Financial Times

Iran's nuclear chief was barred from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna after Austria revoked his visa, drawing protests from Tehran and a US statement opposing his attendance. Israeli strikes continued across southern Lebanon, where Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged to keep destroying Hezbollah infrastructure, and the IDF chief ordered legal action over the NAZA film. Protests spread across Syria over fuel price hikes, while Houthi forces seized additional Red Sea islands.

The IDF destroyed more than two kilometers of Hezbollah underground infrastructure beneath Ali al-Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, identifying it as the central command complex for Hezbollah's Badr Unit, before withdrawing troops toward Beaufort. Houthi forces captured the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands, completing their control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the entire Yemeni Red Sea coast, while declaring Red Sea shipping safe except for Saudi vessels. Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri said the framework agreement has fallen, and President Trump admitted the Iran war is taking longer than expected.

Two IDF reservists were killed and four seriously wounded by an IED in southern Lebanon, amid a surge in Israeli strikes and ceasefire violations. Iran and Oman are finalizing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while shipping through the strait has collapsed to near zero. In the West Bank, armed settlers torched homes in Khirbet al-Tuba, injuring at least six Palestinians.

The US launched a ninth consecutive night of strikes on Iran, targeting military command centers and air defense sites, while the IRGC claimed ballistic missile strikes on US military aircraft in Jordan and renewed missile attacks on Bahrain. The IRGC also asserted that two oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, which it described as an unsafe route. A third US service member was confirmed killed in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone, and unidentified remains were found at the site of an earlier Iranian strike in Jordan. Secretary of State Rubio signaled that the US remains open to a diplomatic solution.

Iran launched a ballistic missile barrage at central and southern Israel overnight, the first such attack since the April truce, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes on military and petrochemical targets across Iran. US President Trump urged Prime Minister Netanyahu not to retaliate, saying a diplomatic deal with Tehran was close. The Home Front Command canceled school nationwide and ordered hospitals underground. The Houthis declared a naval blockade on Israel-linked vessels in the Red Sea.

Israel confirmed the killing of Hamas's new military chief Mohammed Odeh in a Gaza strike, while intensifying airstrikes in Lebanon that killed at least 31 people. Hezbollah launched over 15 drones at Israel and threatened to topple the Lebanese government. US-Iran negotiations continued with Secretary of State Rubio saying a deal could take 'a few days,' even as Iran condemned recent US strikes as a ceasefire violation.

Hezbollah drone attacks wounded 10 Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, including a brigade commander and a combat photographer, as the Knesset overwhelmingly advanced a bill to dissolve parliament. Iran confirmed it is reviewing a US proposal delivered via Pakistan, while President Trump said talks are in 'final stages' and warned of renewed strikes if no deal is reached. The US lifted sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and settler violence flared in the West Bank.