Updated on: June 1, 2026 / 6:32 PM EDT / CBS News
What to know about the Iran war today:
- President Trump said on his Truth Social platform Monday that indirect talks with Iran were continuing at a "rapid pace," hours after an Iranian news outlet linked to its Revolutionary Guard Corps said the regime was suspending the talks and opening "other fronts" in the war.
- The Iranians' move came in response to what it considers to be ceasefire violations by the U.S. and Israel.
Mr. Trump also said "all shooting will stop" between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon, after the president said he spoke with officials from both sides of the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said his country's military would "continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon."
6:32 PM / June 1, 2026
Trump says he spoke to Netanyahu and asked him "not to go into a major raid of Beirut"
By Olivia Rinaldi, Kiki Intarasuwan
President Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "turned his troops around" in Lebanon following their earlier phone call.
"I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around," Mr. Trump said.
The president also said he spoke with representatives of Hezbollah, who "agreed to stop shooting at Israel, and its soldiers."
"Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them," Mr. Trump said. "Let's see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY!"
Earlier, Netanyahu said that he told Mr. Trump that his country would strike Beirut if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking Israel. Meanwhile, the Israeli military will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu said.
6:21 PM / June 1, 2026
Oil prices rise while S&P 500 adds to all-time high
By The Associated Press
Oil prices rose Monday following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn't very worried, and U.S. stocks ticked to more records.
The S&P 500 added 0.3% to its prior all-time high set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 46 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4% to likewise set records.
A slight majority of U.S. stocks actually fell, including companies with big fuel bills hurt by higher oil prices. United Airlines lost 2.6%, and Alaska Air Group fell 3.3% after the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 4.2% to settle at $94.98. That clawed back a chunk of Brent's loss from last week and means it's still well above its price of roughly $70 from before the war.
Expensive oil has already sent inflation higher, which increases not only bills for households but also yields in the bond market. High yields worldwide recently have threatened to slow economies and undercut prices for stocks and all kinds of other investments.
But yields regressed during the day after oil prices came off their highest levels. That eased some of the pressure on Wall Street, and the Russell 2000 index of the smallest U.S. stocks went from a loss of 1.3% back to roughly even before finishing with a dip of 0.5%. Small companies can feel the pinch of higher borrowing costs in particular because of the need for many to borrow to grow.
4:21 PM / June 1, 2026
Lebanon's Embassy in U.S. says Hezbollah accepted American proposal to stop attacks
By AFP
Lebanon's Embassy in Washington said Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut.
Under the arrangement, which Hezbollah has accepted according to a statement shared by the Lebanese presidency, "Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from launching attacks against Israel," referring to Beirut's southern suburbs, which Israel had threatened to strike on Monday.
Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon, including its deepest ground invasion in two decades and heavy bombardment, had threatened to scupper the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran in the wider Middle East war.
3:51 PM / June 1, 2026
Netanyahu says Israel will strike Beirut if Hezbollah won't stop attacks
By AFPIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he told President Trump that his country would strike Lebanon's capital of Beirut if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking Israel.
"I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our towns and our citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut," Netanyahu said, according to a statement released by his office.
"Our position on this remains unchanged. At the same time, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon," he added.
2:14 PM / June 1, 2026
Trump says "all shooting will stop" between Israel, Hezbollah
By Alex SundbyPresident Trump announced on social media that "all shooting will stop" between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mr. Trump also said on his Truth Social platform that no Israeli troops would be going to the Lebanese capital of Beirut and any troops that were heading to the city have turned back.
The president said the agreement came after he had separate calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "highly placed Representatives" of Hezbollah.
"They agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel," Mr. Trump said.
1:59 PM / June 1, 2026
Trump says talks continuing at "rapid pace."
By Sarah Lynch BaldwinPresident Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran "are continuing, at a rapid pace."
He made the remark on his Truth Social platform without providing any additional information or details.
1:42 PM / June 1, 2026
U.S. military says it redirected 121 vessels, disabled 5 amid blockade
By Sarah Lynch Baldwin
The U.S. military said Monday it has redirected 121 commercial vessels since the start of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports and vessels.
It has disabled another five ships "to ensure compliance," U.S. Central Command said on X.
1:26 PM / June 1, 2026
U.N. "deeply alarmed" over Lebanon
By AFPThe United Nations on Monday expressed alarm and called for all sides to respect the ceasefire as Israel expanded its offensive into Lebanon, while negotiations to end the U.S.-Iran war appeared in peril.
"We are deeply alarmed by the escalation in military activities across southern Lebanon and beyond," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
"We urge all actors to respect the cessation of hostilities and avoid further escalation," Dujarric said.
1:02 PM / June 1, 2026
Trump says "going silent would be very good"
By Sarah Lynch BaldwinPresident Trump said Monday that he has not heard from Iran on reports that they're suspending talks with the U.S., but that "going silent would be very good."
