Iran war updates: Tehran says ceasefire deal with US still not reached

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• Iran said that a ceasefire agreement has yet to be finalised following the announcement of Washington’s demands for a deal by US President Donald Trump.
• The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency advised ship masters that a military blockade on Iranian ports continues to restrict all inbound and outbound maritime traffic.
• Hamas has criticised Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for failing to speak out against the Israeli prime minister’s declared intentions to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, condemning the board’s silence over the plan to control more of the Palestinian enclave.
• The US Treasury secretary said that any easing of the blockade on Iran will take place gradually, while also announcing that the US had seized $1bn in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of the economic campaign launched by Trump.
• The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency states that Kazakhstan could hold Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium if a deal is reached between the US and Iran.
• The Israeli prime minister said that his troops have advanced past the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with Israeli media quoting Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that forces crossed the river and moved into “dominating terrain”.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that 24 vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian officials over the last 24 hours.

Pakistani officials had a “warm and cordial meeting” with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, DC, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

According to a summary released by the ministry, Rubio “acknowledged Pakistan’s diplomatic and mediatory efforts” during the meeting.

Ishaq Dar, the country’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, expressed “confidence that Pakistan’s continued sincere efforts for peace and stability in the region and beyond, with the support of friendly countries, will yield positive results”.

The meeting comes as Islamabad mediates between Washington and Tehran. Top Pakistani officials have visited Iran in recent days.

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The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah claims responsibility for 22 military operations on Friday, targeting invading Israeli troops, vehicles, and military infrastructure.

The group stated that its fighters deployed a mix of rocket barrages, artillery shells, explosive devices, guided missiles, and “Ababil” one-way attack drones to confront Israeli soldiers.

Key targets included six Merkava tanks, a military bulldozer, technical equipment and an Iron Dome launcher located at the Ras an-Naqoura site. Operations spanned multiple areas, including Haddatha, Yohmor al-Shaqif, Biyyada, Naqoura and artillery positions in Khirbet Ma’ar.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency has warned ship masters that a military blockade on Iran’s ports remains in place “restricting all traffic inbound and outbound from these ports”.

An advisory published by the Royal Navy-led agency warned “neutral or merchant” ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz should remain at least 30 nautical miles (about 56km) away from “US units” and be prepared to respond to radio “hails or queries” from US military forces “to reduce risk of being mistaken as a threat”.

“Enforcement actions include disabling and destructive fires upon vessels who do not demonstrate immediate compliance with blockading forces,” the advisory said, also warning against “conducting or participating in ship-to-ship transfers”.

The advisory noted that vessels are “free to navigate international waters” and that the creation of the “warning zone” is meant to advise ships that “dangerous military operations are taking place” in this area.

JMIC Advisory Note: 006-26 (Blockade Reminder)

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— UKMTO Operations Centre (@UK_MTO) May 29, 2026

The Israeli military says air attack sirens are sounding in several areas in northern Israel.

We will bring you more updates as details emerge.

Progressive US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar criticised Congress for failing to challenge executive war powers and stop the ongoing conflict with Iran.

In a post on X, she said, “Last week, House Republicans pulled down the vote needed to stop Trump’s war with Iran because they knew it was going to pass and upset Trump.” She noted that “Congress has failed to assert its authority for 12 straight weeks”.

“End the war now,” she added.

Last week, House Republicans pulled down the vote needed to stop Trump's war with Iran because they knew it was going to pass and upset Trump.

Congress has failed to assert its authority for 12 straight weeks.

End the war now.

— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) May 29, 2026

This video shows the moment Israeli fighter jets struck a residential building in Ain Qana village in southern Lebanon, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky.

The attack came as Israel continues ceasefire violations ahead of military-level talks between the two countries in Washington, DC.

Watch our report below.

Following Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that Israel would take control of more than 70 percent of Gaza, Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative, spoke to Al Jazeera.

He said Netanyahu’s declaration effectively ended any remaining pretence that a ceasefire was in place.

