Fresh reports suggest intense diplomacy is underway as the United States seeks to prevent a new Iranian strike on Israel. According to reports, Washington offered incentives, including access to frozen funds, as part of efforts to calm tensions after recent attacks in Lebanon. Initial reports claimed Tehran rejected the proposal, although later accounts suggested Iranian officials were still weighing the offer. Meanwhile, senior Iranian commanders warned their forces remain ready to respond, declaring they are “finger on the trigger” if provoked. With airspace activity thinning across the region, fears of another major escalation are growing.

Iran warns of imminent retaliation after fresh Israeli strikes kill five in southern Lebanon, as Trump publicly slams Netanyahu over the timing.

Trump has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop hitting Lebanon hard while a deal is near, but the prime minister has defied him.