Donald Trump has reportedly berated Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a call aimed at ending fighting in Lebanon.
The US president is said to have told Netanyahu: “You're f***ing crazy”, adding, “Everybody hates Israel” because of its recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to one US official who summarised the call to Axios.
After the call Trump announced that Hezbollah had told the US, via intermediaries, that it would agree to stop attacks on Israel if Israel did likewise. Netanyahu told Trump that Israel would resume attacks on "terror" targets in Beirut if the ceasefire did not hold.
Lebanon confirmed a partial ceasefire had been agreed between Hezbollah and Israel, though there were already reports of violations on Tuesday morning.
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the militia would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops. But Netanyahu said Israel would continue military operations in southern Lebanon, where ground forces are pushing toward the Zaharani River, their deepest incursion in Lebanon in 25 years.
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- Trump tells Netanyahu: 'Everyone hates you'
- Israel says it intercepted projectiles despite ceasefire
- Israel continues to bomb Lebanon
- New Zealand bans three ‘extremist Israeli settlers’
- Why Netanyahu is pushing Israeli forces so far into Lebanon now - watch
Netanyahu reacts to Trump claims: 'Our position remains the same'
09:56 , Maira Butt
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded after reports if a furious call with President Donald Trump, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid.
“I spoke with President Trump this evening and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and citizens, Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut,” he is reported to have said.
“Our position remains the same. At the same time, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.”
Asian shares mostly slip as latest fighting undermines the US-Iran ceasefire
09:36 , Maira Butt
Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as renewed fighting threatened the US-Iran ceasefire.
US futures also fell.
Much hinges on whether the United States and Iran will reach an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, allowing deliveries of oil to resume from the Persian Gulf and easing the upward pressure on inflation.
Japan, for instance, imports almost all its oil, although the effects on prices of gas and other products have been relatively contained by the release of the nation's reserves so far.
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Asian shares mostly slip as latest fighting undermines the US-Iran ceasefire.
Iran's parliamentary speaker says country will engage in 'direct confrontation' with Israel if bombing of Lebanon continues
09:07 , Maira Butt
Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has issued a warning to Israel over its continuing strikes on Lebanon.
“In my conversation with my brother, President Nabih Berri, I affirmed that if the Israeli aggression against Lebanon continues, we will not only halt the path of negotiations, but we will also be in direct confrontation with the enemy,” he wrote in a post on X on Monday night.
Sharp rise in demand at food banks since start of Iran war, charities say
08:30 , Maira Butt
Demand for food banks has shot up dramatically since the beginning of the war in Iran, with charities struggling to cope, a leading charity has warned.
Providers are reporting soaring costs and fall in donations since the US and Israel launched strikes in February, in what has been described as a “perfect storm” for services.
Felix, the UK’s largest food rescue charity which redistributes surplus food from supermarkets and restaurants and gives it to those most in need, surveyed more than 2,700 providers it works with on how they are managing in the face of increasing demands.
Nicole Wootton-Cane reports:
Sharp rise in demand at food banks since start of Iran war, charities say
Watch: Aftermath of Israeli strike near hospital in southern Lebanon's Tyre
08:06 , Maira Butt
Iran has not yet sent its response to US in talks, Mehr says
07:45 , Maira Butt
Iran is yet to respond to a final agreement proposed by the United States aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries.
A source close to the Iranian negotiating team told Mehr news agency that discussions on a final text are continuing in Tehran on Tuesday.
Iran is reportedly reviewing the proposal cautiously because of what it sees as a history of US non-compliance and longstanding mistrust.
“Based on previous experiences, Iran is seeking tangible and real benefits,” the source said.
Trump says ‘crazy’ Netanyahu has made everyone hate Israel in furious phone call – report
07:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Donald Trump lashed out at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an expletive-laden phone call over Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon on Monday, according to US media reports.
After the two leaders spoke, Trump announced that a partial truce had been agreed between Israel and Hezbollah and that the call had been “very productive”.
