations in Lebanon, an Israeli source told CNN, adding that the moves are being “coordinated with the United States.”
Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have continued to trade blows, with the IDF saying it “struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure sites” across Lebanon today.
A US official signaled Washington’s support for continued Israeli operations against Hezbollah, saying that “Israel will never be expected to passively absorb attacks on its forces and civilians.”
The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Greater Tehran claimed that his country is stronger now than it was on the first day of the war, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered authorities to restore internet access after months of a shutdown, Fars reported today, citing a source in the Ministry of Communications.

CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Mostafa Salem, Tal Shalev, Dana Karni, Andrew Carey, Mustafa Qadri, Jennifer Hansler and Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.
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3 HR 51 MIN AGO


Iran will not retreat, top security official says in first message to Iranian public

By Issy Ronald and Aida Karimi

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran on November 12, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the newly appointed leader of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, displayed his hard-line stance in his first message to the Iranian people, vowing that “there will be no retreat” in Iran’s fight against the United States and Israel.

“The military field, the diplomatic field and the people sent forth into the streets demonstrated this through their courageous resistance and brought the enemy to its knees,” he said, according to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

Zolghadr, a veteran regime operator, was appointed head of the National Security Council in March to replace Ali Larijani, who was killed in an Israeli strike. Previously, he had been second-in-command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and his elevation after Larijani’s death indicates the group’s expanding influence in Iran since the war started.

He called for “unity and cohesion” among the Iranian people, saying that in itself “is another battlefield in the struggle.”

“A collective effort to prevent any divisive words or actions will bring beloved Iran to final victory, God willing,” he added.
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3 HR 57 MIN AGO


“Intense talks” with Iranian high-level delegation in Doha are ongoing, source says

By Mostafa Salem

Skyscraper buildings are silhouetted against the setting sun in Doha on Sunday. Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Intense talks that began in Qatar this morning on the details of an agreement to end the regional conflict are continuing, a diplomatic source told CNN.

A high-level delegation consisting of Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati arrived in Doha earlier Monday for talks on issues relating to the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s highly enriched uranium, the source said.

Among the topics being discussed are Iran’s frozen funds, which are addressed in the memorandum of understanding currently being negotiated between Washington and Tehran and would form part of any final agreement, the diplomat had said earlier.

Negotiations have been taking place between Qatari mediators and the Iranian delegation in coordination with the United States, the source said.
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Iran’s president orders internet access to be restored, Iranian news agency reports

By Mohammed Tawfeeq

Two women use a smartphone in northern Tehran, Iran, as seen in a file image from September 2025. Vahid Salemi/AP/File

President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered authorities to restore internet access, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency said Monday in a report citing a source in the Ministry of Communications.

Iran began restricting internet access in late December 2025, according to NetBlocks and other monitoring groups, following mass anti-government demonstrations initially driven by surging inflation, currency collapse and a deepening economic crisis.

Tehran tightened the restrictions as the protests expanded into broader calls for political change and by the end of February, amid the onset of US and Israeli military strikes, it had implemented a near-total disconnection.

In a post on X on Monday, NetBlocks said the shutdown had lasted more than 2,064 hours and had “eliminated any transparency around executions,” while adding to what it described as “inhumane conditions and daily uncertainty” faced by jailed critics and dissidents.

The report by Fars did not say when the restoration would take effect or specify which restrictions would be lifted.
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4 HR 11 MIN AGO


IDF pushing to renew strikes on Beirut, Israeli source tells CNN

By Tal Shalev, Catherine Nicholls and Dana Karni

Plumes of smoke billow from Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Monday. Stringer/Reuters

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing to expand its operations in Lebanon in the near future, an Israeli source told CNN on Monday, saying the moves are being “coordinated with the United States.”

The IDF is also pushing to renew strikes on Beirut and target senior Hezbollah figures there, the source added.

The more aggressive military approach will be aimed at countering Hezbollah’s drone threat, the source said. The threat includes fiber-optic drones, which Israel has struggled to deal with.

Earlier Monday, the IDF said that Hezbollah had launched “a number of explosive drones” toward Israeli soldiers and Israeli territory. Some of the drones came down inside Israel, but no injuries were reported, the IDF said.

Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire last month, though fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has continued on a near-daily basis.

Israeli attacks have largely remained south of the Litani River, where Israeli troops are also occupying a swath of territory along the border. Hezbollah has continued to target Israel border communities with drones and rockets.

In a video posted Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country will “intensify the blows” and “increase the force” used against Hezbollah.


“We are not taking our foot off the gas pedal; on the contrary … we need to push the gas pedal even harder,” Netanyahu said.

The IDF said late Monday it was striking Hezbollah sites in the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, as well as “additional areas” across the country, including the city of Tyre on the Mediterranean coast.

In a separate statement, the IDF said it “struck more than 70 Hezbollah infrastructure sites” across the country on Monday, including command centers, weapons storage facilities and other sites used by the militant group in Tyre.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency also reported strikes on towns in southern Lebanon on Monday evening.

CNN’s Eyad Kourdi contributed to this report. This post has been updated with developments.
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US official signals Washington's support for Israeli operations against Hezbollah

By Jennifer Hansler


A US official signaled Washington’s support for continued Israeli operations against Hezbollah, saying Monday that “Israel will never be expected to passively absorb attacks on its forces and civilians.”

“Since April 17, Hezbollah has fired over a thousand drones and over 700 rockets to try and derail ongoing negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. The status quo is untenable,” the official said.

Hezbollah “is entirely responsible for the current situation,” the official said. “It broke the ceasefire on March 2 and is now intent on denying the Lebanese people a path to peace and reconstruction.”

The comments come amid ongoing negotiations to end the war in Iran. Tehran has also called for an end to the war in Lebanon.

There have also been continued strikes between Israel and Hezbollah, despite an ostensible US-brokered ceasefire. Israeli operations continued across southern Lebanon on Monday and killed at least three people, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).

Israel’s military reported a series of explosive drones launched by Hezbollah during the early hours of Monday towards a spread of locations along the Israeli side of the border. It also reported a drone impact in southern Lebanon in an area currently controlled by Israeli soldiers. There are no reports of any injuries from the attacks.

On Sunday, Israel’s army chief, Eyal Zamir, said he had approved plans for the “continuation of the combat in the north,” a reference to Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah.
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Trump honors 13 US service members killed in Iran war during Memorial Day remarks

By Kit Maher

US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance participate in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

President Donald Trump honored US service members at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, including the 13 lost in connection with the Iran war.

“In Operation Epic Fury, we lost 13 wonderful souls, wonderful special people. These incredible men and women gave their lives to ensure that the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon. Oh, and they won’t. They will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said during Memorial Day remarks.

The family of one of the fallen service members, Capt. Ariana G. Savino — who was aboard a refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq — was in the audience, and Trump asked them to stand up and be recognized.

As the US president seeks to reach a final agreement to end the war, he projected victory and said the service members will not have died in vain.

“Ariana’s selfless gift will not be in vain. Our debt to you is everlasting, and it’s always going to end in victory. We’re having victories all over the place, more than we’ve had many, many decades,” he said.

Trump touted that the US military “lost no one” in the operation in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, calling it “a complete and total victory.”

“In two wars recently, we’ve lost a total of 13 service members,” Trump said, referring to Venezuela and Iran.

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute during the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images

Speaking before Trump, Vice President JD Vance, who is a Marine veteran, said, “I know, from every American across every political persuasion, that we love you, we’re grateful to you and we commit to make the United States of America the very best version of itself.”
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