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Iran declares support for Hezbollah, demands Israel leave southern Lebanon — as US peace deal in is doubt

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Iran declares support for Hezbollah, demands Israel leave southern Lebanon — as US peace deal in is doubt By Reuters Published June 5, 2026, 11:19 a.m.

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Iran declares support for Hezbollah, demands Israel leave southern Lebanon — as US peace deal in is doubt By Reuters Published June 5, 2026, 11:19 a.m.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleDUBAI — Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the US and Iran.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon”
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Multiple independent sources (Algemeiner.com and Oman Observer) report that Iran reaffirmed support for Hezbollah and demanded Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 and 18 September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies intended for use by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria, in an Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_electronic_device…
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Claim 2: “Iran fired missiles and drones against Gulf states hosting US bases and largely stopped shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Claim 3: “residents of Gaza, northern Israel and Kuwait have all been under fire this week”
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While evidence confirms attacks in Gaza and northern Israel during June 2026, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming that Kuwait was under fire during that same week.
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web search NEUTRAL — Also during the first week of June, the UN human rights office in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip condemned Israel’s routine targeting of police in Gaza. “Since January 2026, UN Human Rights has…
https://electronicintifada.net/content/palestine-pictures-ju…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Palestinian man from Gaza lies blindfolded, stripped to his underwear and restrained face down on a cot while in Israeli custody in this picture released June 30, 2026 and obtained by Reuters on Jul…
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-palestine-conflict/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military said on Wednesday morning that its troops had killed a "terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached" them, without mentioning a location. The Yellow Line demarcates terri…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98pnzp50nqo
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Claim 4: “Hezbollah said on Friday it had carried out two attacks on Israeli troops in south Lebanon, including near the recently captured Beaufort Castle”
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The claim is reported by both Algemeiner.com and another web source specifically mentioning attacks near Beaufort Castle on a Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah said Friday that its fighters carried out a series of attacks targeting Israeli troops near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, including a “precision missile” strike.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/hezbollah-says-it-carri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli troops previously captured the castle in 1982 and held it until they withdrew from Lebanon in 2000.During the previous Israel-Hezbollah war in 2024, UNESCO gave enhanced protection to 34 cultu…
https://www.ms.now/news/israeli-army-captures-strategic-cast…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah said on Friday it had carried out two attacks on Israeli troops in south Lebanon, including near the recently captured Beaufort Castle, while Lebanese security services said Israeli airstrik…
https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/06/05/iran-reaffirms-support…
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Claim 5: “the US and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28”
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Claim 6: “In Oman, an alleged drone attack forced the suspension of oil loading at the Mina al Fahal terminal after an explosion”
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Claim 7: “US forces said they had boarded an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding US forces boarding an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.
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Claim 8: “The latest round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel erupted at the start of March, two days after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm the 2026 Lebanon war began on March 2, 2026, which is two days after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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Claim 9: “Iran has made a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war”
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The claim that Iran conditioned a peace deal with Washington on a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is reported by multiple web search results, including a specific report on the regional war's fourth month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Republic of Iran is a key patron of the Lebanese Shia Islamist militia and political party Hezbollah. Iranian support, including financial aid, deployment of Revolutionary Guards, and tra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Iran_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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Claim 10: “Lebanese security services said Israeli airstrikes hit towns across southern Lebanon.”
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Multiple web search results report that Lebanese state media and security services reported Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Smoke billowing in southern Lebanon on Saturday after an Israeli strike. Israel has carried out air strikes in the south of Lebanon after ordering people to leave about 20 locations, Lebanese state me…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39y02x98k8o
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli occupation forces have carried out multiple airstrikes across southern Lebanon, in a renewed violation of the ceasefire agreement reached between Hezbollah and Israel in late November 2024.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/03/761757/Israel-condu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The agency reported that Israeli forces carried out multiple massacres in the early hours of Friday, targeting inhabited homes in several villages across southern Lebanon with airstrikes.
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/19/365178/
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Claim 11: “Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a US-brokered pact between Israel and the Lebanese government to halt the fighting in Lebanon.”
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Both BBC and a Facebook post (dated June 2026) report that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a US-mediated framework agreement/pact, calling it 'humiliating'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israel–Lebanon peace talks are diplomatic contacts that opened between Israel and Lebanon during 2026, following the renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. For the first time since the fai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_peace_talk…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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Claim 12: “the regional war, now in its fourth month”
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Wikipedia and Britannica both confirm the '2026 Iran war' began on February 28, 2026. As of June 5, 2026, this conflict would be in its fourth month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 13: “the waterway, which previously carried about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.”
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Claim 14: “The UN World Food Programme warned on Friday that it was pushing millions of people closer to hunger due to rising fuel and transport costs.”
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Claim 15: “Iran’s navy said it had fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the Iranian navy firing warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman.
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