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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-05 at 13:01
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Israel deploys commandos to Azerbaijan near Iran
Iran fires warning missiles near US ships
Aoun backs negotiations to end Lebanon war
The time is now 1:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, Israel deployed commandos, intelligence personnel, and Mossad operatives to Azerbaijan to support operations against Iran during what CNN described as Operation Roaring Lion. The forces operated from the south of Azerbaijan, near the northwest border with Iran, with their closest point about 60 kilometers from the Iranian city of Tabriz, which had been struck by the Israeli Air Force during the operation. The units included several dozen soldiers from Israeli special forces and the elite heliborne combat and rescue force, along with Mossad operatives, conducting intelligence-gathering and drone operations. They were initially deployed as potential rescue teams in case of emergency inside Iranian territory, but their mission reportedly expanded to include military and intelligence-gathering roles, with covert bases linked to Azerbaijan.
In Iranian Retaliation, Iran’s navy said it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing the US Navy of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil tankers. United States Central Command denied the reports, saying Iran did not attack or fire at US Navy warships and that US forces continue to operate in regional waters while enforcing the ongoing blockade against Iran. Earlier, US Indo-Pacific Command said US forces had intercepted the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight, and it pledged to continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran. The exchange comes as tensions rise over maritime security around Iran, with Washington enforcing sanctions on Iranian oil shipments and Tehran warning of shipping disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, following a US strike on Iranian targets in Goru earlier in the week.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Hezbollah and Iran are pressing Lebanon and that the Lebanese people are “fed up” with the war with Israel. He pressed that negotiations offer a huge opportunity for both countries and emphasized that Lebanon is not Iran’s to use as a bargaining chip. Aoun criticized Iran’s use of Lebanon to advance its own interests and disputed statements from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps linking Lebanon to a potential US-Iran ceasefire, calling that approach unacceptable. He warned that only negotiations, not continued confrontation, can bring safety and security to the region and posed a direct question to Israelis about whether perpetual war is truly what they want.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, a prominent opinion piece argued that Trump’s mixed messages cannot obscure his record on confronting Iran, noting that his fluctuating rhetoric—ranging from calls to bomb Iran’s sites to remarks about meeting with Iranian leaders and easing sanctions—complicates regional security and reveals a non-dogmatic approach that can be both refreshing and potentially dangerous. Separately, the Treasury's sanctions crackdown targeted a network moving hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian-origin liquefied petroleum gas to end users in South and East Asia, using UAE and China fronts, foreign bank accounts, and Iran’s shadow fleet to disguise the shipments as Omani to evade sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration would continue to sever Iran’s shadow fleet and banking networks. The sanctions come as President Trump has offered mixed signals on prospects for a deal, saying Iran appears ready to reach an agreement but suggesting any written arrangement should achieve the same goa
Israel deploys commandos to Azerbaijan near Iran
Iran fires warning missiles near US ships
Aoun backs negotiations to end Lebanon war
The time is now 1:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In Operation Lion's Roar, Israel deployed commandos, intelligence personnel, and Mossad operatives to Azerbaijan to support operations against Iran during what CNN described as Operation Roaring Lion. The forces operated from the south of Azerbaijan, near the northwest border with Iran, with their closest point about 60 kilometers from the Iranian city of Tabriz, which had been struck by the Israeli Air Force during the operation. The units included several dozen soldiers from Israeli special forces and the elite heliborne combat and rescue force, along with Mossad operatives, conducting intelligence-gathering and drone operations. They were initially deployed as potential rescue teams in case of emergency inside Iranian territory, but their mission reportedly expanded to include military and intelligence-gathering roles, with covert bases linked to Azerbaijan.
In Iranian Retaliation, Iran’s navy said it fired warning missiles and drones at US warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing the US Navy of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil tankers. United States Central Command denied the reports, saying Iran did not attack or fire at US Navy warships and that US forces continue to operate in regional waters while enforcing the ongoing blockade against Iran. Earlier, US Indo-Pacific Command said US forces had intercepted the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight, and it pledged to continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran. The exchange comes as tensions rise over maritime security around Iran, with Washington enforcing sanctions on Iranian oil shipments and Tehran warning of shipping disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, following a US strike on Iranian targets in Goru earlier in the week.
In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Hezbollah and Iran are pressing Lebanon and that the Lebanese people are “fed up” with the war with Israel. He pressed that negotiations offer a huge opportunity for both countries and emphasized that Lebanon is not Iran’s to use as a bargaining chip. Aoun criticized Iran’s use of Lebanon to advance its own interests and disputed statements from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps linking Lebanon to a potential US-Iran ceasefire, calling that approach unacceptable. He warned that only negotiations, not continued confrontation, can bring safety and security to the region and posed a direct question to Israelis about whether perpetual war is truly what they want.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, a prominent opinion piece argued that Trump’s mixed messages cannot obscure his record on confronting Iran, noting that his fluctuating rhetoric—ranging from calls to bomb Iran’s sites to remarks about meeting with Iranian leaders and easing sanctions—complicates regional security and reveals a non-dogmatic approach that can be both refreshing and potentially dangerous. Separately, the Treasury's sanctions crackdown targeted a network moving hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian-origin liquefied petroleum gas to end users in South and East Asia, using UAE and China fronts, foreign bank accounts, and Iran’s shadow fleet to disguise the shipments as Omani to evade sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration would continue to sever Iran’s shadow fleet and banking networks. The sanctions come as President Trump has offered mixed signals on prospects for a deal, saying Iran appears ready to reach an agreement but suggesting any written arrangement should achieve the same goa