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Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 667 words · By Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Israeli Internal Politics US-Iran Diplomacy Israel-Lebanon Conflict
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Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, while Hezbollah rejects deal as death toll tops 3,500.

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Topics 3

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What happened

Iran war day 98: Tehran raises doubts on deal as Lebanon fighting continues Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire, while Hezbollah rejects deal as death toll tops 3,500.

Why it matters

Israel has continued to carry out deadly strikes across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC.

Common ground

The violence has pushed the number of casualties higher, with Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reporting that at least 3,526 people have been killed and 10,733 wounded in Israeli attacks since March 2.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Israelis blocked Highway 1 in protest against the government’s enforcement of military conscription for religious students”
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Claim 2: “Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said the draft memorandum of understanding being negotiated to end the war still contains “ambiguities””
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Multiple independent web sources report that Mohsen Rezaei stated the draft memorandum of understanding contains ambiguities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... ... Khamenei, said the current draft memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war contains ambiguities that must be clarified before any ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZLTxquFPn1/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The current draft of the memorandum of understanding being negotiated to end the war between Iran and the United States has ambiguities that ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-says-much-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 ... “The emerging agreement only aims to end the current war and does ... Araghchi also said the draft memorandum contains 14 articles and ...
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606165206
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Claim 3: “the blast occurred between SBM 1 and SBM 2 and was allegedly caused by a drone attack.”
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Reports from The Independent and other sources specify the blast occurred between SBM 1 and SBM 2 and was allegedly caused by a drone attack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, initially targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Sala…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_codes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mina' al Fahal (Arabic: ميناء الفحل, also known as Miana al Fahl, also in the past Saih al Malieh, and Saih al-Malih (Arabic: سيح المالح)) is a coastal area in the northeast of Oman, near to the count…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_al_Fahal
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Claim 4: “Trump also said he does not plan to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei”
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Claim 5: “The US president said Washington could access Iran’s enriched uranium without reaching an agreement with Tehran”
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Claim 6: “southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa Valley experienced significant Israeli air and ground attacks on Thursday”
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Claim 7: “Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the limited truce agreed to by Lebanese and Israeli representatives in the US”
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Multiple sources report that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the US-brokered framework agreement, calling it 'humiliating' or 'null and void'.
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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 disarmament of Hezbollah refers to the demand to limit or eliminate Hezbollah's military capabilities in Lebanon. Since its emergence in the 1980s, Hezbollah has operated as a Shiite Islamist grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disarmament_of_Hezbollah
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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 8: “Oman has suspended crude oil loading operations at its key Mina al-Fahal terminal after an explosion near its single-buoy mooring (SBM) berths.”
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Multiple sources report the suspension of crude oil loading at the Mina al-Fahal terminal following an explosion near SBM berths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, initially targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Sala…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all airline codes. The table lists the IATA airline designators, the ICAO airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_codes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mina' al Fahal (Arabic: ميناء الفحل, also known as Miana al Fahl, also in the past Saih al Malieh, and Saih al-Malih (Arabic: سيح المالح)) is a coastal area in the northeast of Oman, near to the count…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_al_Fahal
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Claim 9: “Both sides have blamed each other for breaking a previous ceasefire announced in April.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 2024 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement was violated by both sides.
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web search NEUTRAL — However, it was violated by both sides, as Hezbollah continued to accumulate arms and failed to withdraw north and the Israeli military continued to violate ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The agreement was announced in Washington on Wednesday, after Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon and Hezbollah ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y01pdqvkgo
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 ... JERUSALEM (AP) — Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-and-hezbollah-rene…
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Claim 10: “Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reporting that at least 3,526 people have been killed and 10,733 wounded in Israeli attacks since March 2.”
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The specific figures (3,526 killed and 10,733 wounded) are reported by the Lebanese Ministry of Health and corroborated by WAM and Al Jazeera.
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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 — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to the 2026 Ira…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire
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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 11: “Rezaei also accused US President Donald Trump of trying to pressure Tehran into accepting Washington’s terms while keeping Iran’s own conditions “in a vague state”.”
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Web search results confirm that Mohsen Rezaei accused President Trump of pressuring Tehran while keeping Iranian conditions vague.
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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 — Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi (Persian: محسن فخری‌زاده مهابادی Fa-Kh-Ree-Zadeh; 21 March 1961 – 27 November 2020) was an Iranian nuclear physicist and scientist. He was regarded as the chief of Iran's n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Fakhrizadeh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohsen Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and senior military officer in the Iranian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee
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Claim 12: “Israel has continued to carry out deadly strikes across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC.”
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Multiple web search results, including Al Jazeera and others, confirm that Israel continued strikes in Lebanon despite the announcement of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in Washington, DC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel has continued to carry out deadly strikes across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreement reached by Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC. The viole…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/5/iran-war-day-98-tehr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel and Lebanon Reach US-Brokered Ceasefire Agreement. Tweet.The agreement was reached after two days of talks between Israeli and Lebanese representatives during a high-level trilateral meeting co…
https://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-and-lebanon-reach-us-bro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel and Lebanon have signed a framework agreement in Washington after several days of negotiations brokered by the US. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the agreement will begin to put in plac…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5315n1v5go
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