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Monday, June 1, 2026
Tehran says Israeli strikes in Lebanon violate US-Iran truce, threatens ‘consequences’
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Following Israel’s orders for the IDF to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns that Iran considers attacks in Lebanon as a violation of the delicate US–Iran truce.
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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.
The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 1, 2026
“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,” Araghchi writes on X.
“The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation,” he says.
Israel had largely refrained from attacking Beirut amid escalating tensions with Iran-backed Hezbollah at the behest of the US Trump administration as it tried to reach a deal with Iran, but has now vowed to do so amid a surge in Hezbollah attacks on soldiers and northern communities.
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