U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 1, 2026) he had persuaded Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreeing not to send troops to southern Beirut and the Lebanese militant group promising to stop attacks.
Also Read | Hormuz: The Strait where America stalled“There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way have already been turned back,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social network after a “very productive” call with Mr. Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Tehran’s negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue.
Editorial | From bad to worse: On Donald Trump and the war on IranThe agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its Shiite allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to “punish” Israel and its supporters.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 1, 2026) he had persuaded Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreeing not to send troops to southern Beirut and the Lebanese militant group promising to stop attacks.
Also Read | Hormuz: The Strait where America stalled
“There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way have already been turned back,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social network after a “very productive” call with Mr. Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Tehran’s negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue.
Editorial | From bad to worse: On Donald Trump and the war on Iran
The agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its Shiite allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to “punish” Israel and its supporters.
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