The US president was reportedly furious after Iran threatened to suspend peace talks with the US over Israel’s actions in Lebanon.
More here.
Trump ‘says crazy Netanyahu has made everyone hate Israel in furious phone call’
Schumer slams Trump's recent remarks on Iran deal
07:15 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Chuck Schumer has criticised Donald Trump's recent remarks that he is in “no hurry” to end the war with Iran.
The Senate Democratic leader, in a post on X, wrote: "Trump says he's in ‘no hurry’ to end the war in Iran. No hurry? Tell that to our troops in harm’s way. Tell that to their families. Tell that to the Americans getting crushed by record gas prices at the pump.”
“We will not stop fighting to end this war once and for all,” he added.
US in talks to expand nuclear weapon deployments in Europe
07:00 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The US is discussing whether to deploy nuclear weapons in additional European Nato states, the Financial Times reported.
US officials have signalled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers, the FT said, citing three people briefed on the discussions.
Trump blasts ‘Dumocrats’ as Iran deal hangs in the balance
06:40 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Donald Trump has asserted that Iran is eager to strike a deal with the United States, which he believes would be beneficial for Washington and its allies, despite the protests of “Dumocrats.”
This declaration came just hours after the U.S. military reported striking Iranian military sites over the weekend, prompting Iran's Revolutionary Guards to claim a retaliatory attack on a US base.
These exchanges mark the latest escalation amid ongoing negotiations to resolve a three-month-old conflict.
More here.
Trump blasts ‘Dumocrats’ as Iran deal hangs in the balance
Iran's Red Crescent says Dubai hospital still shut
06:20 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Iran's Red Crescent said its Dubai hospital has remained shut and its assets frozen after UAE authorities ordered the facility evacuated during the war.
Spokesperson Mojtaba Khaledi told Iran's Labour News Agency that UAE requested that the hospital be evacuated for a period of two months during the war.
He added that the status of the property remained unclear and that the hospital's assets remained frozen in what he described as a violation of fundamental humanitarian principles.
Iranian official warns of consequences if Israel continues bombing Lebanon
06:05 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned of severe consequences for Israel and US forces if Israel continues to attack Lebanon.
Ebrahim Azizi, in a post on X, wrote: "If the attacks against Lebanon do not stop completely, the consequences will be severe for the Zionist regime and US forces in the region."
He added: “They are fully aware that this is not an empty threat, and we are prepared for a military response.”
Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since war on Iran
05:55 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
US secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions today about the Trump administration's fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began.
The former Republican senator will sit before House and Senate committees to make the state department's annual budget request.
But the focus is likely to shift quickly to the already unsteady ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, which has been further tested in recent days by back-and-forth attacks.
Cabinet members, including Rubio, have defended president Donald Trump's decision to launch the conflict despite promises over the years not to engage in "forever wars" in the Middle East. That work has been made more difficult by Trump's shifting goals for the conflict.
While Rubio is testifying before Congress for the first time since the Iran war started on 28 February, he took part in a classified briefing for lawmakers days after the first US and Israeli strikes.
He faced Democrats' anger over the lack of congressional approval but strong support from most Republicans for taking action against one of America's oldest adversaries.
JetBlue weighs raising prices as Iran crisis sends fuel costs soaring
05:35 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
JetBlue has revised its second-quarter fuel cost projections upward, a move driven by persistent shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz that continue to pressure the global aviation sector amid escalating jet fuel prices.
The critical Strait, a crucial conduit for nearly a fifth of the world's oil and gas, has been impacted by US-Israeli actions against Iran. Before these strikes in February, jet fuel averaged $85 to $90 a barrel.
By late May, it had surged to approximately $142 per barrel, according to the International Air Transport Association. This volatility has compelled airlines worldwide to increase passenger fares and baggage fees to offset rising expenses, alongside reducing flight frequencies and routes to conserve fuel.
More here.
JetBlue weighs raising prices as Iran crisis sends fuel costs soaring
Lawmaker criticises UK government's ban on pro-Palestine commentators
05:25 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Zarah Sultana has called on the British government to reverse its travel ban on pro-Palestinian commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur.