“It’s the end of the so-called Board of Peace, which has claimed that it is responsible for the ceasefire,” he said. “What Israel has done and what Netanyahu declared is not only an insult to the Board of Peace, but also an insult to President Trump himself. But so far we have heard nothing from the United States or the US administration.”

Barghouti said Israel had violated the ceasefire agreement more than 3,000 times since it started last October.

Since then, Israeli attacks have killed at least 930 people, many of them women and children, and wounded more than 2,700 others. Barghouti also accused Israel of failing to meet its obligations under the agreement regarding humanitarian aid.

“What they allowed is less than 30 percent of what was decided according to that agreement,” added Barghouti.

“This means only two things, that Israel is planning to reactivate its genocidal war on Gaza … [and] they want to have ethnic cleansing of the whole population of Gaza.”

The Treasury Department has issued new “counterterrorism” sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and entities, among others, it said in a statement.

Despite suggestions that a deal between the US and Iran may be close to ending the war that began on February 28, Trump repeatedly said negotiations would not deliver any sanctions relief despite demands otherwise.

US ⁠Treasury Secretary Scott ⁠Bessent said the ‌US seized $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets ⁠as part of ⁠the economic ⁠component of President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump’s war on Iran.

Read more about how the US and Iran are playing a crypto cat-and-mouse game over sanctions.

An Israeli drone strike in Gaza City has killed at least one Palestinian and injured several others, Al Jazeera correspondents have reported.

Local media said the drone hit a residential building in the western al-Rimal neighbourhood. The injured were taken to al-Shifa hospital.

General Dan Kane, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the main military body in the United States, has also been seen leaving the White House.

That would suggest to most people, that the meeting with Donald Trump is actually over. But what has been agreed, we are none the wiser at this point, and it may come on social media in the coming hours.

Certainly, Trump has made his red lines very clear again: that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon, that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened quickly, and that Iran must also demine the strait as quickly as possible.

That might be difficult for them, given that Trump has said on a number of occasions that they’ve sunk all the mine hunters and minesweepers that the Iranian Navy has.

So this is now just a waiting game. Clearly, the Iranians are saying no final deal has been done. But there’s a suggestion that the idea that the blockade has been lifted might be the first step.

We’ve talked many times about how peace deals tend to be sequenced. And if lifting the blockade is the first point, then opening the Strait of Hormuz will be the second.

It will be a gradual easing of the blockade, but it certainly opens up the idea that there might be some movement here.

The Palestinian group condemned Trump’s so-called Board of Peace for ignoring the Israeli prime minister’s announcement to seize control of about 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.

The spokesperson for the Hamas movement, Hazem Qasim, said the plan violates the ceasefire agreement as Israel continues to work on plans to displace Palestinians from the territory.

Qasim warned that turning a blind eye to these aggressive statements and failing to condemn Israel’s expansionist policies raises serious questions about the sponsoring parties’ commitments.

Earlier this year, Trump named high-level members to join the body to oversee Gaza’s post-war transition, including controversial figures like Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Israel has raised objections too, even though critics warn the US-led body sidelines Palestinian voices.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun in a phone call that Hezbollah was “entirely responsible” for the ongoing fighting, adding that the Lebanese armed group must immediately cease attacks to allow for a de-escalation with Israel.

Rubio praised Aoun for his “courage and vision” in pursuing direct negotiations with Israel, even as Hezbollah “attempts to derail” attempts to “seize a historic opportunity to deliver peace,” according to the US Department of State.

‌The heads of ⁠the ⁠International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group ⁠and the World Trade Organization met ⁠to discuss their institutions’ response to the impacts of the war in the Middle East, they ‌said in a joint statement on Friday.

The meeting took place on Thursday.

“If shipping flows do not return to normal, continued rapid depletion of global oil ⁠inventories ahead of ⁠peak summer oil demand in the Northern Hemisphere would present increasing risks for ⁠fuel security, market conditions, and ⁠broader economic resilience,” the ⁠institutions said, referring to the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

The ‌institutions also explored options to “further enhance collective support through multilateral ‌and ‌bilateral actions,” it added