War, latest news. An agreement has been reached between Israel and Lebanon: what the 14 points entail. Hezbollah says no. Iran launches reprisals against the US

Iranian negotiators are considering cancelling the technical talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland following yesterday’s US attack on Sirik, in southern Iran. This is reported by the Iran Nuances website, which states that, according to the negotiators, “this blatant violation of Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding must be met with the suspension of negotiations”. In recent days, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced that technical talks between the United States and Iran would take place in Switzerland on 29 and 30 June.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, said in a statement on X that he “condemns in the strongest possible terms the treacherous Iranian attacks” against Bahrain, following reports of drones allegedly targeting its territory. Albudaiwi stated that the raids had targeted “civilian infrastructure and property”.

‘It is clear that Hezbollah is not happy that its power might be curtailed, or that there might even be a move to disarm it. That goes without saying. We need to see whether Iran will at least support the agreement. That is the issue. However, the agreement reached in Novosibirsk is certainly not a victory for Hezbollah. They held a demonstration yesterday, so we’ll have to see how to proceed, but Hezbollah cannot continue to play a military role outside the institutional legal framework.” This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, at a press briefing during the Dubrovnik Forum.

An Israeli drone struck the Nabatiyeh area in southern Lebanon today, according to the Lebanese state news agency, as reported by Al Arabiya. The attack took place the day after Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered security agreement aimed at reducing tensions along the border following months of cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah.

Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and former commander of the Pasdaran, has accused the United States of breaching the memorandum of understanding, stating that Tehran’s response to any breach will be “swift and decisive”. “The United States has breached Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding by supporting the actions of its proxy forces in the region, and Article 5 by continuing to create tension in the Strait of Hormuz,” he wrote on X. “The response to any breach of the agreement will be swift and decisive.”

According to the Lebanese news agency NNA, an Israeli drone is reported to have struck the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon. The attack comes the day after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement brokered by the United States.

A maritime agency overseen by the US Navy stated on Saturday that a shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz, near the coast of Oman, is being widened to allow traffic in both directions. The announcement by the Joint Maritime Information Centre serves as a further warning to Iran that the United States is pushing for the strait to be reopened.

Bahrain has announced that it has been targeted by several Iranian drones, accusing Tehran of “sabotaging peace efforts”, following the first exchange of attacks between the United States and Iran since the conclusion of the memorandum of understanding in mid-June. In a statement, Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “the attack on its territory at dawn on Saturday by several Iranian drones, in flagrant violation of its sovereignty”, and “holds Tehran fully responsible for sabotaging peace efforts”.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the US attacks on certain areas of the country’s southern coast, stating that such actions violate the United Nations Charter and the recent memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States aimed at ending the conflict. According to the statement, reported by state television, the attacks targeted coastal surveillance facilities; the statement also emphasised that the armed forces had launched retaliatory strikes against US-linked targets, exercising their right to self-defence.

The Iranian news agency Mehr – citing the head of the ports in Hormozgan, in the eastern part of the country – reported that the port of Sirik, which was targeted in a US air strike, had not sustained any damage. The agency added that the port was operating normally and that no damage had been caused to its equipment, despite the explosions previously reported within the facility.

A “multilateral agreement” is needed for the new mission that is set to succeed UNIFIL in Lebanon; otherwise, “there is a risk of undoing all the work”. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, at a press briefing in Dubrovnik, on the sidelines of the Dubrovnik Forum, commenting on the possibility that the Gulf monarchies might also be part of any new mission. “We’ll have to see what the composition will be. It will certainly have to be an international agreement under the United Nations or the European Union; we’ll see how it pans out, but it will certainly have to be the result of a multilateral agreement,” explained Tajani, who added that “it will not be a unilateral initiative. “We have the bilateral agreement on the training of the (Lebanese) armed forces,” he added, “but for the post-UNIFIL period, ‘we need to reach an agreement that will then allow the mission to be 100 per cent operational; otherwise, we risk undoing all the work’.”

The Lebanese National News Agency, as reported by Al Jazeera, states that Israeli forces bombed the area around the town of Markaba overnight; the town is situated 1.5 km (1 mile) from the border between Israel and Lebanon. The news comes after Israel and Lebanon signed a ‘framework agreement’ in Washington, which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a ‘first step’ in the negotiations.

Iran has launched attacks on US military sites in the region in response to the air strikes carried out by Washington on the Iranian coast. This was announced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a statement reported by local media.

Yesterday, the US Central Command (Centcom) reported attacks on Iranian missile and drone depots and coastal radar stations, in response to the attack two days ago on a merchant ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel and Lebanon have taken a “bold” step in agreeing on a “framework of understanding that sets out a realistic path to ending a never-ending conflict”. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a statement in which he commented on the “trilateral agreement” signed in Washington, which establishes a “clear and structured” process to “restore Lebanon’s sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, whilst also allowing Israel to return to its borders once the threat to its citizens has been eliminated”. The agreement, Rubio continues, “also provides for the creation of a trilateral Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), facilitated by the United States, which will enable the two parties to implement the aforementioned framework of understanding”. For Lebanon, Rubio emphasises, “this agreement offers a genuine way out of a protracted crisis”, whilst for Israel, “it creates a verifiable path to eliminating the persistent threat on its northern border”.

According to Rubio, the framework agreement “sets out a clear and structured process to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, and enable Israel to return to its borders once the threat to its citizens has been eliminated”

Supporters of the pro-Iranian Shia movement Hezbollah protested overnight on the streets of Beirut against the framework agreement reached between Lebanon, Israel and the United States, according to reports by the Lebanese news agency NNA and AFP journalists. According to NNA, “they rode motorbikes through the streets of Beirut”, particularly in the neighbourhoods near Parliament and along a road leading to the airport, blocking at least one road with burning tyres. AFP observed people on motorbikes travelling along a road, as well as temporary checkpoints set up by the Lebanese army on several streets.

The framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, brokered by the Trump administration, is a ‘trilateral agreement’ comprising 14 points, reached between the governments of Israel and Lebanon, with the full support of the United States under the presidency of Donald Trump. The text, signed in Washington, states that the ‘common objective’ is to ‘achieve lasting peace and security’. As set out in this trilateral framework agreement, and through future agreements, ‘the two countries declare their ambition to end the conflict between them, guarantee the sovereignty and security of both countries, and establish peaceful, good-neighbourly relations between the two countries’.

Here are the 14 points of the agreement, signed in triplicate and written in English:

Hassan Fadlallah, a Lebanese MP from Hezbollah, has issued a statement on the signing of the framework agreement in Washington, writing: “We reaffirm Hezbollah’s position rejecting direct negotiations with the Israeli enemy. We warn against the political and security drift of the negotiations, which undermines Lebanon’s sovereignty and causes dangerous internal divisions.”

On Friday 26 June, Lebanon, Israel and the United States signed the framework agreement that paves the way for peace. The signing took place at the US State Department. “This represents a first step towards restoring Lebanon’s sovereignty, ensuring a permanent and definitive ceasefire that will enable our citizens to return to their lands and allow all Lebanese to live in peace, security and prosperity.” This was stated by Lebanon’s ambassador to Washington, Nada Maawad Hamad, during the signing ceremony for the framework agreement with Israel. “It was a long and difficult meeting. We thank our hosts and the delegations from both sides for their cooperation throughout the talks,” she added.