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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he wanted to intensify his offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon where he described the capture of the Beaufort Fortress as a “decisive turning point”, pushing France to request an emergency meeting of the Security Council, scheduled for Monday. Relive our live stream.
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Netanyahu tells Trump Israel will hit Beirut if Hezbollah attacks
The American president had assured earlier that both parties had promised appeasement. “I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and our citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “Our position on this remains unchanged. At the same time, the army will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.”
Lebanon: a “mutual cessation of attacks” accepted between the cobelligerents
The Lebanese embassy in Washington says Hezbollah has agreed to a “mutual cessation of attacks” with Israel.
Trump assures that “discussions continue at a rapid pace” with Iran
The American president’s assertion contradicts the announcement by the Iranian press agency Tasnim, according to which Tehran has broken off indirect dialogue with Washington, in particular because of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.
Lebanon: Trump says Israel and Hezbollah promised him appeasement
Donald Trump assured, this Monday, that Benjamin Netanyahu had committed, during a telephone interview, not to send troops to Beirut, while Israel threatened to attack the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. The American president also affirmed on his Truth Social network that he had a “very good” exchange with Hezbollah, via intermediaries, adding that the pro-Iranian formation was going to “totally cease fire”. “Israel will not attack them and they will not attack Israel,” wrote the American president.
Lebanon: UN “very concerned” calls for respect of the ceasefire
The UN, very concerned about the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon where Israel is intensifying its offensive, called on Monday all parties to respect the ceasefire and avoid a “further escalation”. “We are very concerned about the escalation in military activities in southern Lebanon and beyond,” said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the secretary-general. “We call on all actors to respect the cessation of hostilities and to avoid further escalation.”
Iran: Revolutionary Guards threaten to open “new fronts” in the face of Israel’s offensive in Lebanon
This was indicated on Monday by Iranian state television, an advisor to the Supreme Guide, Mohsen Rezaee. He warned that Tehran was losing “patience”. “Iran considers that crossing the red lines in Lebanon and Gaza amounts to direct war”, and “in response, is determined to carry out defensive operations” and “open new fronts”, declared the Guardians, in reference to Israel’s operations in the Palestinian territory and its offensive in the neighboring country. “The patience of the Iranian armed forces has its limits,” Mohsen Razaee said on X.
Iranian media announces that Tehran has suspended negotiations with Washington
Iran’s Tasnim news agency said Tehran had suspended negotiations with the United States aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. The decision was taken, according to Tasnim, because of the “crimes” that Israel “continues to commit” in Lebanon, and the violations “on all fronts” of the Iranian-American ceasefire concluded on April 8. “The Iranian negotiating team is therefore suspending the dialogue and the exchange of texts via the mediators,” said the Iranian media.
Israeli army calls for evacuation of southern Beirut suburbs
The Israeli army has called on residents of the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, to evacuate in anticipation of strikes against the pro-Iranian movement.
“If the ‘terrorist’ organization Hezbollah continues to fire rockets towards Israeli towns and localities, the army will respond by targeting objectives in the south” of Beirut, Avichay Adraee, an Arabic-speaking military spokesperson, warned in a message published on Telegram, calling on residents to leave the premises.
The price of oil rises more than 5% due to renewed tensions between the United States and Iran
Oil prices are soaring this Monday, boosted by the renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, the two countries showing differences on the conditions of an agreement to end the war, and after reciprocal attacks this weekend.
Around 3:30 p.m. (Paris time), the price of a barrel of Brent from the North Sea, for delivery in August, which is the first day of use as a reference contract, rose 4.92%, to $95.60, after briefly rising above 5%. Its American equivalent, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate, for delivery in July, gained 5.94%, to $92.55.
