The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces conducted “self-defence” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and “defeated multiple” Iranian missiles and drones, as civilian vessels and regional allies Kuwait and Bahrain came under attack.

Kuwait’s military said air defence systems intercepted incoming drones and missiles, while Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said warning sirens were activated.

Iran’s Tasnim new agency cited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirming it launched retaliatory missile and drone attacks on US bases in the region, but did not name Kuwait or Bahrain, following the Qeshm strikes.

US President Donald Trump has hit back at reports that negotiations with Iran to end the war have stalled, saying that “conversations between us have been going on continuously”.

Israel continues its deadly bombing campaign in southern Lebanon a day after Trump said that Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, had agreed to call off planned attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

At least 3,468 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March 2, with 10,577 injured, Lebanon’s Health Ministry reports.

US military says Iran attacks on Kuwait ‘failed to impact targets’

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has posted more information about the overnight tit-for-tat strikes with Iranian forces.

The command earlier said it launched “self defence” fire “in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East”.

“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets. Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart enroute, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces,” CENTCOM said in a statement.

An additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed.

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 3, 2026

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US President Donald Trump says he spoke to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah for the Lebanon ceasefire, adding that both sides agreed to stop their attacks.

Earlier, Netanyahu ordered Israeli attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned residents of northern Israel to leave the area if Israel carries out threats to expand attacks on Beirut and its southern suburbs.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the ceasefire between Iran and the US “is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts”.

Iran has asked Pakistan to continue playing a diplomatic role in helping reduce regional tensions and support efforts to maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon, according to a statement issued from Islamabad.

Qatari source says officials working towards de-escalation in southern Lebanon

The US has informed Qatar that strikes threatened by Israel on Beirut’s southern suburbs have been cancelled following a call between Trump and Netanyahu, a Qatari diplomatic source has told Al Jazeera.

The official added that Qatar initiated contact with the US last Sunday to push for de-escalation in southern Lebanon, and since then, its officials have been engaged in mediation efforts to reinforce the ceasefire.

What is happening in the occupied West Bank?

The Israeli army and settlers have continued their attacks across the occupied West Bank.

Here is a round-up of what happened today, according to reports collected by the Wafa news agency:

Settlers carried out a series of attacks on agricultural land in the Nablus and Ramallah governorates, including setting fire to olive plantations and causing widespread damage through livestock grazing.

Settlers erected sheds and moved caravans onto previously bulldozed land in the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, where olive trees had earlier been uprooted.

Israeli forces stormed the Kafr Aqab neighbourhood, north of occupied East Jerusalem, firing tear gas and stun grenades.

Israeli authorities issued a demolition order against a Palestinian’s home and commercial facility in the town of Jaba, north of Jerusalem. It houses two families of 13 people.

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Donald Trump a déclaré dimanche que les Etats-Unis n’entendaient pas « se précipiter » en vue de conclure un accord avec l’Iran, semblant tempérer l’espoir d’une finalisation rapide pour mettre fin à la guerre au Moyen-Orient.

Le secrétaire d’Etat américain Marco Rubio a déclaré un peu plus tôt qu’une annonce était possible dans la journée de dimanche concernant un accord avec l’Iran.

L’Iran et les Etats-Unis avaient évoqué dans la journée de samedi une percée dans les négociations pour mettre durablement fin à la guerre au Moyen-Orient, après des semaines de tensions et de consultations diplomatiques. Donald Trump avait confirmé à CBS News qu’un accord entre les Etats-Unis et l’Iran « se rapprochait grandement ».

Avant cela, le négociateur iranien avait promis une réponse « écrasante » si les Etats-Unis reprenaient leur guerre contre l’Iran. Selon des médias américains, Washington aurait envisagé de nouvelles frappes contre Téhéran.

Benjamin Netanyahu dit avoir reçu l’assurance que l’accord final avec l’Iran inclurait le dossier nucléaire

Le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu a affirmé dimanche être convenu avec Donald Trump que tout accord final avec l’Iran devait « éliminer entièrement la menace nucléaire ».

