Lebanese civil defence workers search through the rubble of a building following an Israeli strike at dawn in the southern Lebanese area of al-Hosh, near the coastal city of Tyre on May 26, 2026.AFP via Getty Imageshide caption
The prospect of an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran faded Tuesday as Israel said it was intensifying attacks in Lebanon against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the U.S. military struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites.
U.S. Central Command Spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement on Monday that Iran's boats were "attempting to emplace mines" and the military acted in "self-defense."
"U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire," Hawkins said.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday its air defenses had shot down a U.S. drone and fired at a fighter jet entering Iranian airspace.
In a post in a Telegram account linked to the security forces, the IRGC said three Iranians had been killed in a U.S. strike south of Lark Island.
The strikes came as negotiators continued talks in Qatar to broker a deal that would end the hostilities.
The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesdaythat negotiating a deal to end the war in Iran could "take a few days."
President Trump appeared to set the stage for rejection by Gulf Arab countries which had originally welcomed the initial draft agreement with Iran by raising a new demand that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and others sign on to theAbraham Accords,a set of diplomatic agreements from 2020establishing ties with Israel.
Saudi Arabia has linked any normalization of relations with Israel with the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Source: Drudge Report
