'Violation on one front is violation on all fronts,' Iran's Araghchi on Lebanon ceasefire

TEHRAN: Irianian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the ceasefire between Tehran and Washington is “unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon”.

“Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation,” he wrote on X.

The top diplomat’s comments come after Netanyahu announced that he had ordered his military to strike Beirut’s southern suburbs.

US not complying with ceasefire: Iran's chief negotiator Ghalibaf

Iranian parliament speaker and lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had called out the US on Monday for breaching its ceasefire with Iran, including by continuing its blockade of Iranian ports and failing to restrain its ally Israel from escalating attacks in Lebanon.

“The naval blockade and escalation of war crimes in Lebanon by the genocidal Zionist regime are clear evidence of US noncompliance with the ceasefire,” Ghalibaf wrote in a post on X. “Every choice has a price, and the bill comes due. It will all fall into place,” he added.

Only Iran, Oman have right to ‘exercise sovereignty’ over Hormuz: Iran’s deputy foreign minister

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Monday that Iran and Oman are the only two countries that have a right to “exercise sovereignty” in the Strait of Hormuz.

In comments carried by Iran’s IRIB broadcaster, Gharibabadi said Iran has implemented a new process for “controlling traffic and navigation” in the waterway but arrangements are coordinated with Oman.

He said Iran has urged Oman to “not give in to” threats from the US after Trump threatened to “blow up” the country if it does not “behave just like everybody else” with respect to the strait.

Lebanon ceasefire ‘essential’ for deal with US: Iranian FM spokesperson

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said on Thursday that any deal with the US to end the war must include guarantees for a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israel has expanded its attacks and invasion despite a truce in mid-April, according to Al Jazeera.

Speaking at a news conference, Baghaei said: “We insist that a ceasefire in Lebanon is an essential condition for any deal aimed at ending the war.”

Baghaei also said Iran is not currently engaging in talks with the US on the details of its nuclear programme, according to Al Jazeera.

“We know when it is necessary to act on nuclear matters,” Baghaei said. “No negotiations have taken place on the details of the nuclear file. At this stage, our priority is ending the war.”

Baghaei also accused the US of having violated the ceasefire, “including this morning”. He said, “Iran will take whatever measures we deem necessary to defend Iran’s national security.”

EU calls on Israel to 'stop military escalation' in Lebanon: spokesman

The European Union has urged Israel to halt its military operation in Lebanon, after Israel seized the strategic Beaufort Castle and said it would resume strikes on southern Beirut, AFP reported Monday.

“We call on Israel to stop its military escalation in Lebanon and to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni said.

French President speaks with Trump about war on Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with US President Donald Trump about "situation in the Middle East."

He commended Trump's efforts on to reach an agreement between the US and Iran in a post on X, which "represents a unique opportunity to build a new security framework involving all concerned parties, in order to enable a lasting stabilisation of the region."

"I indicated that we are ready to fully support these efforts and to take our full part in their implementation," he wrote.

He also said that France was prepared to bring "expertise" and "capabilities" to broader negotiations, especially regarding a nuclear agreement.

Iranian attacks damaged 20 US military sites since war began, satellite imagery shows

Iranian strikes have damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran in February, a BBC analysis of satellite images and videos showed on Monday.

The targeted facilities span Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, found the analysis by BBC Verify using satellite imagery from multiple international providers, along with archived images from Planet, a major provider, to assess damage from Iranian attacks.

While the White House has repeatedly said Iran’s military capability has been largely destroyed, analysts argue that damage observed at US facilities suggests that Iran’s counterstrikes were both more precise and more extensive than American officials have publicly acknowledged.

Among the significant losses were three advanced anti-ballistic missile battery systems at Al Ruwais and Al Sader airbases in the UAE, as well as Muwaffaq Salti Airbase in Jordan, the report said.

The satellite image analysis also indicated that Iranian strikes severely damaged US refuelling and surveillance aircraft at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia, with wrecked aircraft and burn marks visible at the site.

Among the aircraft identified by a MAIAR analyst was an E-3 Sentry surveillance plane, which US media reports say could cost up to $700 million to replace.