« Ma politique, comme celle du président Trump, reste inchangée: l’Iran n’obtiendra pas d’armes nucléaires », a déclaré Benjamin Netanyahu dans un communiqué, au lendemain d’une conversation téléphonique entre les deux hommes.

« Droit » d’Israël à se défendre

« Le président Trump et moi sommes convenus que tout accord final avec l’Iran devait éliminer entièrement la menace nucléaire. Cela signifie démanteler les installations d’enrichissement d’uranium de l’Iran et retirer de son territoire les matières nucléaires enrichies », a-t-il ajouté.

Benjamin Netanyahu a également affirmé que Donald Trump avait, lors de cet appel, réitéré « le droit » d’Israël à combattre au Liban, où l’armée israélienne vise le Hezbollah pro-iranien.

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Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has held “highly productive talks” with the Iranian leadership in Tehran, resulting in “encouraging progress towards a final understanding” between the United States and Iran, according to the Pakistani army.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also said “some progress” had been made through the Pakistani mediation, adding that “there is ⁠a chance that, whether it’s ⁠later today, ⁠tomorrow, in a couple days, we may have something to ‌say”.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says that Iran “decided to focus the negotiations on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon”, refusing to discuss its nuclear programme.

Israel continues to launch air strikes on southern Lebanon after killing at least 3,123 people since March 2, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Setareh Sadeqi, assistant professor at the University of Tehran, spoke to Al Jazeera about the seemingly encouraging signs emerging from Pakistan towards a final understanding between Iran and the United States.

“I think there is a clear message that there is a regional desire to come to an agreement and make it happen between the United States and Iran,” said Sadeqi.

But she cautioned the messaging from all sides remains “very contradictory”.

“We’re seeing both parties talking about being very close, but at the same time being far and that the military option is on the table and it could happen within even hours, if not days,” she added.

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump said he was close to restarting the war before Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE urged him not to and to continue negotiations.

“The Pakistani officials are also saying that there are still points that need to be settled, and that means that it has actually not been finalised,” added Sadeqi.

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Hate speech against religious minorities in India rose last year. Experts say far-right RSS is doing ‘damage control’.

India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological fountainhead of the Hindu far right, says it is organising visits to the United States and other Western countries to bolster its public image globally and dispel claims it is involved in violence against religious minority groups in India.

The visits announced on Tuesday come amid international criticism regarding minority rights in India and a few months after a US federal agency published a report accusing the group of carrying out acts of violence against minorities for decades.

Here is more about the RSS, and what’s behind the visits to Western nations.

What is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?

The RSS is a right-wing Hindu volunteer organisation founded in 1925 by physician and Hindu nationalist Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur, modern-day Maharashtra.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, sometimes called the Sangh for short, is Hindi for National Volunteer Organisation.

The RSS works across society, operating schools, hospitals, magazines and publishing houses, to advocate for the idea of Hindutva, a Hindu supremacist idea that aims to turn India from a constitutionally secular state into a Hindu one.

The RSS describes itself as a “Hindu-centric civilisational, cultural movement” that aims to “carry the nation to the pinnacle of glory”. It leads a network of more than 2,500 right-wing Hindu organisations called the Sangh Parivar, Hindi for RSS family.

“RSS is known as a fascist organisation because if you look at the writings of the first ideologues of RSS, they bring inspiration from Mussolini and Hitler,” Apoorvanand, a Hindi professor at the University of Delhi who writes literary and cultural criticism, told Al Jazeera.

BS Moonje, a Hindu Mahasabha party leader and mentor to Hedgewar, met Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1931, openly admired fascist youth and military organisations and saw them as a model for organising Hindu society.

MS Golwalkar, the second RSS chief, wrote a book in 1939 titled We, or Our Nationhood Defined, in which he cited Nazi Germany’s treatment of minorities as an example of preserving racial or national purity.

“You will find admiration towards the policies of Hitler. This is how they wanted to deal with the Muslims and Christians in India,” Apoorvanand, who goes by his first name, said.