Iranian president promises Japan to facilitate the passage of its ships through the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian assured that his country would facilitate passage for Japanese ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been virtually blocked by Iran since the outbreak of war on February 28. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to facilitate maritime traffic” in the Strait of Hormuz, declared Massoud Pezeshkian to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
“We will endeavor to ensure easy and unhindered passage for Japanese ships,” added the president, according to comments reported by the presidency while Japan depends very largely on the Strait of Hormuz for its oil imports.
Hezbollah says it continues to fight Israel near Beaufort Fortress
Hezbollah said it continued to fight Israeli forces near the Beaufort Fortress (in southern Lebanon), a strategic medieval site that Israel announced it had occupied. The Israeli army has been trying since dawn on Sunday “with great difficulty to consolidate its presence in the vicinity of the fortress”, said the pro-Iranian group in a press release. Hezbollah did not have a military presence in the citadel when Israeli forces entered, he assured.
EU calls on Israel to stop its “military escalation” in Lebanon
Israel must stop its “military escalation” in Lebanon and respect “the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of this country, where the Israeli authorities plan to establish a zone under military control in the south, a spokesperson for the European Union said on Monday. “The Lebanese people have already endured immense ordeals. They did not choose this war, and this war is not theirs,” said spokesperson Anouar El Anouni.
“No calm in Beirut” as long as Hezbollah attacks last, warns Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that there would be “no calm” in Beirut without stopping attacks by pro-Iranian Hezbollah, also saying he wanted to establish a zone under military control in a large part of southern Lebanon. “The southern suburbs of Beirut are no different from the northern localities of Israel: if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut. We will not allow a situation in which our localities and our citizens are attacked while calm is maintained in Beirut,” he said. Katz in a video released by his office. He added that the army was continuing its operations against Hezbollah “in order to ward off the threats (…) and to make the Litani River area an area placed under the security control of the IDF (the army, editor’s note), cleared of weapons and terrorists”.
Macron welcomes Trump’s “determined efforts” to “rapidly reach an agreement” with Tehran
I spoke with President Trump last night about the situation in the Middle East.
I welcomed his determined efforts to quickly reach an agreement between the United States and Iran, which constitutes a unique opportunity to build…
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 1, 2026
Iran assures that it is not discussing nuclear power with the United States at this stage
Iran reiterated on Monday that its nuclear program was not at this stage on the menu of ongoing discussions with the United States to put a lasting end to the war in the Middle East. “No negotiations have taken place on the details of the nuclear issue. At this stage, our priority is to end the war,” declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy Esmaïl Baghaï, while American President Donald Trump affirmed that Iran had committed to not acquiring nuclear weapons.
Iran accuses US of continuing to violate ceasefire after night strikes
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday accused the United States of continuing to violate the fragile ceasefire with Iran, after American strikes against its territory which led to Iranian military retaliations. “The United States is also violating the ceasefire, including this morning,” declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, after denouncing a violation of the truce in Lebanon by Israel. “We will not hesitate to take all measures that we deem necessary to defend Iran’s national security,” added the spokesperson, during a press conference attended by AFP.
Iran reiterates that agreement with the United States is conditional on a ceasefire in Lebanon
Iran reaffirmed Monday that any agreement with the United States to end the war in the Middle East was conditional on a ceasefire in Lebanon where the Israeli army is striking positions of Hezbollah, Tehran’s ally. “We insist on the fact that a ceasefire in Lebanon is an essential condition for any agreement aimed at ending the war” with the United States, declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, during a press conference in Tehran in which AFP participated.
War in the Middle East: the Banque de France will lower its 2026 growth forecasts in mid-June
The Banque de France will lower its growth forecasts for 2026 in mid-June, after INSEE indicated on Friday that the French gross domestic product (GDP) had fallen by 0.1% in the first quarter.
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Israel ordered its army to strike southern suburbs of Beirut
The Israeli army was ordered to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut, stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, after expanding its operations in southern Lebanon. “In light of repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the terrorist organization Hezbollah and attacks against our cities and citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have ordered the IDF to strike terrorist targets.” in the southern suburbs of Beirut, indicates an official press release.
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