Elsewhere, Iranian strikes also hit Ali Al Salem Airbase and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Analysts at MAIAR identified destroyed fuel storage bunkers, aircraft hangars, and troop accommodation in satellite imagery, indicating the base was struck multiple times during the conflict.

At Camp Arifjan, defence intelligence firm Janes reported significant damage to satellite communications equipment, the analysis showed.

US says it struck Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack

The US said it struck Iranian military sites at ‌the weekend, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday it had targeted a US base in response, the latest in a series of exchanges amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.

The strikes on Iran's Gulf coast were in response to "aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US ​MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters," the US Central Command said in a post on X.

"US ​fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defences, a ground control station, and two one-way attack ⁠drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters," CENTCOM said, adding it will continue to protect US assets ​and interests during the ongoing ceasefire.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday it had targeted an air base used by ​the US for an attack on southern Iran, without identifying which base.

Air defences in Kuwait, where a major US base is located, were intercepting missile and drone attacks on Monday as sirens sounded across the country, the state news agency KUNA reported, without providing further details.

The US and Iran ​have sporadically exchanged strikes since their ceasefire took effect in early April, as negotiations aimed at a more durable agreement drag ​on. A similar exchange occurred last Thursday and was described by both sides in similar terms.

The war launched by the US and Israel on ‌February 28 ⁠has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices due to Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

US proposes new plan to ease Israel-Lebanon tensions amid fighting

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Lebanese ​President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‌on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon and has proposed a plan to allow for "gradual de-escalation," a US official said ​on Sunday.

The US has proposed that as a first ​step, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group would stop ⁠all attacks on Israel, and in return, Israel would ​refrain from escalation in Beirut, the official said.

Kuwait condemns Israel’s ‘wide-scale ground incursion’ into Lebanon

Kuwait on Monday strongly condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks on its territory, calling them "a blatant breach of international law."

The attacks also constitute "a serious escalation and a direct violation of Kuwait’s security and stability" and pose a "grave threat to the civilian safety and critical infrastructure” in Kuwait, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said the repeated attacks undermine efforts to de-escalate tensions and threaten regional security and stability, reiterating Kuwait’s firm rejection of such actions.

"Kuwait reserves its full right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its security and defend its territory," it added, holding Iran "fully responsible for these unlawful attacks."

Kuwait's armed forces said early Monday that the country's air defence systems intercepted "hostile missile and drone attacks" after air raid sirens sounded and emergency alerts were issued nationwide.

Israel's Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in Beirut's southern suburbs

Israeli Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the ‌military to attack targets in the Lebanese capital, Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh.

"Following repeated violations of ​the ceasefire in Lebanon by the terrorist group ​Hezbollah and the attacks against our cities ⁠and citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister ​Israel Katz ordered the IDF to attack terrorist targets ​in the Dahiyeh district in Beirut," a statement from Netanyahu's office said.

Israeli troops and Hezbollah have continued to trade fire ​since a mid-April ceasefire, with Hezbollah resorting to ​the use of cheap, easy-to-assemble kamikaze drones that are hard for ‌air ⁠defences to thwart and that have killed Israeli troops invading southern Lebanon.

The fighting in Lebanon has displaced ​more than 1.2 ​million Lebanese ⁠through Israeli strikes and evacuation orders since March 2.

The incursion has so far killed more than 3,370 people, according to the Lebanese government. Israel ⁠says ​24 of its soldiers and ​four civilians have been killed over the same period.

Iran says strikes on regional bases used in attacks against it are ‘lawful self-defence’

Baghaei said on Monday that Iran has the right to carry out retaliatory attacks on regional “bases and assets” used to wage attacks against it, after Kuwait reported a series of hostile missile and drone strikes.

“States have an established legal obligation not to allow their territory or assets to be used for invading other countries,” said Baghaei in a post on X.

The Iranian official also accused the European Union of displaying “selective moral outrage” in its response, saying that an EU statement condemning Iran for “exercising its right to self-defence against US aggression launched from bases in neighbouring countries” was “hypocritical and reckless”.

Baghaei did not specify which EU statement he was referring to, but the European Union’s diplomatic service criticised earlier reported Iranian attacks on Kuwait in a statement several days ago, saying they violate Kuwait’s sovereignty and “pose a serious threat to regional security and stability”.