“In the present times, their source of inspiration is Israel because Israel is also following the same policy towards Muslims and Christians – to eliminate them completely.”

The RSS has been banned in India several times, including in 1948 after a former member assassinated independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.

Does the RSS have ties to the government?

The RSS is often described as the ideological mothership of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP was formed in 1980 by former leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), including Hindu nationalist leader and poet Atal Bihari Vajpayee, after their split from the Janata Party coalition.

The BJP first came to power briefly in 1996 with Vajpayee as prime minister, but he resigned after 13 days when he failed to gain support for his government from a majority of members of parliament. He won again in 1998 and served as prime minister for 13 months before losing a no-confidence vote. Vajpayee later served a stable term from 1999 to 2004.

Current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been a member of the RSS since 1972, began his first term in 2014, marking the first time the BJP had won a single-party majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. In June 2024, Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term. Modi, 75, joined the BJP in 1987.

Are hate crimes against minorities on the rise in India?

In 2025, incidents of hate speech against minorities in India, including Muslims and Christians, rose by 13 percent, according to the India Hate Lab, a United States-based research group. The majority of these instances occurred in states and union territories governed by the BJP.

Since 2015, a number of Muslims in India have been lynched by mobs during disputes about herding cattle or over allegations of eating beef. They have also fallen victim to targeted attacks.

Besides hate crime against Indian Muslims, there has been a marked spike in hate crimes against Christians in India recently. According to the India Hate Lab report, hate speech events targeting Christians rose from 115 in 2024 to 162 in 2025, a 41 percent increase.

Christian churches and prayer meetings have also been subjected to attacks in India.

Many observers lay the blame for this rise at the feet of the BJP and the RSS, which deny that they are responsible.

“What we’re seeing is a disturbing escalation in hate crimes, violence, bulldozer demolitions, discriminatory laws and hate speech targeting minorities along with the state using its full might, including the SIR, to systematically disenfranchise minority communities,” Raqib Hameed Naik, founder and executive director of the US think tank, the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH), told Al Jazeera.

The SIR, or special intensive revision, is a revision of voter rolls that began last year. Critics of the exercise have said it has disproportionately removed Muslims and other minority communities from the rolls.

“What RSS General Secretary [Dattatreya] Hosabale has been saying, including denying any persecution of minorities, directly contradicts facts on the ground. It contradicts research and data from numerous international human rights organisations, including ours,” Naik said.

How is the RSS lobbying the West?

Hosabale said at a rare briefing with foreign media in New Delhi on Tuesday that he had been speaking to gatherings in the US, Germany and the United Kingdom to “dispel certain misgivings and misconceptions about the RSS”.

Speaking from the new 12-storey RSS office in New Delhi, Hosabale said the main allegations against the RSS were that the organisation was a “paramilitary organisation” that promotes “Hindu supremacist things” and “others have become second-class citizens”.

“The fact is entirely different,” he said.

Hosabale met with academics, policymakers and business leaders during his trips to the UK, US and Germany in April.

He spent six days in London and Rugby in central England, engaging with organisations including Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the International Centre for Sustainability in the City of London, according to the RSS website.

The website said a dinner with members of parliament was held that was attended by representatives of the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.

After this, he visited the US, where he engaged with the Indian American community in multiple cities over 10 days. Hosabale also conducted discussions with the Hudson Institute, a Washington, DC-based conservative think tank.

Apoorvanand told Al Jazeera that the Indian Hindu diaspora is becoming financially powerful in the US and other countries. Diaspora supporters of the RSS help fund the organisation.

“While enjoying all the rights in the country they’re in where they have citizenship, they want India as a Hindu country,” he said.

After the US trip in April, Hosabale went to Germany for two days, where he met with German policy institutions and the Indian community. These included the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a Berlin-based foreign policy think tank advising the German government, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a political foundation linked to Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union party.

“It is a dream of the RSS to create a network of right-wing conservative organisations worldwide,” Apoorvanand said.

Hosabale said on Tuesday that RSS leaders would continue to visit Europe as well as Southeast Asia and other regions to raise awareness about the organisation.

