Middle East crisis live: Iran warns of ‘imminent’ response to Israeli strike on Beirut as ceasefire deal looks shaky
Iran’s highest national security body appears unswayed by US president’s call for restraint; Trump says Israel should not have attacked Beirut
People gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday 14 June, 2026. Photograph: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images
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Mon 15 Jun 2026 05.19 AEST
From 2h ago
03.53 AEST
Iran warns 'imminent' response coming to Israeli strike on Beirut
Iran’s highest national security body warned on Sunday that a response was “imminent” following an Israeli strike targeting Tehran’s ally Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
“The response of the fighters of Islam is imminent,” the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement on X. “Lebanon is our life and violation of the red lines of the Islamic Republic will not be tolerated.”Share
Updated at 03.56 AEST
10m ago05.19 AEST
Iran’s state broadcaster said that flights at airports in the west of the country are cancelled, after Tehran warned it would respond to an Israeli attack on Beirut.
“Flights from airports in the western part of the country have been cancelled until further notice,” state television reported following the warning from Iran’s top security body.Share
31m ago04.57 AEST
Gaza’s civil defence service and hospitals said Israeli attacks killed at least six people on Sunday in the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a months-old ceasefire, AFP reported.
47m ago04.43 AEST
The Israeli military said it has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on southern Lebanon.
Ali Mussa Dakdouk was targeted on Friday in an area south of the Litani River, Israel Defence Forces said.
It described him as having “served as a source of knowledge with extensive operational experience”.
The IDF added that in recent years, Dakdouk “played a central role in advancing terrorist attacks and combat operations against Israel and IDF soldiers”.Share
48m ago04.42 AEST
An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has responded to Israel’s attack in Beirut by writing on X: “We will teach the attackers a regrettable lesson.”
1h ago04.17 AEST
Jason Burke
Donald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end.
Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said “all sides should stand down”.
“We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon … There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace – Let’s not blow it!” the US president posted to his social media site.
Trump had previously suggested the US could sign an agreement with Iran on Sunday, but as the evening came in the Middle East, there was no sign of a breakthrough. Instead, Iranian officials threatened a military response to the Israeli attack on Beirut, which destroyed a building in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, killing three and injuring six.
Trump told the Axios news site that the Israeli strike had “delayed the signing by a few hours” and, using an expletive, said he had told the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he had no judgment.
Israel said it had targeted senior Hezbollah commanders after the militant Islamist organisation – which has close links with Tehran – launched three projectiles into northern Israel.
A strike on Beirut by Israeli forces a week ago triggered a short but intense new round of fighting between Iran and Israel, momentarily destabilising negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
‘Let’s not blow it’: Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut
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From 2h ago
03.53 AEST
Iran warns 'imminent' response coming to Israeli strike on Beirut
Iran’s highest national security body warned on Sunday that a response was “imminent” following an Israeli strike targeting Tehran’s ally Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
“The response of the fighters of Islam is imminent,” the Supreme National Security Council said in a statement on X. “Lebanon is our life and violation of the red lines of the Islamic Republic will not be tolerated.”Share
Updated at 03.56 AEST
10m ago05.19 AEST
Iran’s state broadcaster said that flights at airports in the west of the country are cancelled, after Tehran warned it would respond to an Israeli attack on Beirut.
“Flights from airports in the western part of the country have been cancelled until further notice,” state television reported following the warning from Iran’s top security body.Share
31m ago04.57 AEST
Gaza’s civil defence service and hospitals said Israeli attacks killed at least six people on Sunday in the latest violence to hit the Palestinian territory despite a months-old ceasefire, AFP reported.
47m ago04.43 AEST
The Israeli military said it has killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a strike on southern Lebanon.
Ali Mussa Dakdouk was targeted on Friday in an area south of the Litani River, Israel Defence Forces said.
It described him as having “served as a source of knowledge with extensive operational experience”.
The IDF added that in recent years, Dakdouk “played a central role in advancing terrorist attacks and combat operations against Israel and IDF soldiers”.Share
48m ago04.42 AEST
An adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader has responded to Israel’s attack in Beirut by writing on X: “We will teach the attackers a regrettable lesson.”
1h ago04.17 AEST
Jason BurkeDonald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end.
Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said “all sides should stand down”.
“We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon … There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace – Let’s not blow it!” the US president posted to his social media site.
Trump had previously suggested the US could sign an agreement with Iran on Sunday, but as the evening came in the Middle East, there was no sign of a breakthrough. Instead, Iranian officials threatened a military response to the Israeli attack on Beirut, which destroyed a building in the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, killing three and injuring six.
Trump told the Axios news site that the Israeli strike had “delayed the signing by a few hours” and, using an expletive, said he had told the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he had no judgment.
Israel said it had targeted senior Hezbollah commanders after the militant Islamist organisation – which has close links with Tehran – launched three projectiles into northern Israel.
A strike on Beirut by Israeli forces a week ago triggered a short but intense new round of fighting between Iran and Israel, momentarily destabilising negotiations between Tehran and Washington.
‘Let’s not blow it’: Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut
Read more
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The US president rebuked Israel's prime minister over a strike on Beirut but said he still expects a memorandum with Iran to be signed Sunday.
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