Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Tuesday, June 2, here. See earlier developments below.
What to know about the Iran war:
- President Trump said on his Truth Social platform Monday that indirect talks with Iran were continuing at a “rapid pace,” hours after an Iranian news outlet linked to its Revolutionary Guard Corps said the regime was suspending the talks and opening “other fronts” in the war.
- Iran’s move came in response to what it said were ceasefire violations by the U.S. and Israel.
- Mr. Trump also said “all shooting will stop” between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, after the president said he spoke with officials from both sides of the conflict. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said later that his country’s military would “continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon,” and there were clashes overnight between Israel and Hezbollah.