Why is the RSS conducting this outreach?

The RSS visits followed the publication of a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in November. It said the RSS “has been involved in acts of extreme violence and intolerance against members of minority groups for decades”.

“RSS’s international outreach is essentially a knee-jerk reaction to the USCIRF recommendation to impose targeted sanctions against the organisation and its leaders for their role in the systematic persecution of minorities,” Naik told Al Jazeera.

The USCIRF is a bipartisan US federal body that tracks religious freedom worldwide and advises the president, the secretary of state and Congress on related policy.

“This recommendation came from a bipartisan body. That’s what makes it such a significant blow,” said Naik, who founded HindutvaWatch.org, a real-time database tracking hate crimes and human rights abuses in India.

Apoorvanand said several organisations within the European Union and the US have been investigating the state of minority rights in India.

If recommended sanctions against the RSS and its leaders are enacted, that could spell the collapse of its network, Naik added.

“It would make the RSS a pariah, including among diasporic Indians, some of whom have played a major role in funding and sustaining the organisation, especially before Modi came to power in 2014,” he said.

The RSS has “no option but to send their leaders to the US and other countries to do damage control and to push a counternarrative against the sanctions discourse that’s been gaining ground in policy circles,” he added.

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La guerre entre Washington et Pékin se joue aussi dans l’espace, avec chacun leurs satellites de pointe. Les États-Unis soupçonnent les Chinois d’avoir aidé leur allié iranien à localiser des cibles grâce à ces outils.

Le réseau social Weibo compte 500 millions d’utilisateurs. Au mois de janvier, sur son compte, l’entreprise chinoise MizarVision commence à publier des images satellites de sites militaires américains au Moyen-Orient(Nouvelle fenêtre). Sur la base d’Al-‘Udeid, au Qatar, elle détaille ainsi les aéronefs sur le tarmac, des avions de transport C-17 par exemple, ou encore des lance-missiles Patriot.

Quelques semaines plus tard, le 28 février, au premier jour de la guerre, la même base, qui accueille 10 000 soldats américains, est frappée par l’Iran. Sur des images, on distingue des colonnes de fumée s’élever au-dessus du site. À au moins trois autres reprises depuis le début du conflit, des sites militaires américains ont été ciblés par Téhéran (Iran) après que Mizarvision a publié leurs images satellites sur les réseaux sociaux.

Trois entreprises chinoises placées sous sanctions américaines

Coïncidence troublante, ou preuve que la Chine aide l’Iran dans sa guerre contre les États-Unis ? À Washington, la réponse fait peu de doute. Le 8 mai dernier, trois entreprises chinoises, dont MizarVision, ont été placées sous sanctions américaines. « Les États-Unis vont continuer à agir contre les entités chinoises qui soutiennent l’Iran », assurait alors le département d’État américain.

Qui sont ces entreprises chinoises soupçonnées d’aider la République islamique ? De MizarVision, on sait qu’elle est basée à Hangzhou, dans l’est de la Chine. L’entreprise achèterait des images capturées notamment par les 170 satellites commerciaux chinois de la constellation Jilin. Et selon les desiderata de ses clients, MizarVision traiterait ensuite ces clichés grâce à l’intelligence artificielle, comme l’explique un analyste. « Vous avez des algorithmes spécialisés dans la reconnaissance d’avions, de bateaux. On va pouvoir passer tout un temps à un certain nombre de détecteurs sur les images qu’on aura achetées pour définir des zones où compter des objets », précise Gilles Morain, le directeur technique de Masae Analytics.

Le ministre des Affaires étrangères iranien récemment reçu à Pékin

Officiellement, la Chine nie aujourd’hui être impliquée dans le conflit entre l’Iran, les États-Unis et Israël. Mais selon un expert, Pékin ne peut ignorer que l’une de ces entreprises fournit des informations aussi stratégiques à l’Iran. « Il y a un aval du pouvoir politique quand des entreprises, même privées, transmettent des images satellites. D’autant plus que l’écosystème spatial en Chine est un écosystème très stratégique sur lequel le pouvoir politique a le contrôle », estime Marc Julienne, le directeur du Centre Asie – Institut Français Relations Internationales.

