US-Israel-Iran War News LIVE Updates: Israel, Lebanon renew ceasefire, agree on Hezbollah-free security zones
A destroyed building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike is seen through a shattered window of the Jabal Amel Hospital, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo)
US Iran War LIVE: Israel and Lebanon agreed on Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned, the Associated Press reported. In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River. “These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, the US House on Wednesday approved a war powers resolution to halt US military action against Iran. The resolution does not immediately stop the military campaign and now moves to the Senate. Last month, four Republican senators joined Democrats to advance a similar measure aimed at curtailing US operations against Iran, but the Senate has yet to hold a final vote
Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that it’s “not over” in Iran and insisted that Tehran “has been weakened,” NBC News reported. Netanyahu further said he sometimes has “tactical disagreements” with US President Donald Trump after both the leaders held tense call on Monday.
Trump, in a podcast interview, broadcast on Wednesday said that said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t manipulate him to launch attacks on Iran and that it was entirely his decision. The US president confirmed that he called Netanyahu “crazy” and that he was “a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon.”
Trump’s podcast interview comes hours after one person was killed and multiple injuries were reported following an Iranian drone and missile strike on Kuwait’s international airport. Kuwait’s state news agency reported flight suspensions and diversions following the development. News agency Reuters reported that the attack hit the T1 building at the airport, and flights were diverted to alternative airports. Earlier, the US said it intercepted multiple Iranian drones in Kuwait moments after announcing that it conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island in response to waves of Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.
No sanctions relief for Iran: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States does not promise any relaxation of the sanctions imposed on Iran, even if the Islamic Republic opens the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio asserted that “any sanctions relief is conditional” on Tehran’s “commitment, or compliance” with agreements on not enriching uranium and pursuing alleged “nuclear activity”.