military said it conducted more "self-defense strikes" after shooting down Iranian missiles and drones in the latest test of the ceasefire. Central Command said its forces struck an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island and multiple other targets in response to attempted attacks. "Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets, "CENTCOM said in a statement.
personnel were harmed, CENTCOM said. The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group and Israel when the 8, 100-member U. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon ends on Dec.
All of the options presented to the U. Security Council the boundary between Israel and Lebanon, support Lebanese forces in deploying throughout the country and strengthen political efforts to end the fighting, which has persisted despite a nominal ceasefire. In his letter to the Security Council on Monday, Guterres said U.
military monitoring of the U. drawn boundary between Israel and Lebanon, known as the Blue Line, was "paramount." Guterres proposed three options for the U.
military force, ranging from 1, 980 to 5, 525 personnel, including some unarmed military observers. He said the largest force would be able "to most credibly observe developments along the length of the Blue Line." spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Tuesday that the secretary-general hopes the Security Council will make a decision soon.
American motorists would face pain at the pump for months even if the U. and Iran strike a peace deal and move quickly to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to energy experts. "It is all contingent on when boats start moving through the Strait of Hormuz, "GasBuddy petroleum expert Patrick De Haan told CBS News.
"If and when that happens, it will be a very long, multi-month to multi-year process for things to fully normalize." Across the U. a gallon of regular gas on Tuesday sold for an average of $4.
29, down from more than $4. 50 in May, according to AAA. 98 a gallon just before the U.
and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February. "We won't see those levels until potentially mid-to-late 2027, "De Haan predicted, referring to pre-war fuel prices. military fired a Hellfire missile at a "non-compliant" oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf, U.
Central Command said Tuesday. The Botswana-flagged vessel, M/T Lexie, was transiting toward Kharg Island and ignored repeated warnings over 24 hours to comply with U. military directions, according to CENTCOM.
aircraft ultimately disabled the vessel 's engine room, preventing the tanker from reaching Iran, "the unified command said in a statement. Just 20 miles off Iran's northern Gulf coast, Kharg Island is Iran's hub for oil exports. It wasn't clear if M/T Lexie was carrying any oil.
Since the beginning of the U. blockade of Iranian ports, U. forces have disabled six commercial vessels and redirected 122, CENTCOM said.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry on Tuesday announced a ban on its citizens traveling to Iran and Iraq until further notice. The ministry said that "all necessary legal measures will be taken against violators of the law." Since the war began, Bahrain has cracked down on those expressing support or sympathy for Tehran.
Dozens have been detained or charged for protest or espionage-related offenses at the height of the war as Iranian missiles struck Bahrain. The government has cast the protesters as Iranian proxies. The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against four Iranian digital asset exchanges, including Nobitex, the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the latest sanctions are part of the Trump administration's effort to "prevent the regime from developing a nuclear weapon" 's financial assets. Nobitex in 2025 accounted for more than 50% of all Iranian digital asset inflows, including payments linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Treasury said. The other three exchanges sanctioned were Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, will remain a key player in the war against Iran as he swore in the new head of the agency on Tuesday. "The Mossad will continue to be at the forefront of our struggle against Iranian aggression, "Netanyahu said. "In continuation of the consistent policy that we have been leading for years, we will not allow the Iranian regime to turn the wheel backwards.
We will not allow it to obtain nuclear weapons, we will not allow it to threaten our existence." "This regime of terror, which is destined to pass away from the world, and we will help it reach this goal, will not again threaten us with nuclear bombs and thousands of lethal ballistic missiles." Roman Gofman takes over the agency, which is akin to the United States' CIA, from David Barnea, who finished his five-year term leading Mossad.
Mossad agents or informants were reportedly involved in directing many of the strikes that targeted high-level officials in Iran during the start of the war. Doctors Without Borders, a prominent group providing healthcare in conflict zones around the world, criticized a strike on a hospital in Lebanon on Monday. A strike in Tyre resulted in extensive damage to the Jabal Amel Hospital and four deaths and 127 people injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Among those injured were 39 hospital staff, the agency said. "These repeated attacks reflect a grave failure to protect the medical mission and underscore the urgent need to safeguard civilians, medical staff, health facilities, and continuous access to lifesaving care, "Omar Ebeid, Doctors Without Borders' project coordinator in southern Lebanon, said in a statement Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Israeli army issued a warning to Christians in the ancient city of Tyre on Tuesday, saying dozens of Hezbollah terrorists were hiding in the city.
"To the Christian population in the city of Tyre, Hezbollah, which is leading the destruction of the State of Lebanon and has caused you great destruction, continues to do so, "Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lt. Ella Weweya said in a video message. "Please remove the terrorists of the terrorist organization for the sake of your safety."
She continued, "Hezbollah operatives in Tyre, you are not safe there. If you remain in the area, the IDF will evacuate the Christian Quarter and act against you." Despite alleged claims to the contrary, President Trump says it's "false and erroneous "that Iran and the U.
stopped speaking to each other a few days ago. "The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today, "Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, 'It's time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You've been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer! '" Though Trump singled out the media for incorrectly reporting that negotiations had ended, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said Monday that Tehran was halting all conversations with the U.
until Israel cut off fighting in southern Lebanon. forces have redirected 122 commercial ships "to ensure compliance" of the U. blockade against Iran, U.
Central Command said in a post on X on Tuesday. CENTCOM posted an image of the USS Abraham Lincoln transiting the Arabian Sea to support the blockade. In March, an Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the U.
fired at the vessel, two U. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is deployed to the U.
5th Fleet area of operations to support security in the Middle East.