"I think we've been talking too much if you want to know the truth," he told NBC News chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake.
"It doesn't mean we're going to go and start dropping bombs all over there," the president said, according to Haake. "We'll just go silent. We'll keep the blockade. Blockade is a piece of steel."
When Mr. Trump was asked if he can wait the Iranians out, he said, "I think I can wait as long as they want. They're losing a fortune…"
12:36 PM / June 1, 2026
Iran warns residents of northern Israel to evacuate if Israel hits Beirut
By Frank Andrews
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned residents of northern Israel to evacuate their homes if Israel goes through with the attack it has threatened in southern Beirut.
Iran's semi-official Fars News, which is close to the IRGC, posted on X that the powerful paramilitary force was warning residents of Israel's "northern regions and military settlements in the occupied territories that if they do not wish to be harmed, they should leave the area."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he had ordered Israeli army troops to strike Hezbollah's "terror headquarters" in southern Beirut. On Sunday Israeli troops took Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon, far north of the border between the two countries.
Iran said on Monday that the Israeli invasion of Lebanon constituted a violation of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and that it was halting peace talks with the U.S.
12:17 PM / June 1, 2026
German, Norwegian ministers call off Beirut trip
By AFPMinisters from Germany and Norway had to call off a trip to Beirut on Monday as Israel continued its assault on the city, the ministers' press services said.
German minister for international development Reem Alabali Radovan and Norwegian counterpart Asmund Aukrust had to abort and head back to Berlin "for military reasons" as they approached Beirut airport owing to a "rapidly worsening situation," a spokesperson for Alabali Radovan told AFP.
The ministers had hoped to make the visit to show solidarity with the Lebanese people, but their German military aircraft had to land in Cyprus ahead of a return to Berlin, Norwegian daily VG reported.
A Norwegian government spokesman confirmed to AFP the trip had been scrapped.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had called earlier on the Israeli army to hit southern Beirut, saying they were going after "terrorist" targets.
On Sunday he ordered the scaling up of Israel's Lebanon offensive with Israeli forces hitting positions of Iran-allied Hezbollah fighters.
"More than 3,000 people have been killed since March" in Israel's deepest incursion into Lebanon in two decades, Aukrust told VG by telephone.
"What is happening now makes it all the more important to show our solidarity," Aukrust added.
He said the Lebanese people "must know that where Norway is concerned we shall continue to fight for them and for international humanitarian law," he went on.
Alabali Radovan called on "all sides" to de-escalate the fighting and urged ceasefire talks.
VG reported the ministers had been scheduled to meet with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as well as civil society groups and displaced persons.
11:56 AM / June 1, 2026
U.S. official: About 70 commercial ships transited Strait of Hormuz over past 3 weeks with CENTCOM help
By Eleanor WatsonAbout 70 commercial ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past three weeks with help from U.S. Central Command, a U.S. official told CBS News Monday.
CENTCOM has been communicating to the vessels how to use a path farther from Iran that the U.S. Navy cleared about a month ago. The New York Times first reported the story.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Monday that in the past 24 hours, 15 vessels – four of which were oil tankers – had transited the strait under its supervision.
Iran has been levying tolls on ships passing through the vital waterway.
The IRGC said in its statement that any vessels transiting the channel in "cooperation with hostile extra-regional forces" will be seen as "an imminent security threat and will be dealt with accordingly."
11:38 AM / June 1, 2026
Container vessel struck in the Persian Gulf
By Joanne StockerVideo circulating Monday on social media showed what was described as damage to a container vessel off the coast of Iraq, as the U.K. navy's Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) said a ship in the same part of the Persian Gulf had been struck by a projectile.
Pro-Iran media outlets shared video of the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Sariska V with a large hole in its side above the waterline. UKMTO said a cargo ship 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq, had a "large explosion following a hit from an unknown projectile on the starboard side."
Data from maritime tracking website MarineTraffic showed MSC Sariska V off the port of Umm Qasr Monday afternoon.
There have been 44 confirmed incidents in the Middle East maritime region, which includes the Strait of Hormuz, since the conflict in Iran began, according to the UKMTO. Monday's explosion came as Iran's Tasnim news outlet, which is linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the regime was suspending direct talks with the U.S. and opening "other fronts" in the war, including in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Pro-Iran media outlets shared video of the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Sariska V with a large hole in its side above the waterline. UKMTO said a cargo ship 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq, had a "large explosion following a hit from an unknown projectile on the starboard side."
Data from maritime tracking website MarineTraffic showed MSC Sariska V off the port of Umm Qasr Monday afternoon.
There have been 44 confirmed incidents in the Middle East maritime region, which includes the Strait of Hormuz, since the conflict in Iran began, according to the UKMTO. Monday's explosion came as Iran's Tasnim news outlet, which is linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the regime was suspending direct talks with the U.S. and opening "other fronts" in the war, including in the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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