How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire
Key takeaways
- Iran has switched from projecting power via its proxy armed groups around the region to using its own firepower to protect them, analysts say.
- Tehran returned fire with a second volley of missiles towards Israel.
- Nevertheless, the US president still felt compelled to take to social media later on Monday to remonstrate with both parties.
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Iran has switched from projecting power via its proxy armed groups around the region to using its own firepower to protect them, analysts say.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Municipality workers remove the rubble of destroyed apartments that where hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]By Usaid Siddiqui Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026After weeks of warning that continuing Israeli attacks on Lebanon would jeopardise diplomacy, Iran launched its first direct strikes on Israel in two months overnight on Sunday, casting new doubts about the likelihood of a US-Iran peace deal.
While Israel and the US have sought to separate Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon from the wider US-Israeli war on Iran, Iran has consistently stated that it will not entertain a peace deal that does not extend to Lebanon as well.