Iran's top negotiator says country ready for war as peace talks inch along

By Alex Sundby, Frank Andrews

Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 7:03 PM EDT

What to know about the Iran war today:

• Iran's top negotiator told state television that the country is ready for war if the U.S. doesn't fulfill its commitments.
• Iranian and U.S. officials have traveled to Qatar, but aren't expected to hold direct talks.
• An agreement signed four days ago between Israel and Lebanon links an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah being disarmed. Analysts say that could mean Israel occupying southern Lebanon indefinitely, which could continue hampering efforts toward a full U.S.-Iran peace deal.

7:03 PM / June 30, 2026

Trump's envoys meet with Qatari prime minister

By Alex Sundby, Alexander Hunter
Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Tuesday, Qatar's Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

The officials discussed the ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Iran and the ceasefire in Lebanon, according to the statement.

A senior Trump administration official told CBS News that Witkoff and Kushner had very positive conversations with regional leaders and that good progress continues to be made as technical talks continue.



4:08 PM / June 30, 2026

Iran has exported over 40 million barrels of oil since end of U.S. blockade, negotiator says

By AFP
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said Iran was unable to export any oil during the U.S. blockade on its ports, noting that exports have since surged.

"From the day the blockade was lifted until today, we have exported more than 40 million barrels of oil," he said in an interview on state television. "By contrast, during the previous 50 to nearly 60 days, we were genuinely unable to export even a single barrel of oil."



3:52 PM / June 30, 2026

Iran prioritizing diplomacy but also "prepared for war," chief negotiator says

By AFP
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that Iran was prioritizing diplomacy with the United States, but remained ready for war.

"We are pursuing dialogue, but if the dialogue is not implemented, we are also prepared for war and will respond accordingly," Ghalibaf said in an interview on state television, as Iranian and U.S. delegations were due to hold separate discussions in Doha, Qatar.



2:37 PM / June 30, 2026

House sinks Rep. Rashida Tlaib's second war powers resolution on Lebanon

By Caitlin Yilek
For a second time, the House on Tuesday voted against limiting President Trump's authority to engage the U.S. military in warfare in Lebanon without congressional authorization.

The war powers resolution, which was introduced by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, is an updated version of a measure that also failed earlier this month after Democratic leaders came out against it.

Tuesday's vote ended with 189 voting in favor and 235 voting in opposition of constraining the president's authority.



2:26 PM / June 30, 2026

Iran's national team heads home after World Cup knockout

Reuters/Victor Medina
By The Associated Press - The Iranian national team left North America on Tuesday, departing from its World Cup home in Mexico following a tournament marked by repeated disagreements with U.S. officials, flashes of athletic brilliance and, ultimately, disappointment over barely missing out on advancing beyond the group stage.

After its three group stage matches ended in draws, Iran's World Cup future depended on either Algeria or Austria winning their match on Saturday. Their draw ensured Iran's elimination.

Iran's Alireza Beiranvand waves to fans outside the team hotel as they depart from Tijuana, Mexico, June 30, 2026.

Iran's Alireza Beiranvand waves to fans outside the team hotel as they depart from Tijuana, Mexico, June 30, 2026.



1:49 PM / June 30, 2026

Consumer confidence ticks up as gas prices fall, but Americans still gloomy about economy

By The Associated Press
Americans' attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose 0.6 point to 91.2 in June, a figure that is still below its year-ago reading of 95.2.

Consumer attitudes worsened after the Iran war caused oil and gas prices to spike, accelerating inflation and causing Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes to decline. Before the pandemic, the index regularly topped 120.

The report suggests that consumer confidence is recovering only slowly from the hit caused by the Iran war.

Even so, Americans have continued to spend despite their dour outlook, which has kept the economy growing even as inflation accelerated. Measures of consumer sentiment have been less predictive of how Americans actually shop since the pandemic.



1:14 PM / June 30, 2026

Inbound vessels drive pickup in Hormuz traffic after Sunday lull

By AFP
Strait of Hormuz traffic picked up on Monday largely driven by vessels entering the Gulf, after a weekend lull as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes, maritime tracking data showed.

Nineteen commodities vessels entered the Gulf on Monday, matching the number of entries by such ships recorded last Wednesday, when total crossings reached a wartime high of 70, Kpler data showed.

Of the ships entering since Monday, at least nine were supertankers, which had mostly avoided entering over the weekend.

Monday's total of 40 transits in both directions is in line with last week's wartime record number of crossings. However, these numbers are still far below peacetime traffic when around 120 ships crossed the strait each day.

Just 15 commodities vessels crossed on Sunday.

Vessels are still using multiple routes to cross the vital chokepoint, despite Iran's warnings on Sunday not to use routes it did not approve of. MarineTraffic showed a steady stream of ships passing through northern routes in Iranian waters from early Monday, including at least 10 container ships.

The website only shows ships crossing with their transponders on, meaning more ships may have crossed with their signals switched off.

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12:38 PM / June 30, 2026

Netanyahu, in south Lebanon, says Israel will stay as long as Hezbollah "threatens us"

CBS/AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday visited troops in southern Lebanon, where he vowed that his country's forces would stay as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah remained a "threat."

"Our position is clear: we will not leave southern Lebanon until the threat has disappeared," he said, according to a statement from his office. "And as long as Hezbollah, armed, is here and threatening us, we will stay here."

He added that "we say to Iran and to Hezbollah: leave this place, you no longer belong here... There are two sovereign states that want to live in peace."

Netanyahu visited a "security zone" with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Tamir Yadai. Israeli troops are operating in the self-declared "security zone," which stretches about six miles inside Lebanese territory.

Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement under U.S. sponsorship last week to pave the way for peace between them and disarm Hezbollah. The deal makes any Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese land conditional on Beirut disarming Hezbollah by creating "pilot zones" that the Lebanese military will take over.