In a post on X, the member of parliament said the UK government banned both individuals from entering the country "over their criticism of Israel".
"Meanwhile, war criminal Isaac Herzog, whose statements were cited in the ICJ [International Court of Justice] genocide case against Israel, was welcomed at Downing Street with open arms," she said.
The ban was “part of a wider and deeply alarming pattern in which pro-Palestine voices are subjected to disproportionate scrutiny, restriction and intimidation”, she said in a letter to home secretary Shabana Mahmood.
The UK government has barred Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the country over their criticism of Israel.
— Zarah Sultana MP (@zarahsultana) June 1, 2026
Meanwhile, war criminal Isaac Herzog, whose statements were cited in the ICJ genocide case against Israel, was welcomed at Downing Street with open arms.
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Trump tells Netanyahu: 'Everyone hates you'
05:19 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
US president Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated telephone conversation over Israel's ongoing bombardment of Lebanon.
The US president is said to have told Netanyahu, “You're f***ing crazy” because of its recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to one US official who summarised the call to Axios.
Trump also yelled at Netanyahu, asking: "What the f*** are you doing?"
Another source privy to the discussion summarised part of Trump's comments as "everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this," Axios reported.
Following the exchange, Netanyahu's office released a statement asserting that Israel's position "remains the same".
GOP rep defends Trump's war: 'If you don't love this country, get out
05:10 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
'Republican lawmaker Sheri Biggs defended president Donald Trump's war on Iran and told Americans they should leave the country of they don't support the move.
The South Carolina representative was asked if she thinks the Iran war will overshadow the midterms in November, to which she declared that the "bottom line is ... Iran cannot have nuclear weapons".
She told Newsmax: "The president is putting America first, and it’s not about politics. This is about the security of our nation. And the hypocrisy is overwhelming."
“It’s OK for a Democrat president to try to address the issues in Iran, but it’s not OK for President Trump or the Republican majority to try and address this?” she asked.
“It’s complete hypocrisy. We have to put America first. And as I’ve said before, if you don’t love this country, get out.”
WATCH: Trump tells Americans to ‘sit back and relax’ as sides exchange fresh strikes
05:00 , Rachel Dobkin
Oil prices hold steady
04:50 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Oil prices held on to most of the previous session's sharp gains in early trade on uncertainty over the status of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude futures inched up 6 cents, or 0.06 per cent, to $95.04 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate fell 17 cents, or 0.18 per cent, to $91.99 a barrel.
Both benchmarks rose more than 5 per cent in the previous session but pared gains after US president Donald Trump said he had not been told that Iran was suspending talks with Washington and that Israel had agreed to pull back any troops that were preparing to attack southern Lebanon.
New Zealand bans three ‘extremist Israeli settlers’
04:40 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
New Zealand has joined partners including Australia and the EU in imposing travel bans on three "extremist Israeli settlers", the foreign minister said.
Winston Peters, in a statement this morning, said Itamar Yehuda Levi, Harel David Libi, and Eliav Libi “actively worked to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank".
“The actions of these individuals threaten peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians and drive the region further into crisis,” he said, adding that New Zealand’s policy is to support a two-state solution for Palestinians.
"This action is against three individuals whose use of violence and displacement is destabilising the West Bank," Peters added.
Israel continues to bomb Lebanon
04:25 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Trump attacks American media in yet another late-night post
04:25 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
US president Donald Trump has yet again criticised the American media in a late-night post on Truth Social over their coverage of the Iran war.
The president wrote: "If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting 'I surrender, I surrender' while wildly waving the representative White Flag.
"... and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary 'Documents of Surrender,' and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close.
"The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!"
Israel says it intercepted projectiles despite ceasefire
04:15 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The Israeli military early this morning said that it intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, and that no injuries were reported.
The statement comes as hostilities in southern Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March, continued last night despite US president Donald Trump announcing a ceasefire.
