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Israel's military said a missile was launched from Yemen and intercepted, and the Houthis said they targeted 'sensitive' sites in the Jaffa area and declared a 'complete and absolute ban' on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, saying any Israeli vessel would be a military target. An Israeli military official said the Houthis fired two missiles; no casualties were reported.
Israel's military said it hit military targets in western and central Iran, with blasts reported in Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, and later confirmed striking the Karun petrochemical complex in Mahshahr; Iran said 15 people were wounded, 14 in Mahshahr, and state TV later said two air-defence personnel were killed. The IRGC said its further missile waves targeted Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases and a Haifa chemical plant, and an Israeli official said Iran had fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday night.
Hours after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Iran fired about 10 ballistic missiles at northern Israel; the IRGC said it targeted Ramat David air base as 'the source of aggressions' against Lebanon, and Israel's military said all were intercepted or fell in open areas. The IRGC called the attack a warning and threatened broader responses, and Trump said he was calling Netanyahu to tell him not to retaliate.
Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman agreed at a video meeting to raise production quotas by 188,000 barrels a day in July, saying the move aimed to support market stability.
Netanyahu and Defence Minister Katz said the military struck Hezbollah 'headquarters' in Beirut's southern suburbs in response to the group's fire on Israel. Lebanon's National News Agency said two apartments were hit in the Mreijeh area, killing two people and wounding 11; the number of wounded later rose to 20, including four children.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran carrying what he called a 'special letter' from army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei about ending the war. On June 7 he handed Sharif's written message to Foreign Minister Araghchi, who said they discussed the Pakistan-mediated efforts to end the war.
An Israeli strike destroyed a Lebanese army vehicle on the road between Kfar Tebnit and Khardali, killing Brigadier General Wissam Sabra, Captain Elie Khoury and soldier Hussein Ghozal, the Lebanese army said. Israel's military said the vehicle was in an evacuated combat zone where movement required coordination with it, and that the incident was under investigation.
CENTCOM said it shot down four Iranian attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and struck coastal radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island; the IRGC said the clash began when it fired on one of four U.S.-guided tankers trying to leave the strait. Hours later Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, and CENTCOM said six were intercepted and one missed, with Kuwait reporting debris damage but no casualties.
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told the Mehr news agency that Iran insisted, at minimum, on 50 percent of its frozen funds being made available immediately upon signing a memorandum of understanding with the U.S., with the money released no more than one to two months after the deal.
The U.S. Treasury designated individuals, companies and vessels it said shipped hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas, disguised as Omani LPG, to buyers in South and East Asia through front companies in the UAE and China. It also sanctioned the Iranian exchange house Mehrdad Geramian Nik and Partners and its leadership for moving foreign currency for sanctioned Iranian banks.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the U.S.-mediated text was 'booby-trapped' by requiring a complete Hezbollah ceasefire and the evacuation of its fighters from south of the Litani. He said he would accept an unconditional ceasefire on land, sea and air, with a Hezbollah pullback from south of the Litani in parallel with an Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupies.
Reuters, citing three sources, reported that Oman suspended crude loading at its main Mina al-Fahal export terminal after an explosion between two single-buoy mooring berths that the sources attributed to a drone attack. Petroleum Development Oman later said operations at the port were proceeding normally; the terminal exports 800,000 to 900,000 barrels a day.
In a statement carried by Tasnim, the IRGC said its condition for accepting a ceasefire had been a ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon, and that Israel must stop its attacks and withdraw behind the international border. Earlier the same day, Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said the baseline demand was an Israeli withdrawal to pre-war positions.
In a statement broadcast on Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV, leader Naim Qassem called the Lebanese government's direct negotiations with Israel a 'farce' and the truce 'surrender and defeat', rejected any link between Hezbollah's presence and a ceasefire or Israeli withdrawal, and demanded a complete ceasefire and Israeli pullout. He warned that northern Israel would not be safe as long as Lebanese villages were bombed.
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UNIFIL said a peacekeeper died early on June 4 of injuries from mortar rounds that hit his position near Marjayoun in south Lebanon the previous night, and two others were wounded; it did not say who fired. Serbia's defence ministry named him as Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović.
A joint statement released by the U.S. State Department after two days of direct talks said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of its operatives from south of the Litani, and to create 'pilot zones' under the Lebanese army's exclusive control. The two sides agreed to resume political and security talks the week of June 22.
Kuwait said Iranian drones and missiles hit Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport early on June 3, killing one person, injuring 63 and damaging diplomatic missions; its defence ministry said it dealt with 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran after dawn. Flights were halted for several hours and Kuwait expelled two Iranian diplomats; the IRGC blamed a malfunctioning U.S. Patriot interceptor, which CENTCOM denied.
CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft disabled the engine of the unladen Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie, bound for Kharg Island, after its crew ignored warnings. The IRGC said it fired at a 'US-Israeli' vessel and, after a U.S. strike near Qeshm, at U.S. targets including Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain; CENTCOM said two missiles fired at Kuwait fell short, three aimed at Bahrain were intercepted and the Fifth Fleet claim was false.
The U.S. Treasury designated Nobitex, Iran's largest digital asset exchange, along with Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex, saying Nobitex processed more than half of Iran's digital asset inflows in 2025 and handled IRGC-linked payments and sanctions evasion. The brothers who control Nobitex and its chief executive were also sanctioned; Nobitex denies direct government links.
Testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the first time since the war began, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran would not get sanctions relief for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and that any relief would be conditions-based, and that Iran had agreed to negotiate parts of its nuclear programme it previously refused to discuss. He said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was alive and 'increasingly engaging'.
Trump said that after a 'very productive' call with Netanyahu no Israeli troops would go to Beirut, and that Hezbollah, through 'highly placed representatives', agreed all shooting would stop. Lebanon's presidency said Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal for a reciprocal halt, with no Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs in exchange for no Hezbollah attacks on Israel, while Netanyahu said the army would keep operating 'as planned' in south Lebanon.
The IRGC-aligned Tasnim agency said Iran had stopped exchanging messages with Washington through intermediaries because of Israel's attacks on Lebanon, and that Iran and its allies were weighing a full closure of Hormuz and activating 'other fronts'. Foreign Minister Araghchi said the ceasefire covered all fronts including Lebanon; Trump said Iran had not informed him, that 'going silent would be very good', and that the U.S. blockade would stay.
UKMTO said a cargo ship about 40 nautical miles southeast of Iraq's Umm Qasr was hit by an unknown projectile that caused a large explosion, and Iraqi officials said a drone caused the blast and the fire was brought under control with no casualties. The IRGC said it targeted the 'US-owned', Panama-flagged MSC Sariska V with a cruise missile; MSC confirmed the ship was struck by two projectiles and called the attack 'completely unjustified', saying it is a neutral Swiss-based carrier.
Netanyahu instructed the military to strike 'terrorist targets' in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, citing repeated Hezbollah ceasefire violations, and the army later told residents to leave, saying it would hit Dahiyeh if Hezbollah kept firing rockets at Israeli towns. Iran's central military command warned residents of northern Israel to flee if Beirut was attacked.