Signe des liens entre les deux pays, le ministre des Affaires étrangères iranien a été reçu la semaine dernière à Pékin. Sans préciser les moyens qu’elle comptait mettre en œuvre, la Chine a alors promis, « de s’engager davantage pour la paix au Moyen-Orient ».

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 La réponse de l’Iran au plan américain destiné à mettre fin à la guerre et à ouvrir des discussions de paix a été transmise à Washington, par l’intermédiaire du Pakistan, a indiqué dimanche l’agence de presse officielle Irna, sans fournir de détails. Cette réponse intervient dans un contexte de tensions persistantes et d’incidents dans le détroit d’Ormuz.

L’armée américaine a annoncé vendredi avoir « neutralisé », en leur tirant dessus, deux navires battant pavillon iranien qui tentaient de rejoindre un port iranien dans le golfe d’Oman, « en violation du blocus américain en cours ».

L’armée américaine avait annoncé jeudi avoir « ciblé des installations militaires iraniennes » après que trois de ses navires ont été attaqués en traversant le détroit d’Ormuz vers le Golfe.

Le commandement militaire iranien a accusé de son côté l’armée américaine d’avoir violé le cessez-le-feu en attaquant des navires à proximité du passage maritime. Les forces iraniennes « ont immédiatement riposté » en attaquant des navires américains, a-t-il affirmé.

-L’Iran a créé une nouvelle agence gouvernementale chargée d’approuver les passages dans le détroit d’Ormuz et d’en percevoir les droits pour la navigation, a rapporté vendredi le journal spécialisé Lloyd’s List. C’est « inacceptable », a réagi le chef de la diplomatie américaine Marco Rubio.

Donald Trump affirme que le cessez-le-feu est toujours en vigueur. Le président américain avait précédemment soufflé le chaud et le froid à propos du conflit. Il a jugé jeudi qu’un accord de paix était possible, tout en menaçant l’Iran d’une reprise des bombardements en cas d’échec des négociations.

L’Iran avertit d’une « réponse immédiate » en cas de déploiement français et britannique dans le détroit d’Ormuz

Le vice-ministre iranien des Affaires étrangères, Kazem Gharibabadi, a averti dimanche d’une « réponse décisive et immédiate » de l’armée en cas de déploiement français et britannique dans le détroit d’Ormuz, après l’annonce par Paris et Londres de l’envoi de bâtiments militaires dans la région.

« Nous leur rappelons qu’en temps de guerre comme en temps de paix, seule la République islamique d’Iran peut assurer la sécurité dans ce détroit et qu’elle n’autorisera aucun pays à s’ingérer dans ce domaine », a-t-il affirmé sur X.

Le Royaume-Uni et la France sont en première ligne pour mettre sur pied une coalition internationale visant à sécuriser le détroit d’Ormuz, une fois qu’un accord de paix entre les États-Unis et l’Iran aura été conclu.

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Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, calls for “dialogue and diplomacy” in a call with his Pakistani counterpart as Tehran prepares to respond to the US 14-point proposal to end the war.

US President Donald Trump says he had “very good talks” with Iran, “it’s very possible we’ll make a deal”.

Israel bombed Beirut in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since the “ceasefire”, in name only, started on April 17.

Hamas condemns Israel’s attacks on Gaza as a continuation of Israel’s “war of extermination”.

US, Iran have a ‘mutual desperation’ to emerge as a victor in negotiations

The US and Iran both feel a “deep antagonism” towards the other and a “mutual desperation” to each come out on top in negotiations, says Samir Puri, visiting lecturer at King’s College London.

“Iran has been severely battered by several weeks of high-intensity warfare, so the choice [during diplomatic efforts] may actually come down to the following, is it better to find an off-ramp or to risk returning to full-scale hostilities?” Puri told Al Jazeera.

The best chance of finding an off-ramp is for both sides to reach an agreement regarding nuclear enrichment, said Puri.