The Israel-Hezbollah war erupted on 2 March as an offshoot of the broader conflict and has been entangled with it ever since.
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would continue military operations in southern Lebanon, where ground forces are pushing towards the Zaharani River, their deepest incursion in Lebanon in 25 years.
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said the militia would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops. He did not say whether the group would stop its strikes on Israeli territory.
Lebanon said it would seek to expand the ceasefire in talks with Israel in Washington on Wednesday.
Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
04:00 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Lebanon has announced a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader US-Israeli war with Iran.
According to Lebanon's embassy in Washington, the agreement would not end the conflict in that country. But it calls for Israel to refrain from strikes on Beirut and its suburbs controlled by Hezbollah, while the Iran-aligned group would halt its attacks on Israel.
US president Donald Trump, who first announced the agreement, said Hezbollah, through intermediaries, had pledged not to attack Israel. No US president has ever spoken with Hezbollah, with or without intermediaries.
Top US Democrat responds to Trump telling Americans he's 'in no hurry' to end Iran war
03:30 , Rachel Dobkin
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has responded to Donald Trump telling Americans he's “in no hurry” to end the Iran war.
“If you’re gonna be in a hurry, you’re not gonna make a good deal”, the US president told Fox News Saturday. “Slowly, but surely, we’re getting, I think, what we want. And if we don’t get what we want, we’re gonna end it a different way”.
Schumer criticized Trump’s comments Monday evening, Washington time: “No hurry?”
“Tell that to our troops in harm’s way. Tell that to their families. Tell that to the Americans getting crushed by record gas prices at the pump.
“We will not stop fighting to end this war once and for all”, he wrote on X.
Gas prices have soared during the Iran war after Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil passageway in the Middle East.
The average cost for a gallon of gas in the US currently sits at around $4.32. Gas prices were more than $5 per gallon in June 2022 under the Biden administration.
Ex-counterterrorism chief responds to Netanyahu's threat to Hezbollah
03:00 , Rachel Dobkin
Joe Kent, who resigned as Donald Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war, has responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat to Hezbollah.
“Tonight, I spoke with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens—Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut”, Netanyahu wrote on X Monday.
Kent said the prime minister’s comments “further demonstrates [sic] two fundamental truths that the Trump administration is not addressing”.
“We have fundamentally different objectives in Iran & the region than Israel does. Israel is determined to take out all threats & rivals, from Iran to Lebanon. They are comfortable with a brutal drawn out conflict. We are not, we want a deal with Iran & the [Strait of Hormuz] open”, Kent said.
“Iran believes they are winning by keeping control of the SOH & using Hezbollah in Lebanon, there is no lasting military solutions to either of these problems and we can’t win at the negotiating table with Iran controlling these two factors”, the ex-counterterrorism chief added.
Kent said the best thing the US can do in this situation is to “walk away”.
Netanyahu’s comments further demonstrates two fundamental truths that the Trump administration is not addressing:
— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) June 1, 2026
1. We have fundamentally different objectives in Iran & the region than Israel does. Israel is determined to take out all threats & rivals, from Iran to Lebanon.… https://t.co/oa2AJV8gX0
Trump berated Netanyahu on call about Lebanon: report
02:10 , Rachel Dobkin
Donald Trump berated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a call about the fighting in Lebanon Monday, according to a new report.
The US president told Netanyahu, “You're f***ing crazy”, adding, “Everybody hates Israel” because of its recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to one US official who summarized the call to Axios.
The Independent has reached out to the White House for comment.
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ about Iran peace: ‘Oil will be dropping like a rock’
02:00 , Bryony Gooch
Donald Trump has said he has little interest in whether Iran continues negotiations with the US after Tehran claimed to have cut off communications with Washington over Israeli attacks on its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
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Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ about Iran peace: ‘Oil will be dropping like a rock’
Watch: Why Netanyahu is pushing Israeli forces so far into Lebanon now
01:00 , Bryony Gooch
Two explosions hit cargo vessel in Gulf off Iraq, officials say
Tuesday 2 June 2026 00:00 , Bryony Gooch
Two explosions struck a cargo vessel in the Gulf about 40 nautical miles southeast of Iraq's Umm Qasr, one of which was caused by a drone attack, Iraqi officials said on Monday.
