{"id":675586,"date":"2026-05-31T07:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675586\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T07:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T07:15:19","slug":"iran-us-war-latest-us-forces-fire-at-ship-running-hormuz-blockade-while-israel-intensifies-war-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/675586\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran-US war latest: US forces fire at ship \u2018running Hormuz blockade\u2019 while Israel intensifies war in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u2018A cartoon villain\u2019: Hegseth shredded for \u2018cringe\u2019 pep talk to Navy soldiers about Iran war<\/p>\n

A clip of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth giving a \u201ccringe\u201d speech to US sailors about the Iran war is going viral.<\/p>\n

Hegseth was in Singapore on Friday, where he did drills with the crew of the USS Boxer and then spoke to a group of assembled sailors about the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, Hegseth pointed to a recent comment from President Trump, which threatened further US strikes if Iran doesn\u2019t agree to a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n

Online commentators quickly mocked the speech and the audience of service members, who appeared to be mostly unmoved by Hegseth\u2019s call to arms.<\/p>\n

Pete Hegseth tries to pump up troops about Iran war in Singapore speech<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 08:10<\/p>\n

<\/a>Israel issues fresh evacuation orders for southern Lebanon<\/p>\n

The Israeli military has issued a fresh evacuation warning for residents south of the Zahrani River in southern Lebanon. <\/p>\n

Israel is deepening its invasion of the country to the furthest point in decades, as it intensifies its attacks.<\/p>\n

The evacuation order comes ahead of potential strikes, and is the latest in a significant number of evacuation orders .<\/p>\n

Alex Croft31 May 2026 07:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>What a peace deal between Iran and the US could look like as Trump outlines key demands<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 07:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Israel captures Beaufort castle in deepest Lebanon incursion in decades<\/p>\n

Israeli troops have captured the Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in more than 25 years.<\/p>\n

The Crusader-era fortress sits on a strategic hilltop near Nabatiyeh, where Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters have clashed for days amid heavy airstrikes.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said troops launched an operation in the Beaufort Ridge and nearby Suluki valley to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure and remove \u201cdirect threats to Israeli civilians\u201d. It added that the army was prepared \u201cto expand the operation if needed\u201d.<\/p>\n

Israeli forces have advanced beyond the Litani River and are now about 5km from Nabatiyeh, one of southern Lebanon\u2019s main cities, despite a ceasefire that officially took effect on 17 April.<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 07:10<\/p>\n

<\/a>Lebanon PM accuses Israel of escalating \u2018scorched-earth policy\u2019<\/p>\n

Lebanese prime minister Nawaf Salam has accused Israel of escalating its offensive in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire that officially came into force last month.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a televised address on Saturday, Salam said Israel was pursuing a \u201cscorched-earth policy and collective punishment\u201d by \u201cdestroying towns and villages, and forcing their inhabitants into exile\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will bring neither security nor stability\u201d to Israel, he said.<\/p>\n

Salam also warned Lebanon was facing a \u201cdangerous\u201d escalation and called for \u201ca swift and real ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n

Salam spoke after Israeli forces pushed deeper into southern Lebanon and issued new evacuation warnings for villages near the border, while airstrikes continued across parts of the south despite the April ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 06:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>Qatar opposes permanent Strait of Hormuz transit fees<\/p>\n

Qatar has said it is against permanent transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz but is open to temporary tolls if they help restore normal shipping through the key waterway.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, Qatar\u2019s deputy prime minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said: \u201cQatar and also the partners in the Gulf stated very clearly that charging fees will always impact the consumer, so we are against this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for certain times that they say they will use it for mine-clearing or some usage of the fees for a temporary time, this is something that is negotiable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The comments came amid reports that Iran and Oman have discussed introducing a permanent toll system in the strait, which Iran effectively closed after US-Israeli strikes began in February.<\/p>\n

\"AA drone view shows vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman (Reuters)<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 06:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Soaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries in Asia<\/p>\n

With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

The region’s peak tourist summer season is at risk as elevated jet fuel costs coupled with ceasefire uncertainties prompt flight cancellations and higher ticket prices.<\/p>\n

Tourism in Asia has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, many countries are coping with the war’s repercussions for global energy supplies and prices, which hit Asia first and hardest. Some families are pulling back on travel as visiting gas stations and grocery stores gets more expensive worldwide. Crowds have thinned at some places once synonymous with travel.<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 06:10<\/p>\n

<\/a>Trump says Iran would have nuclear weapon without US strikes<\/p>\n

Donald Trump has said the US \u201cshouldn\u2019t have been in Iran\u201d while defending strikes on the country and claiming they prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Fox News, Trump compared the conflict to the Iraq war and said: \u201cWe did so bad. It was such a foolish thing what we did. We shouldn\u2019t have been there in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have been in Iran, but Iran has the capability,\u201d he added. \u201cIf we didn\u2019t hit them with B-2 bombers nine months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon right now and will be a whole different story. You probably wouldn\u2019t have had Israel, but you probably wouldn\u2019t have had a Middle East, and then where do they go from there?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(Reuters)<\/p>\n

Trump also claimed the US had intentionally avoided targeting much of Iran\u2019s military leadership.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir military, we sort of left it alone because we think that their military is somewhat moderate,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve taken different forms of leadership out. We\u2019ve actually left their military alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 05:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>Pentagon chief says Iran talks have been \u2018productive\u2019 <\/p>\n

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said he was \u201cquite confident\u201d Donald Trump would secure an agreement with Iran, saying negotiations were moving in Washington\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters at the Shangri-La Dialogue defence summit in Singapore, Hegseth said Iran \u201cknows very, very clearly what our expectations are\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re coming in our direction and the talks have been productive,\u201d he said. \u201cThey know where it needs to go, and I\u2019m quite confident with our president who makes nothing but great deals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hegseth also repeated that Trump would only agree to terms he considered beneficial \u201cfor our country and the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou saw it in how he’s been talking about it publicly. The goalposts haven’t shifted at all. The closer they come to that reality, the closer we’re going to get to that kind of a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that concerns over the Strait of Hormuz had been raised repeatedly during talks with allies at the summit, but said the US had reassured partners over the situation.<\/p>\n

Shahana Yasmin31 May 2026 05:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Iran\u2019s internet blackout still a reality for 60 per cent of population<\/p>\n

After 88 days of a widespread internet shutdown in Iran, the Islamic Republic partially restored access for some users this week.<\/p>\n

State media described the move as the \u201creturn of the internet\u201d, but an investigation by Independent Persian, global data and reports sent to us from across Iran suggest that users still only have limited, slow and unstable access.<\/p>\n

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