Iran needs to be able to sign up to a deal “that it doesn’t see as much of a concession” and that the US can hail “as a great victory”, said Puri.

An arrangement regarding the Strait of Hormuz also needs to be reached, “which is probably the trickier one than enrichment at this point,” added Puri.

If a “workable deal” on these and a few more key issues can’t be reached, this “situation will just rumble on as an unresolved conflict, with every possibility of reigniting in the near future,” he added.

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Le géant danois du transport de marchandises par conteneurs Maersk a indiqué mardi que l’un de ses navires, l’Alliance Fairfax, sous pavillon américain, avait quitté le détroit d’Ormuz.

La marine américaine a annoncé escorter des navires commerciaux à travers le détroit d’Ormuz. Deux bateaux civils américains soutenus par deux destroyers ont ainsi franchi le passage, d’après un communiqué publié lundi après-midi.

Les Gardiens de la Révolution iraniens assurent qu’aucun navire n’a franchi le couloir vers le Golfe persique. L’Iran affirme également avoir procédé à des tirs, notamment de missiles de croisière, en guise d’avertissement.

Les Etats-Unis ont en outre affirmé avoir détruit six bateaux iraniens dans le détroit. « Faux », répond encore Téhéran.

Une explosion suivie d’un incendie a frappé lundi un navire sud-coréen dans le détroit, selon Séoul. Aucune victime n’a été signalée.

Les Emirats arabes unis ont annoncé avoir été visés lundi par des projectiles iraniens, une première depuis plus d’un mois. Ce regain de tensions fait craindre pour la fragile trêve dans la région.

Israël va demander une extension de six jours de la détention des activistes de la flottille

L’Etat israélien va demander mardi devant le tribunal une prolongation de six jours de la détention des activistes de la « flottille pour Gaza » arrêtés au large de la Grèce, a indiqué à l’AFP l’ONG Adalah qui les représente.

L’audience est prévue dans la journée à Ashkelon, sur la côte israélienne, où sont détenus l’Espagnol Saïf Abu Keshek et le Brésilien Thiago Avila. La justice israélienne avait validé dimanche une première prolongation de deux jours de leur incarcération.

« Nos avocats ont été informés que l’Etat demandait une extension de six jours », a affirmé Miriam Azem, responsable de l’ONG de défense des droits humains israélienne.

Les deux hommes, en grève de la faim selon l’organisation, avaient été arrêtés sur leurs bateaux jeudi au large de la Crète, avec quelque 175 autres militants de nombreuses nationalités, tous ensuite relâchés en Grèce.

L’ONG a dénoncé les « maltraitances psychologiques et mauvais traitements » qu’ils subiraient en prison, des accusations rejetées par les autorités israéliennes.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it set a 30-day deadline for the US military to end its blockade of ports, adding President Trump “must choose between an impossible military operation or a bad deal”.

Trump says he’ll review the plan Iran sent via Pakistan but does not think he can make a deal.

The comments come after Iran sent a 14-point plan to the US calling for guarantees of non-aggression, the lifting of a naval blockade, and an end to the war “on all fronts“, including in Lebanon.

 Prices are surging in Iran, and millions of jobs have been lost as the war with the US and Israel causes escalating economic damage.

Food and medicine, cars, electrical devices and petrochemical products are among the many items that cost more this Saturday, the first day of the working week, than a week ago.

A toxic mix of mismanagement, the bombardment of Iran’s infrastructure, US sanctions, and the naval blockade is pummelling the country of more than 90 million people. In addition, the government-imposed, near-total internet shutdown is into its third month.

On top of all that, the national currency, the rial, has sunk to a new all-time low of 1.84 million against the US dollar.

Israeli army intercepts Hezbollah rockets in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army has reported intercepting Hezbollah rockets after alerts were activated in the Menara area, northern Israel. The rockets were reportedly targeting Israeli soldiers now stationed in southern Lebanon.

The army said that its Air Force intercepted one launch, while other rockets fell in open areas, with no casualties. It added that it launched interceptors toward several suspected aerial targets identified in the area where Israeli forces are operating.

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