Earlier, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the vessel had been hit by some sort of projectile on its starboard side, causing a large explosion.
A second explosion struck the same vessel and was the result of a drone attack, according to an initial assessment, the Iraqi officials told Reuters.
The fire aboard the vessel was later brought under control, they added.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack and no information on the identity of the vessel was available.
Special report: I was jailed for taking pictures in Iran – the next generation is fearless
Monday 1 June 2026 22:10 , Maira Butt
When she was just 23 years old, Tahmineh Monzavi was imprisoned for her photography.
The Tehran-based photographer’s images of drug addicts and prostitutes in the poorer parts of her city were deemed “dangerous to society” by the Iranian regime. She spent a month in solitary confinement.
Her time in prison brought on panic attacks. “In addition, I got [an] autoimmune disease for the rest of my life,” she says from Tehran, “I lost my hair.”
She did not know how to treat the disease, and it began to attack her body. This was 2012, in the wake of the Arab Spring, when a wave of pro-democracy protests toppled dictators across the Middle East and North Africa. It was a highly sensitive and politically charged time in Iran.
Read the full story below.
I was jailed for taking pictures in Iran – the next generation is fearless
Watch: Beachgoers flee as strikes from Lebanon hit northern Israel
Monday 1 June 2026 21:40 , Maira Butt
Israeli operations in Lebanon could lead to similar traffic in Bab Al Mandab and Hormuz straits, Iran's Quds force commander says
Monday 1 June 2026 21:37 , Bryony Gooch
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani said on Monday that Israeli operations in Lebanon and Gaza will lead the Resistance Axis, Iran and its allies, to establish a similar traffic situation both in Bab al Mandab and Hormuz strait, according to state media.
He said: "The evil of the Zionists (Israel) in Lebanon and Gaza, in the shadow of the shameless support of America, will mark the determination of the resistance axis to expand support from both fronts, take steps to activate other fronts, and equate the traffic situation of the Bab al Mandab Strait with the Strait of Hormuz.”
The Strait of Hormuz has remained closed with the price of Brent Crude standing at $95 per barrel when the market closed on Monday.
Iran’s allies have repeatedly threatened to close the Bab al Mandab strait, situated between Yemen and Djibouti.
Mapped: US and Iran exchange fresh strikes as peace talks appear to break down
Monday 1 June 2026 21:10 , Maira Butt
Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says
Monday 1 June 2026 21:10 , Bryony Gooch
Lebanon's embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory.
The statement, shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, said the arrangement would first see Israel refrain from striking Beirut's southern suburbs in exchange for Iran-backed Hezbollah halting its attacks against Israel, after Israel had threatened to attack the capital's suburbs on Monday.
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told the group's Al-Manar broadcaster that Hezbollah would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops, and said the group would watch whether a cessation of hostilities took hold in the coming days.
JetBlue weighs raising prices as Iran crisis sends fuel costs soaring
Monday 1 June 2026 20:40 , Maira Butt
JetBlue has revised its second-quarter fuel cost projections upward, a move driven by persistent shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz that continue to pressure the global aviation sector amid escalating jet fuel prices.
The critical Strait, a crucial conduit for nearly a fifth of the world's oil and gas, has been impacted by U.S.-Israeli actions against Iran. Before these strikes in February, jet fuel averaged $85 to $90 a barrel.
By late May, it had surged to approximately $142 per barrel, according to the International Air Transport Association. This volatility has compelled airlines worldwide to increase passenger fares and baggage fees to offset rising expenses, alongside reducing flight frequencies and routes to conserve fuel.
Paul Farrell reports:
JetBlue weighs raising prices as Iran crisis sends fuel costs soaring
