Iran suspends talks with US over Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, state media reports

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Updated 11:50 AM EDT, Mon June 1, 2026

• Talks suspended: Iran has suspended talks with the US in protest over Israel’s actions in Lebanon, which Tehran said “violated” the ceasefire, semi-official Iranian state media has reported. CNN has reached out to the White House for comment.

• In Lebanon: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli military to strike Beirut’s Dahieh district, the city’s southern suburb that is a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah. It comes amid a broadening wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon after Netanyahu said Israel would deepen its offensive.

• Back-and-forth negotiations: President Donald Trump had sent back changes to a proposed deal with Iran, officials said, insisting on tougher language about Iran’s nuclear commitments and its pledge to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Live updates: Trump says he’s meeting with aides to make ‘final determination’ on deal to extend Iran ceasefire

May 29, 2026
Edited By BRIDGET BROWN, BERNARD MCGHEE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA and DREW CALLISTER
Updated 9:49 AM PDT, May 29, 2026

Here’s what we’re following:
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward on a deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran. Trump confirmed the high-level talks a day after the AP reported that U.S. and Iranian negotiators had reached a tentative agreement to extend the fragile ceasefire by 60 days and start new talks on Iran’s nuclear program.