Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedOpinionWorld CupVideoFeaturesEconomySportHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravel Live Navigation menuUS-Israel war on IranLive updates100 days of warWhere do US-Iran peace talks stand?Why Iran won’t give up HormuzCould Israel sabotage US-Iran deal?Live updates, Israel says it will not allow Iran ‘to dictate a new equation’ after Iran attacks Israel over its actions in Lebanon.People inspect the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho [Mahmoud Illean/AP]By Christine Maguire, Elis Gjevori and Abby RogersPublished On 8 Jun 2026
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, says the US is “neither seeking a ceasefire nor seeking dialogue” and Tehran should respond “decisively to defend the rights of the Iranian people”.
Iran’s armed forces announce the end of military operations against Israel but warn of “a more crushing” response if it resumes strikes on Lebanon or its territory.
