(3 June 2026 01:18 BST)
Earlier, the IRGC said that it responded to American attacks by targeting a US base in the region.
„We targeted the US Fifth Fleet headquarters with missiles and drones in response to the attack on Qeshm Island,“ it said.
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Angriff der Hisbollah vermutet: Französischer Blauhelmsoldat im Libanon getötet
(today)
UN-Soldaten beseitigten auf einer Straße im Süden Libanons Sprengsätze. Dabei gerieten sie unter Beschuss. Ein französischer Soldat wurde getötet. Frankreich vermutet die pro-iranische Hisbollah hinter dem Angriff.
Hezbollah denies involvement in deadly attack on UN peacekeepers
Hezbollah on Saturday denied it was involved in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) in South Lebanon, after France accused the group of being behind the incident.
„Hezbollah denies any connection to the incident that occurred with UNIFIL forces in the Ghandouriyeh-Bint Jbeil area, and calls for caution in making judgments and assigning responsibilities regarding the incident pending the Lebanese Army‘s investigations to determine the full circumstances of the incident,“ the group said in a statement.
One peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded from the French battalion, with Paris blaming Hezbollah.
French soldier killed in Lebanon in attack on UN peacekeepers
Macron named the soldier as Florian Montorio, a staff sergeant in the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment of Montauban serving with Unifil, the United Nations‘ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
He was killed on Saturday morning in southern Lebanon, the president said in a post on X. The three soldiers wounded in the same attack were evacuated, he added.
„Everything suggests that Hezbollah is responsible for this attack,“ Macron said. „France demands that the Lebanese authorities immediately arrest the perpetrators and assume their responsibilities alongside Unifil.“
But Hezbollah denied any connection to the attack. In a statement, the group urged „caution in making judgments and assigning responsibilities“ pending the results of an investigation by the Lebanese army.
Iran Says No 4000-Km Range Missiles, Is It Something Else?
Asked about the Wall Street Journal quoting unnamed US officials as claiming that Iran fired two missiles at the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, Aragchi said: “We have intentionally kept the range of our missiles below 2,000 kilometres, so we don’t have that capability. We have built that capability in order to defend ourselves against our enemies.”
He added that Iran does not seek confrontation with the West. “We don’t have any hostility against the United States people or Europeans,” he said, citing the limitation as a strategic choice rather than a technical constraint.
Iran denies responsibility for missile attacks on Diego Garcia
A senior Iranian official told Al Jazeera on Sunday that Iran was not responsible for and was not behind missile attacks on the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean.
The denial came after the Wall Street Journal reported Friday that two intermediate-range ballistic missiles had been fired toward the base, with neither striking it.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to Anadolu‘s request for comment.
Iran Denies Targeting UK-US Military Base on Diego Garcia Amid Rising Regional Tensions
Unverified claims and information warfare
Reports of missile strikes on Diego Garcia remain disputed, with conflicting accounts from Western officials and Iranian state-linked media.
Some sources claim missiles were launched but failed or were intercepted before impact, while others say there is no confirmation of any successful strike on the base.
Independent verification of the incident remains limited due to the remote location and military sensitivity of the facility.
Iran will not target any country not used for aggression: Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated that the country will refrain from any action against neighboring countries provided their airspace, territory, or waters are not used as platforms for attacks on Iranian soil and people.
He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss regional developments following the recent US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.
He categorically rejected media claims propagated by outlets aligned with Israel and the United States that Iran had launched missile strikes against Turkey.
US-Iran War Latest Update: Ali Larijani Claims American Soldiers Captured, Accuses Donald Trump of Hiding True US Casualty Figures
A spokesperson for US Central Command dismissed the allegation while speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic.
“The Iranian regime’s claims of capturing American soldiers are yet another example of its lies and deceptions.”
Iranian armed forces deny launching drone strike toward Azerbaijan
In a statement on Thursday, the General Staff categorically rejected reports that a drone attack was launched from Iran toward neighboring Azerbaijan, stressing that Tehran respects the sovereignty of its neighbors.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran, while respecting the sovereignty of all countries, particularly Muslim and neighboring countries, strongly rejects any drone launch by its Armed Forces toward the Republic of Azerbaijan,” it stated.
The statement emphasized that there is precedent for the “fake Israeli regime” taking such actions, through various means, in an attempt to disrupt relations between Muslim countries.
Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government denies reports it is part of a plan to send opposition forces into Iran
“The Kurdistan Regional Government and the political parties within it are not part of any campaign to expand the war and tensions in the region,” a government spokesperson, Peshawa Hawramani, said in a statement. He added that reports of Iraqi KRG involvement in a plan to arm Kurdish forces are being spread “deliberately and maliciously.”
“On the contrary, we call for peace and stability in the region,” Hawramani added. “We strongly condemn the cowardly attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region, and we call on the federal government and the international community to intervene to stop these assaults and protect our land, our people, and our region.”
Iran‘s military claims it did not launch missile toward Turkey, state media reports
“The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran respect the sovereignty of the neighboring and friendly country, Turkey, and deny any missile launch towards that country’s territory,” said Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces, the state-affiliated Fars news agency reported.
Turkish officials on Wednesday had said the missile traveled from Iran through the airspace of Iraq and Syria, heading toward Turkish airspace, before it was destroyed.
Madrid denies White House claim that Spain has ‘agreed to cooperate with the US military’
But Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, rejected this statement just a few minutes later. ”I categorically deny it. The Spanish government’s position on the war in the Middle East, the bombings in Iran, and the use of our bases has not changed one iota,” he said in a radio interview on Cadena SER.
Spain’s position had been summarized by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that morning in an official statement: “No to war.” Albares said that he has “no idea” what Leavitt was referring to.
Aid group planned massive camps for Gazans in bid to advance Trump’s ‘vision’ – report
The GHF later denounced Reuters for publishing the article, insisting in a post on X that it had nothing to do with the document.
“When we asked to review the document, they refused to share it. We told them clearly: GHF has no involvement in HTAs, no plans for HTAs, and this presentation is NOT ours. They ran the story anyway. This isn’t journalism. It’s agenda-driven clickbait, propped up by bad-faith sources and designed to stir controversy, not uncover truth,” the foundation wrote.